
Bruno Coli
The Tell Tale Heart
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 2 1 1 0, timp, perc(4), pno, hp, str
Duration: 60'
Libretto: Edgar Allan Poe
Solos:
baritone
Roles:
HE
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet
bassoon
1st horn
2nd horn
trumpet
trombone
timpani
percussion (4 players)
harp
piano
violin I (10 players)
violin II (8 players)
viola (6 players)
violoncello (4 players)
double bass (2 players)
The originality of the work consists in having set the prose text of the American author word for word without adaptations or cuts. The instrumentation exists in two versions, orchestral and for ensemble of 8 instruments.Both versions were performed in Italy and abroad.