Composition Year | 1915 |
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Genre Categories | Pieces; Preludes; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
Work Title | Prologue |
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Alternative. Title | Prologue symphonique |
Composer | Pingoud, Ernest |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op. 4 |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IEP 3 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1915 |
First Performance. | 1918/11/16 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 6 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Large orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 Bb clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, strings |
Extra Information | Inspired by Baudelaire's "La voix" from "Les fleurs du mal" |