György Ligeti

Mysteries of the Macabre

Title

Mysteries of the Macabre

Subtitle

Three arias from the opera Le Grand Macabre for solo trumpet in C and orchestra

Category

Orchestra with Soloist(s)
mit Trompete

Duration

9:00

Number of performers

Instrumentation

pic. · 1 · 3 (3rd also ca.) · 2 (2nd also bcl.) · 2 (2nd also cbn.) - 4 · 2 · cbtbn. · cbtba. - perc. (b.dr. · s.dr. · tom. · cga · tamb. · stir dr. · crot. · 2 pairs of cymbals · s.c. · t.-t. · mar. · 4 bong. · cast. · ratch. · guiro · w.bl. · 4 temple bl. · police whistle · whistle · slide whistle · trgl. · glock. · xyl. · sandpaper · large sheet of paper, which can be loudly crunched) (2 peformers) - cel. (also hpd.) · pf. (also eorg.) - hp. · mand. - str. (3 · 0 · 2 · 6 · 4)

Composition year(s)

1974

World premiere

1994-01-20

Paris · Philippe Lisler, trumpet · Orchestre National de France · conductor: Oswald Sallaberger

Commissioner

Paris · Orchestre National de France · Philippe Lisler, Trompete · Dir.: Oswald Sallaberger

Comment of the composer on the work

Mysteries of the Macabre for solo trumpet and chamber orchestra is a variant of the same piece for coloratura soprano. It is an arrangement of three arias sung by the Chief of the Secret Police in my opera Le Grand Macabre and was rescored for chamber orchestra by Elgar Howarth, who conducted the opera’s first performance in Stockholm in 1978, as well as a number of later productions.

Publisher

Schott

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