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Ionisation

by Edgar Varèse


Orchestration
13perc
Duration
7 minutes
Year Composed
1929

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Part Name
Instruments
Percussion 1
High Tam-Tam, Cencerro, Very Low Bass Drum, and Large Chinese Cymbals
Percussion 2
High Tam-Tam, Low Tam-Tam, Cencerro, and Gong
Percussion 3
2 Bass Drums (Medium/Large), 2 Bongos (High/Low), and Side Drum
Percussion 4
Tambour Militaire and Side Drum
Percussion 5
String Drum and High Siren
Percussion 6
Slapstick, Low Siren, and Güiro
Percussion 7
Claves, Triangle, and 3 Chinese Blocks (High/Middle/Low)
Percussion 8
2 Maracas (High/Low) and Snare Drum
Percussion 9
Suspended Cymbal, Tarole, and Snare Drum
Percussion 10
Sleigh Bells, Cymbals, and Tubular Chimes
Percussion 11
Glockenspiel (with resonators), Güiro, and Castanets
Percussion 12
Tambourine, Very Low Tam-Tam, 2 Anvils, and 2 Enclumes
Percussion 13
Sleigh Bells, Triangle, Fouet, and Piano


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