Tan Dun (1957)

Orchestral Theatre IV: The Gate (1999)

for solo voices and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 1999
    • Video, installation (detail, author) : Vidéo : Elaine J. McCarthy
    • Duration : 55 mn
    • Publisher : Schirmer
    • Commission: NHK Symphony Orchestra
Detailed formation
  • soloists : solo soprano, 2 unspecified solo female voices [chanteuse de l'Opéra de Pékin, marionnetiste japonaise ]
  • flute (also piccolo), oboe, clarinet (also bass clarinet), contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, 8 violins, 8 second violins, 8 violas, 8 cellos, 4 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date : 25 November 1999
    Location :

    Japon, Tokyo


    Performers :

    NHK Symphony Orchestra ; Charles Dutoit, direction.