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george crumb

Buy the sheetmusic! Night Music I
Texts by Federico García Lorca

year 1963, revised 1976

instrumentation Soprano, piano/celeste, and two percussionists

première First performed by Barbara Blanchard (soprano) at Le Centre du Musique, Paris - 30 January 1964

recordings
  • Susan Narucki (soprano), Speculum Musicae. Bridge Records 9069 {CD}, 1996
  • Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano), Orchestra of Our Time, Joel Thome (conductor). Vox Box 5144 {CD}, 1995
  • Australia Ensemble. Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales 5 {CD}, 1982
  • Louise Toth (soprano), Paul Parmelee (piano/celesta), David Burge and Thomas MacClusky (percussion), George Crumb (conductor). CRI 218 {LP}, 1967
  • Mary Morrison (soprano), Marion Ross (piano/celesta), John Wyre and John Englemann (percussion). CBC SM 148

movements Notturno I: Giocoso, estatico
Notturno II: "Piccola Serenata"
Notturno III: La Luna Asoma
Notturno IV: Vivace; molto ritmico
Notturno V: Gacela de la Terrible Presencia
Notturno VI: "Barcarola"
Notturno VII: Giocoso, estatico

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