Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping With His Daughter, Coyote Builds North America (1986-1990)

for ensemble and narrator

by John Luther Adams (1953)

Scénique

general information

composition date
1986-1990
duration
1h 10min
publisher
Theodore Front Musical Literature
Commission
Perseverance Theater

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and ensemble of up to 9 instruments)

detailed formation

Soloist
narrator

Eb clarinet (also bass clarinet), violin, double bass, 4 percussionists

similar works

Same type
Composed the same year
Same detailed formation

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