Philippe Manoury (1952)

État d'alerte (2017)

for percussion duo and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 2017
    • Duration: 22 mn
    • Publisher: Durand
    • Commission: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken et l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg.
    • Dedication: duo KrausFrink
Detailed formation
  • 3 flutes (also 1 piccolo, 1 whistle), 3 oboes (also 1 English horn [+ sifflet] ), 3 clarinets (also 1 bass clarinet [+ sifflet] ), 2 bassoons (also 1 contrabassoon [+ sifflet] ), 4 horns (also 2 whistles), 3 trumpets (also 2 whistles), 3 trombones (also 1 bass trombone [+ sifflet] ), 1 tuba (also 1 whistle), 1 percussionist [Grosse caisse, 3 cymbales, crotales; 5 cloches plaques, sifflet] , 1 harp, 1 piano (also 1 whistle), 12 violins (also 1 whistle), 10 second violins (also 1 whistle), 8 violas (also 1 whistle), 6 cellos (also 1 whistle), 4 double basses (also 1 whistle)

Premiere information

  • Date: 21 May 2017
    Location:

    Allemagne, Sarrebruck, Congresshalle


    Performers:

    le duo KrausFrink, percussions ; Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken ; Peter Rundel, direction.

Observations

Les 17 sifflets répartis chez certains musiciens de l'orchestre doivent être de tailles et de sonorités aussi différentes que possible.