List instruments

Blockflute
• sopranino, soprano, contrabass

Panflute
• c-panflute, contrabass (slightly reinforced)

Viola

Accordion

Percussion
• Vibraphone,
• 3 tubular bells
• snare drum,
• cymbal on stand,
• hand taal,
• bar chimes,

Scoring


Piccolo, (doubling on flute as well)
Flute 1
Flute 2, (doubling on flute as well)
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
English Horn
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Bass Clarinet, (doubling on basset horn as well)
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Contrabassoon

Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Horn in F 3
Horn in F 4
Trumpet in C 1
Trumpet in C 2
Trumpet in C 3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass trombone
Tuba

Timpani, (21", 23", 25", 28" and 32")
Percussion 1, (instruments-sets list is attached)
Percussion 2
Percussion 3
Percussion 4

Harp

Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass, (with low C extension)

List instruments

Blockflute
• sopranino, soprano, contrabass, • also voice.

Panflute
• c-panflute, contrabass (slightly reinforced), also spoons as percussion, whistling, foot stamping and voice.

Viola
• also hand-clapping, foot stamping and voice.

Accordion
• also rattles, Russian "Trjesjetki" or Japanese "Binzasara", whistling, foot stamping and voice.

Percussion
• Glockenspiel,
• Bass-drum with two different beaters: normal and with a mounted rute,
• snare drum,
• cymbal on stand,
• hand taal,
• hi-hat,
• cowbell played by a pedal,
• another hand-taal played by a foot pedal,
• wind-chimes,
• 3 woodblocks (high, medium, low),
• sleigh-bells,
• medium sized reservoir (eventually transparent acrylic aquarium or similar) filled to 2/3 with lukewarm water and placed on a sturdy pedestal or table,
• jazz-brushes,
• goat-bell,
• triangle,
• vibraslap,
• darabuka, • 2 shaker-eggs,
• ax or hoe with a thick bolt,
• 3 metal finger-tops (used by sewing),
• little glass pot (c.a 250 g.) half-filled with water, covered (screwed-thread) with a steel (tin) lid, whistling, foot stamping and voice.

List of voices category (with professional ranges)

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass

Ensemble size: at least 24 singers because of many divisi and soloists from the choir.

List of voices category (with professional ranges)

Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass

Ensemble size: at least 24 singers because of the divisi

List of the instrumentation

2 players:
- bass marimba 1 (5 octaves)
- bass marimba 2 (5 octaves)
- vibraphone (F3 to F6)

other accessories:
- sound setup 2.1 system
- laptop or other portable audio-player device
- 2x in-ear monitoring, preferable wireless
- 2x pedals (switches) like sustain or other triggering devices, like sensors/buttons etc.
- free runtime software (MaxMSP, Ableton Live or other)

The piece is composed to use fixed media (or samples) with it that are cutted in smaller portions. The players have possibilities to trigger the samples (e.g with pedals) and experience more timing flexibility with it.
To sync the live-parts with the fixed media, the click-tracks and a visual metronome are provided as a patch or an aid-program.

List of the voices category (with professional ranges)

Soprano
Alto or contralto
Tenor or baritone
Bass

Ensemble size: preferable 4 singers, light amplified to achieve a good balance with the fixed media parts.
A bigger ensemble is conceivable, please pay attention to some typical solo-passages and apply than divisi.

List of used instruments:

- Flute/piccolo
- Clarinet in Bb
- Alto sax in Eb
- Baritone sax in Bb
- Percussion 1
(in order of appearance in score: tubular bells, wind chimes, medium tam tam*, Tibetan singing bowls in e-flat' ' and a ', rain stick medium and large, splash cymbal, floor tom* (soft mallet), woodblocks, orchestra bells*, iron pipe or car break, snare (natural skin, dimly, not too sharp sound), crash cymbal, a plate of multiply (three-ply) ca. 200 x 130 cm
- Percussion 2
(in order of appearance in score: orchestral cymbals, snare, low floor tom* (N.B. sometimes covered with a cloth) or bass drum with pedal, rain stick small, orchestra bells*, kalimba or mbira, beat ring, triangle, woodblock, medium tam tam* with an iron peg and a t.t. beater, hi-hat or two orchestral cymbals hanged together, bongo`s, "Bird Call" (a toy from Audubon, check the link for more info: www.audubon-birdcall.com), a plate of multiply (three-ply) ca. 150 x 100 cm, Also the second percussionist needs a rough iron chain (rough chain links), a nylon fishing line and a metal plate ca. 100 x 100 cm x 0,4 cm (or thicker), please take a look at pages 4 and 5 for more useful information.
- Grand piano
(also needed: two soft marimba mallets, two Tibetan singing bows (small and medium size, pitch is not important) and some resin)
- Contrabass

* shared between two percussion players

List of used instruments:

At first sight the instrumentation below can be interpreted as a double string quartet, still not all parts are systematic doubled. It is more an ensemble, with its own subgroups and its own parts. Therefore it's a perfect idea to perform this work with a chamber orchestra (without CB's).

In the "chamber orchestra" version, please take care of some typical solo passages and therefore perform these musical thoughts with lesser instrumentation.

- Violin I
- Violin II
- Violin III
- Violin IV
- Viola I
- Viola II
- Cello I
- Cello II

Voice category (with professional range)

Mezzo soprano

Tenor or baritone is conceivable as well, in that case apply the 8va bassa.