Cinq Chansons pour percussion
(1980)for solo percussionist playing Balinese instruments
Duration: 20'
Scoring
16 bonang or 16trompong(Indonesian domed pots)/9Thai nipplegongs/2changs(Japanese temple bowls)/low chang bowed(very large temple bowl,if possible sounding concert C)/Chinese gong (med)
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
9/26/1980
Toronto, ON
David Kent, percussion
Composer's Notes
Cinq chansons pour percussion literally means just what the title suggests. The term “songs” is used in the Asian sense and describes five musical statements based on a few notes each.
— Claude Vivier
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.
Recommended Recording
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Christian Dierstein
Kairos 0012472KAI
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