Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

Seirei no niwa - Spirit Garden (1994)

for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1994
    • Duration: 15 mn
    • Publisher: Schott, Tokyo, nº SJ 1100
    • Cycle: Garden
    • Commission: Furukawa-cho, Gifu, Japon
Detailed formation
  • 1 alto flute (also 3 flutes, 1 piccolo), 1 English horn (also 3 oboes, 1 oboe d'amore), 1 bass clarinet (also 3 clarinets, 1 Eb clarinet), 1 tenor saxophone, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 5 percussionists, 2 harp, celesta, piano, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 14 July 1994
    Location:

    Japon, Tokyo


    Performers:

    le Tokyo Metropolitan Symphonic Orchestra, direction : Hiroshi Wakasugi.