Orchestral and ensemble works
1965
In memoriam: The White Rose (In memoriam: Die Weiße Rose)
Double fugue for twelve instruments
Year of composition 1965
Duration 9 minutes
World premiere
World premiere 16. march 1965
Bologna · Rassegna della Resistenza Europea · Teatro Comunale
Members of the Orchestra Comunale di Bologna
Conductor Bruno Maderna
Comment
An epitaph for Hans and Sophie Scholl and the friends of their heroic antifascist movement (historically remembered under the name of “The White Rose”) for which they gave their lives.
Hans Werner Henze
Cast
1 Flauto
1 Corno inglese
1 Clarinetto basso
1 Fagotto
1 Corno
1 Tromba
1 Trombone
2 Violini
1 Viola
1 Violoncello
1 Contrabbasso