general information

composition date
1973
duration
18 min
editor
Salabert
Commission
Kinshi Tsuruta

type

Concertant music (2 various soloists and ensemble/orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
shakuhachi, ohter plucked strings [biwa]

3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute, bass flute), 2 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, cornet, 4 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

information about the creation

date
September 13, 1973

Japon, Tokyo

interpreters

l'Orchestre philharmonique New Japan, Kinshi Tsuruta : biwa, Katsuya Yokohama : shakuachi, direction : Seiji Ozawa.


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