Performances
Sheet Music
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First edition
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| Publisher. Info.
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Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, No. 6311 ED, 1970. Plate 42537a.
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General Information
| Work Title
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Photoptosis
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| Alternative. Title
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Prelude for large orchestra
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| Composer
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Zimmermann, Bernd Alois
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IBZ 4
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1968
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| First Performance.
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1969/02/19 in Gelsenkirchen at the Musiktheater im Revier, Ljubomir Romansky, conductor
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| First Publication.
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1970
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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13 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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4 flutes (3rd, 4th take piccolo), 3 oboes (1st, 2nd take oboe d'amore, 3rd takes English horn), 4 clarinets (2nd, 3rd take basset horn, 4th takes bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd takes contrabassoon), 5 horns (5th also tuba), 4 trumpets (4th also bass-trumpet), 4 trombones (4th also double-bass trombone), and (another) tuba; percussion, harp, piano (also takes celesta), organ (größem Werk), strings.
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article (in German)
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Navigation etc.
French Wikipedia has 14 February 1969 for the premiere.