| Work Title
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"Todesfuge"
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| Alternative. Title
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nach dem Gedicht von Paul Celan
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| Composer
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Salbert, Dieter
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.70
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IDS 10
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1971
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| First Performance.
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1972/02/12
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| Librettist
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Paul Celan (1920-1970); "Hevenu shalom alejchem" (Hebräisch, deutsch); "Shtiler, shtiler..." (Shmerke Kaczerginski, 1908-1954)
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| Language
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German
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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10 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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soprano, speaker, speaking chorus, electric organ/synthesizer, percussion
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| Extra Information
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Premiere: Evangelische Akademie Hofgeismar, Kurhessen/Waldeck, Symposion Paul Celan / Alrun Zahoransky, Sopran / Victor Schönfeld, Sprecher / Dieter Salbert, Synthesizer / ein Sprechchor
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