Pollicino

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1943 to 2012

Libretto by Giuseppe Di Leva
(English by Rodney Blumer)

Period of composition 1979-80
Duration 85 minutes

For the young people of Montepulciano

World premiere 2. August 1980

Montepulciano

5° Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte
Children and adult from Montepulciano and surrounding area
Concentus Politia nus

Production Willy Decker
Stage design Peter Nagel
Costume design Marion Gerretz
Conductor Jan Latham-Koenig

This children’s opera, to be performed by many children (and a few adults) on stage and in the pit, enjoys great popularity in schools and communities, and has had, since its première countless productions all over the world. Many of these have been prepared in the course of the school year, in the form of music and art lessons, and represent, in the ideal case, the result of a mutual creative, interdisciplinary effort. see also “Children’s Entertainment” · “Six Pieces for Young Pianists” · “Sonatina for Violin and Piano” (1979) · “Three Fairytale Scenes”

Hans Werner Henze

Amateur-Singers

Pollicino
	his six brothers
Clotilde	daughter of the Man-Eater
	her six sisters
	Mr Eagle Owl
	Mrs Screech Owl
	Madame Fox
	Miss Hare
	Herr Hedgehog
	Monsieur de Wild-Sow
	Mr Wolf
	Pollicino's father
	Pollicino's mother
	the Man-Eater
	his wife

3 Flauti a becco discanto
3 Flauti a becco soprano
2 Flauti a becco contralto
1 Flauto a becco tenore
1 Flauto a becco basso
1 Flauto traverso
1 Cromorno tenore	anche 2° Flauto a becco tenore
1 Cromorno basso

Timpani
Percussione	Cimbalo 2 Triangoli Piatti sospesi Piatti a due Watergong Tamtam (ossia Lastra di metallo) Sonagli Campanello 3 Tamburelli Tamburo basco Tamburo militare Grancassa e piatto Grancassa Maracas Castagnette Tubo Chinese block Matraca Trinidad steel drum (ossia Metallofono contralto) Bottiglie Bicchieri [per 5]
2 Glockenspiel	(soprano/contralto)
3 Xilofoni	(soprano, soprano-contralto, tenore)
Metallofono contralto
Armonica a bocca	(oppure Armonio)
2 Chitarre
Armonio	(oppure Organo elettrico)
Pianoforte

1 Salterio a corde soprano
1 Salterio a corde contralto
1 Salterio a corde tenore
1 Violino concertante
3 Violini
1 Violoncello
1 Contrabbasso

Strumenti dietro la scena

Matracas

Castagnette

3 Flauti a becco discanto

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Portrait, Duisburg, Gebläsehalle, Dezember 2008

When the Ruhr region was chosen as the European Capital of Culture, its artistic director Steven Sloane immediately saw Hans Werner Henze as a musical focus, a world star with roots in the region and an oeuvre that encompasses all musical genres as well as a wide range of opportunities for children, young people and amateurs, and who could thus connect the entire region.

Mit der örtlichen Blaskapelle, Montepulciano 1976

Hans Werner Henze founded the Cantiere in 1976 and directed it for five years. With the realisation of joint projects by residents of all ages with internationally renowned artists and young talents, it quickly became one of the most important music festivals in Italy and also in Europe, if the focus is on the educational and social implications.

Publisher: Schott Music, Study score (ED 9122)

Publisher: Schott Music, Download Study score (ED 9122 Q3142)

Publisher: Schott Music, Piano score (ED 7202)

Publisher: Schott Music, Download Piano score (ED 7202 Q23448)

Publisher: Schott Music, Performance material (LS 2124-01)