Macbeth
Play by William Shakespeare.
Year: 1947
Commission:
Commissioned by Michael Redgrave.
Instrumentation:
picc.0.3.1/2.3.3.0/timpani/percussion/harp/strings (2.0.3.1)
Manuscript:
British Library, London. MS Mus. 410: Short score in ink.
First Performance:
Aldwych Theatre, London, 18 December 1947. Pre-recorded music played by 23 session musicians and conducted by Leyman Engel.
Notes:
Incidental music for chamber orchestra with settings of the song-texts to the play by William Shakespeare. Directed by Norrish Houghton. Produced and performed by Michael Redgrave.
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