| Composition Year | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Genre Categories | Ballads; For voice, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; |
| Work Title | Verzweiflung |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Call to Charon. Ballad |
| Composer | Foerster, Adolph Martin |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.51 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAF 59 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1898 |
| First Publication. | 1924 – Leipzig: Fritz Schuberth Jr. |
| Librettist | Carl Hepp (1841–1912) |
| Language | German |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: soprano Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 3(?) horns, 2 trumpets, 2(?) trombones + timpani + strings |