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CODE OF ABBREVIATIONS


DER KÖRPER IST EINGESPERRT, ABER DER GEIST ENTKOMMT
(1975)

for solo-soprano, 12st. mixed chorus and percussion (1 player)

01. Der Körper ist eingesperrt
02. Beschwerlicher Lebensweg
03. Tsingming-Fest
04. Tod eines inhaftierten Spielers
05. Erlernen des Schachspiels
06. Abend
07. Wortspiel
08. Beim Lesen der "Anthologie der 1000 Dichter"

Instrumentation:
Chorus (4-4-4-4). The members of the chorus use secondary instruments.
In No. 5:
Sopranos: Membranophonic instruments as i.g.. Tamb with and without jingles, pasteboard rattle, Bg, tabla, small Tom etc.
Altos: Metalidiophonic instruments as i.g. kl. Cymb, Cowb, Trgl, Jingles, Crot, kl. handgong etc.
Tenors: Woodidiophonic instruments as i.g. Claves, whip, rattle, Wbl, Guiro, Cabaza, Maracas, shaker etc.
Basses: Glasidiophonic instruments as i.g. Bottles of different size and glasses. They will beaten against each other or beaten with wodden sticks.
In No.6:
Sopranos and altos: small tuned crotales holding in hands and beaten with metallic mallets
Tenors: Melodica
Basses: Chromatic mouth organ
Percussion (1 player) in the order of appearing:
2 Tam with iron chaines, Rgl, Xylomarimba, Marimba, 4 Tom, Vibr, BassDr, SnDr, sing. saw, Glsp , Gong in C sharp, D sharp, F sharp, G sharp, H, c sharp ,1 very low Tam,
3 Wbl, 5 Tpbl, 4 Bg, 2 Timb, 3 Cowb, 3 chinCymb, 3 türkCymb, thunder sheet

Dedicated to Hans Werner Henze

UA Berlin 1977
A chorus
Dir. Caspar Richter


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