Performed By: the American Soviet Youth Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta and Dmitri Kitayenko, conductors
Instrumentation:
Full orchestra: 3 flutes (1 doubles piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (1 doubles Eb), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 Bb trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussion: [1 - bongos, chimes, bass drum, snare drum, temple blocks, slapstick], [2 - snare drum, xylophone, triangle (small), temple blocks], [3 - suspended cymbal, 5 tom-toms, wood block (small)], timpani, piano (amplified), strings
Full orchestra: 3 flutes (1 doubles piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (1 doubles Eb), bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 Bb trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 percussion: [1 - bongos, chimes, bass drum, snare drum, temple blocks, slapstick], [2 - snare drum, xylophone, triangle (small), temple blocks], [3 - suspended cymbal, 5 tom-toms, wood block (small)], timpani, piano (amplified), strings
Duration: 6 minutes
Commissioned By:
American/Soviet Youth Orchestra
American/Soviet Youth Orchestra
Premiere:
August 5, 1988. American Soviet Youth Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, conductor. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC; Premiere tour: August, 1988, American Soviet Youth Orchestra, Larry Rachleff, conductor
August 5, 1988. American Soviet Youth Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, conductor. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC; Premiere tour: August, 1988, American Soviet Youth Orchestra, Larry Rachleff, conductor
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