The performers were Berthe Kal (soprano), André Krust (piano), and Les Percussions de Strasbourg, conducted by Charles Bruck.
When the score was published in 1968, it bore a dedication to Madame Edouard Blivet, the daughter of Francine Le Faucheur.
However, on 20 August 1970, Barraqué added to the manuscript score a dedication to Maria and Michel Bernstein.
Each Book includes a collection of works of diverse dimensions and for different vocal and instrumental formations.
[3]Acoustical resonance and visual images of light, sparks, and flashing glimpses are Barraqué's focus here; so are Broch's characteristic paradoxes (e.g., "noch nicht und doch schon"—not yet, and yet already) play a central role here.