Georg Friedrich Haas
Wohin bist du gegangen?
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - perc(2), acc, pno, vln(2), vla, vc, cb
Duration: 12'
Text von: Fariduddin Attar
Übersetzer: Georg Friedrich Haas
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
bassoon
horn in F
trumpet in C
tenor trombone
tuba
1st percussion (+timp
t-tam
Schlitztrommel
w.b
Plattenglocke)
2nd percussion (+timp
t-tam
s.d
t-tom)
piano
accordion
1st violin
2nd violin
viola
violoncello
double bass
Haas - Wohin bist du gegangen? for choir and 17 instruments
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Georg Friedrich Haas
Haas: Wohin bist du gegangen?Orchestration: für Chor und 17 Instrumente
Type: Studienpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
Language: Deutsch
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Work introduction
Wohin bist du gegangen? is based on texts by the Persian poet Attar of Nishapur (ca.1136–ca.1220) in a free translation by the composer. The male and female voices are separated by the ensemble (with the men on one side and the women on the other). At the beginning of the work, the situation is akin to a traditional performance, but within only a few seconds the light is dimmed until the concert hall is in total darkness.