Work The Library at the End of the World musical Year: 1990 · Duration: 1h 30m Instrumentation: voices, chorus, piano, synthesiser, violin, percussion Year: 1990 Duration: 1h 30m Instrumentation voices, chorus, piano, synt... Dorothy Buchanan Composer Composer: Dorothy Buchanan About Work About Commissioned note Commissioned by Court Theatre as 1990 Commission. Text note Book and lyrics by Margaret Mahy Related tags New Zealand Text Related works Autograph - Timothy Purdue for soprano saxophone Flute Song for the Birds - The Birds Began to Sing for flute and voices Hine e Hine for SATB choir and piano Hine e Hine for voice and piano Magnificat for mezzo-soprano, choir, flute and brass ensemble Oedipus Rex for TTBB choir, SATB choir and quartet