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george crumb

Buy the sheetmusic! Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death
Texts by Federico García Lorca

year 1968

instrumentation Baritone, electric guitar, electric double bass, amplified piano/amplified harpsichord, and two percussionists

première First performed by Harold Heap (baritone) at the Center for New Music, University of Iowa, Iowa City - 29 March 1969

publisher C.F. Peters (P66463)

recordings
  • Lawrence Weller (baritone), The Philadelphia Composers' Forum, Joel Thome (conductor). Phoenix 137 {CD}, 1998 / Desto 7155 {LP}, 1973
  • Sanford Sylvan (baritone), Speculum Musicae. Bridge Records 9028 {CD}, 1991

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