Blowing Across the Sky, Striking Throughout the Earth
Yuanlin Chen
About this work:
seven movements suite for seven wind players, six percussion players and a conductor, was first performed at Thundering Across The Sky concert at Herbst Theater, San Francisco on January 26, 2003, conducted by composer.
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:30:00
Ensemble type: Unspecified Instrument(s):Ensemble
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: Wind 1:
Dizi, Xiao, Xun, Shakuhachi, Chinese small cymbal
;
Wind 2:
Dizi, Xiao, Chinese small gong
;
Wind 3:
Dizi, Xiao, Sheng, Suona, nipple gong
;
Wind 4:
Sheng, Chinese small cymbal
;
Wind 5:
Sheng, Suona, Chinese small gong
;
Wind 6:
Dizi, Xiao, Sheng, Suona, nipple gong
;
Wind 7:
Suona, Chinese big cymbal
;
Percussion 1:
India tabla drums
;
Percussion 2:
Japanese drums (taiko), Ohira daiko-large drum, fan drums, Chinese big cymbal
;
Percussion 3:
Jazz drum set
;
Percussion 4:
Chinese big drum, Bell tree, Chinese small gong
;
Percussion 5:
Yangqin, Paigu drums, Chinese small cymbal
;
Percussion 6:
Yangqin, Paigu drums, Chinese nipple gong