Cantata for narrator and bass soloists, SATB chorus and orchestra.
Text by Maxwell Anderson.
Performance Information
Recordings
Orchestra: 2 (2 picc).1 (Eng hn).2 alto sax (cl, bass cl), 2 ten. sax (cl).1; 0.3.2.0; piano, harp, guitar, timp; strings.
Duration: 15 minutes
Published Editions: choral octavo, EA 585
Performance Materials: All territories: EAMC
First performance: February 4, 1940, New York, CBS Radio, Burgess Meredith, narrator, Mark Warnow Orchestra, Mark Warnow, cond.
Guide to orchestration, territory abbreviations, and publishers' symbols.
| Capriccio CD 60 012-1 | Pro Musica Köln, Kölner Rundfunk Orchester, Jan Latham-König, cond. |