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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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Composition Year | 1924-27 |
Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Work Title | Antigone |
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Alternative. Title | Musical Tragedy in 3 acts |
Composer | Honegger, Arthur |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H.65 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAH 66 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1924-27 |
First Performance. | 1927/12/28, Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie |
First Publication. | 1927 |
Librettist | Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), based on Sophocles |
Language | French |
Dedication | À Vaura [i.e., Andrée Vaurabourg (1894–1980)] |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 45 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus, orchestra |
InstrDetail | 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, saxophone, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, side drum, tam-tam), saw (flexatone?; usually replaced by ondes Martenôt), celesta, harp, strings |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Extra Information | See Halbreich, Arthur Honegger, p.455 et seq. |