Kurt Weill
The Pledge
Opera in 3 acts (1931)
Short instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 0 3 2 1 - pno(2), timp, perc, str, 3 hn behind stage
Duration: 210'
Libretto von: Caspar Neher
Choir: SATB
Roles:
Johann Mattes
hoher Bariton / Anna Mattes
Mezzosopran / Luise
Sopran / David Orth
hoher Baß / Jakob Orth
Tenor / Der Richter
Tenor / Ellis
Tenor / Sein Adjutant
Tenor / 16 kleine Partien: Tenor
Bariton
Baß
Instrumentation details:
1. flute (+ picc.)
2. flute (+ picc.)
1. oboe
2. oboe
1. clarinet in B
2. clarinet in B
1. bassoon
2. bassoon (+ cbsn.)
1. trumpet in B (+ cornet.(Bb))
2. trumpet in B (+ cornet.(Bb))
3. trumpet in B
1. trombone
2. trombone
bass tuba
timpani
perc
1. pno
2. pno
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
contrabass
1. horn in F
2. horn in F
3. horn in F
