Category:
Symphonic / Orchestral
Movements: Part One: EARTH
Part Two: FIRE
Duration: 22 minutes
Publisher of notes/sheet music:
, 2010
Instrumentation: Orchestration:
WIND INSTRUMENTS
Bandi / Qudi / Xindi / Soprano-Sheng / Alto-Sheng / Bass-Sheng
Soprano-Suona / Alto-Suona 1+2 / Tenor-Suona
PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS:
Concert Harp /Pipa 1-3 / Liuquin / Yangquin / Zongruan / Daruan / Guzheng
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS:
Timpani Player
Percussion 1: Paigu (chinese Tomtom 1-6), DaLuo (large Gong), Xioba (pair of cymbals), metall chimes
Percussion 2: Dagu (large bassdrum), Muyu (wooden fish), Marimbaphon, woodblocks
Percussion 3: Dagu, Yun Luo (pitched gongs)
Percussion 4: Xiaogu (little Dagu), Muyu, Dabo (large Cymbal), Triangle
Soloist: Sheng
BOWED INSTRUMENTS (huqin-family):
Gaohu / Erhu I / Erhu II / Zhongu / Gehu / Beigehu
(equivalent in strength and quantity to the symphonic string group)
Dedication: Dedicated to my friend and astonishing musician Wu Wei (Shanghai-Berlin)
World premiere:
05.05.2012, Taipei/Taiwan Philharmony
Performers at world premiere: First Performance:
29th May 2010 in Taipeh with Wu Wei (Sheng) and the Taipeh Chinese Orchestra
Records:
2011
