The Andrée expedition
Subtitle: song-cycle for baritone and piano (revised March 1983)
By: Dominick Argento
Contributors: Andrée, Salomon August, 1854-1897; Strindberg, Nils, 1872-1897; Frænkel, Knut, 1870-1897; Adams-Ray, Edward
Edition: [Newly engraved ed.].
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes; Distributed by Hal Leonard
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [United States?]; Milwaukee WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9781480345638
Copyright date: 1987
Subjects: Swedish; Balloon ascensions; Musical settings; Songs (Medium voice) with piano; Songs and music; Song cycles; Discovery and exploration
Work titles: Andrée expedition
Notes: Based on the experiences of Swedish explorers, Salomon August Andrée, Nils Strindberg, and Knut Frænkel, as recorded in their diaries and notebooks.

English translation of notebook and diary texts by Edward Adams-Ray.

Edition statement from distributor's web site.

Duration: ca. 40 min.

First performance at the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, Saint Paul, MN, Feb. 15, 1983.

English words; also printed as text preceding score.
Table of contents: title: Part one. In the air. Prologue; title: The balloon rises; title: Pride and ambition; title: Dinner aloft; title: The unforeseen problem; title: The flight aborted; title: Part two. On the ice. Mishap with a sledge; title: The king's jubilee; title: Illness and drugs; title: Hallucinations; title: Anna's birthday; title: Epilogue; title: Final words.