Bread and Birds
cantata for contralto solo, reciter and mixed choir
- Composer:
- Kopelent, Marek (1932)
Composition Details
- Creation Year:
- 1962
- Composition attributes:
- Part Titles:
- I.
II.
III.
IV. - Author of text:
- Jan Skácel
- Theme:
- in memoriam
- Premiere Place:
- Praha, Dvořákova síň Domu umělců
- Premiere Musicians:
- SOČR, PSČR, dir. Alois Klíma, sbm. Milan Malý, Vlasta Linhartová - mS
- Note:
- původní název: Modrý pták - po upozornění Zdeňka Vokurky a Zdeňka Zahradníka v tehd. ÚA ČHF v Pařížské ul. 13 na neslušný vtip o knize
- Dedications:
- holocaust
Instrumentation
| Instrument | Abbreviation | Number |
|---|---|---|
| trumpet | Trp | 4 |
| trombone | Trb | 3 |
| piano | Pf | 1 |
| violin (first or without specification) | Vno | 10 |
| double-bass | Cb | 5 |
| alt | A | not specified |
| bass_clarinet | bCl | 1 |
| celesta | Cel | 1 |
| bassoon | Fg | not specified |
| flute | Fl | 2 |
| oboe | Ob | 2 |
| clarinet | Cl | 2 |
| recitation | rec | not specified |
| timpani | Ti | 1 |
| vibraphone | Vibr | 1 |
