Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan Op. 53

A chronicle of the coming of the new Ice Age. opera in three acts

Novello

Instrumentation

5354 4631 16 1, pno, cel, str, 3sopr, mezzo, alto, ten, 2baryt, basso, chx, actors

Category

Works for the Stage

Language

Opus no.

op.53

Lyricist

Paavo Haavikko

Premiere

Savonlinna Opera Festival, cond. Okko Kamu, July 7, 1984. See also: Shadows Op. 52.

Commisioned by / dedications

Commissioned jointly by the Savonlinna Opera Festival, the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) and the BBC.

No sheet music available from Music Finland.

Title

Works

Symphony orchestra
2222 4331 11 1, str = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, one other percussionist, harp and strings
Wind band
2252 3 423 21212 3 = 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons - 3 saxophones - 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones - 2 cornets, alto horn, 2 tenor horns, baritone horn, 2 tubas - 3 percussionists
Big band
221 4 4, pno, guit, db, dr = 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, guitar, double bass, drums
Additional codes
+	fl+pic = flutist doubles on piccolo
/	pno/org = can be played on either piano or organ
lib	ad libitum
obl	obligato
str	str: 65432 = specified number of string players
str min	str min: 65432 = at least 65432
str max	str max: 65432 = not more than 65432
solo	vln solo = violin is the solo instrument in a work not obviously for solo violin