Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
Tori wa hoshigata no niwa ni oriru - A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden (1977)
for orchestra
[Un flocon descend sur le jardin pentagonal]
- General information
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Composition date:
1977
- Duration: 13 mn
- Publisher: Salabert, Paris, nº EAS 17318
- Cycle: Garden
- Commission: M. et Mme Dorfman pour l'orchestre symphonique de San Francisco
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Composition date:
1977
- Type
- Instrumental ensemble music [Triple wind orchestra (or larger)]
Detailed formation
- 3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 3 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta, 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 6 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
30 November 1977
Location:États-Unis, San Francisco
Performers:l'Orchestre symphonique de San Francisco, direction : Edo de Waart.