John Adams
Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? is a piano concerto by the American composer John Adams. Its title is taken from a saying attributed to Martin Luther. The work was premiered on March 7, 2019
Composition#
The piece is in three movements, played without pauses between them: All three movements in total last about 28 minutes. Woodwinds : piccolo : : 2 oboes : English horn : : bass clarinet : 2 bassoons : Brass : 4 horns in F : 2 trumpets in C : Percussion (1 player) : almglocken : bass drum : snare drum Keyboards : solo piano : honky-tonk piano Strings : bass guitar : violin I : violin II : violas : cellos : double basses
- Composer
- John Adams