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Le Marteau sans maître

Pierre Boulez · 1925–2016 · French
For voice, flute, viola, guitar, 3 percussion
Also known as The Hammer Without a Master
Level 10 · Extreme virtuoso — about Beyond the exam systems, with the parts evenly matched
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Ensemble
Strings & winds
Hardest part
Balanced
Form
Full work
Length
About 37 min
Composed
1953–55 (rev. 1957)
Era
20th century

Notes

Alto voice with alto flute, viola, guitar, vibraphone, xylorimba and percussion; usually conducted

About this work

  1. Avant « L'Artisanat furieux »
  2. Commentaire I de « Bourreaux de solitude »
  3. « L'Artisanat furieux »
  4. Commentaire II de « Bourreaux de solitude »
  5. « Bel Édifice et les pressentiments » (version première)
  6. « Bourreaux de solitude »
  7. Après « L'Artisanat furieux »
  8. Commentaire III de « Bourreaux de solitude »
  9. « Bel Édifice et les pressentiments » (double)
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