George Crumb | Night Music I


		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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