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The Vokalsinfonie by Hans Werner Henze was written in 1955. The sung text is by German writer Heinz von Cramer.

Like the fourth symphony, the Vokalsinfonie is derived from Henze's opera König Hirsch (King Stag).

It is composed for ten solo singers who perform roles from the opera:

• Scollatella I - IV - Sopranos
• König (King) - Tenor
• Stimmen des Waldes (Voices of the Woods) - soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and bass

and an orchestra of: 3 flutes (no. 3 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, glockenspiel, vibraphone, triangle, mandolin, harp, celesta, piano and strings.

It is in five movements:

1. Genesi (Genesis)
2. Introduzione e Sonata (Introduction and Sonata)
3. Variazioni (Variations)
4. Capriccio
5. Ricercar

A typical performance lasts approximately 20 minutes.

References

1. "Vokalsinfonie aus der Oper "König Hirsch"". schott-music. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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List of compositions
Operas	Boulevard Solitude (1951) Ein Landarzt (1951) König Hirsch (1955) Der Prinz von Homburg (1958) Elegy for Young Lovers (Elegie für junge Liebende) (1961) The Bassarids (Die Bassariden) (1965) Der junge Lord (1964) El Cimarrón (1971) Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer (1971) We Come to the River (1976) The English Cat (1983) Das verratene Meer (1989) Venus und Adonis (1995) L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe (2003) Phaedra (2007) Gisela! (2010)
Ballet	Ondine (1957)
Symphonies	No. 1 (Kammerkonzert 05) No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9 No. 10 Vokalsinfonie
Film scores	Muriel ou le Temps d'un retour Young Törless The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
Other works	Sonata per archi (1958) Doppio Concerto (1966) Fantasia for Strings (1966) Das Floß der Medusa (1968) Compases para preguntas ensimismadas (1970) Heliogabalus imperator (1972/86) Tristan (1973) Voices (1973) Royal Winter Music (1976) Five Scenes from the Snow Country (1978) Royal Winter Music (1979) Requiem: 9 geistliche Konzerte (1993) Sebastian im Traum (2004)
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• Symphonies by Hans Werner Henze
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