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Performances
Naxos
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Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1924. Plate A. L. 16,617.
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General Information
| Work Title
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La Ballade de la Geôle de Reading
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Ibert, Jacques
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJI 2
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 sections.
- Il n’avait plus sa tunique écarlate
- Cette nuit là, les corridors vides furents pleins de formes effrayantes
- Le vent frais du matin commença à gémir
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1921 (or 1920–22?)
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| First Performance.
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1922-10-22
- Paris
- aux Concerts Colonne
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| First Publication.
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1924
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| Dedication
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à M. Gabriel Pierné
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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23–26 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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Orchestra
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (A),
- bass clarinet (A), 2 bassoons, sarrusophone
- 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (F), 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, tam-tam, xylophone, celesta, 2 harps, strings
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Inspiré de « La Ballade de la Geôle de Reading » (ca.1898) d'Oscar Wilde.
