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Des canyons aux étoiles

by Olivier Messiaen


Orchestration
4343-0330-7perc-soloists(hn,pf)
Duration
1 hour 40 minutes
Year Composed
1974

Notes

Organized into 3 parts

Part 1

  1. Le désert
  2. Les orioles
  3. Ce qui est écrit sur les étoiles
  4. Le cossyphe d'Heuglin
  5. Cedar Breaks et le don de crainte

Part 2

  1. Appel interstellaire
  2. Bryce Canyon et les rochers rouge-orange

Part 3

  1. Les ressuscités et le chant de l'étoile Aldébaran
  2. Le moqueur polyglotte
  3. La grive des bois
  4. Omao Leiothrix Elepaio Shama
  5. Zion Park et la Cité Céleste

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Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute
Flute 3
C Flute
Flute 4
C Flute
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe
Oboe 3
Oboe
Clarinet 1
Clarinet
Clarinet 2
Clarinet
Clarinet 3
Clarinet
Clarinet 4
Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Bassoon 2
Bassoon
Bassoon 3
Bassoon
Trumpet 1
Trumpet
Trumpet 2
Trumpet
Trumpet 3
Trumpet
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Solo: Horn
Horn
Percussion 1
Xylorimba
Percussion 2
Glockenspiel
Percussion 3
Bells
Percussion 4
Maracas, Shell Chimes, Geophone, Glass Chimes, Wood Chimes, Triangle, Crotales, Réco-réco, and Whip
Percussion 5
Tambourine, Maracas, Claves, Suspended Cymbal, 6 Temple Blocks, Wood Block, and Small Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 6
4 Gongs, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, and Tumba
Percussion 7
2 Tam-Tams, Wind Machine, and Thundersheet
Solo: Piano
Piano


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