Scoring
Perc(2 or 3):16bonang or 16trompong/2vib/10nipple gongs/2changs (Japanese templebowls)/low chang bowed (very large temple bowl, if possible sounding concert C)/Chinese gong (med)
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the UK, British Commonwealth, Eire and USA.
Composer's Notes
Cinq chansons pour percussion literally means just what the title suggests. The term “songs” is used in the Asian sense and describes five musical statements based on a few notes each.
— Claude Vivier
Reproduction Rights:
This program note may be reproduced free of charge in concert programs with a credit to the composer.
