| Dated: | 1962 |
| Instrumentation: | Children's choir (20 voices) and orchestra of 48 musicians: 2 (+pic),2,2 (+bass-clt),2 (+cbn) - 2,2,2,0, timpani, percussion and strings (8,8,6,6,4) |
| Timing: | 6' |
| Premiere: | October 25, 1962 in Stuttgart, performed by the Südfunk Sinfonieorchester conducted by Hermann Scherchen and the children of the Gymnase Classique in Stuttgart |
| Dedicated to: | |
| Commissioned by: | Hermann Scherchen for the Festival of Light Music in Stuttgart |
| Published: | Edition Modern Wewerka |
| Text from Antigone by Sophocles. |