Tan Dun CONTRABASS CONCERTO: WOLF TOTEM

Tan Dun

CONTRABASS CONCERTO: WOLF TOTEM

Tan Dun

CONTRABASS CONCERTO: WOLF TOTEM

Commissioned by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO), and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

Full Score

Duration 20 minutes

G. Schirmer, Inc. and Tan Dun New York, NY

Instrumentation:

Piccolo

2 Flutes

2 Oboes

English Horn

2 Clarinets in Bb

Bass Clarinet

2 Bassoons

Contrabassoon

4 Horns in F

3 Trumpets in C

2 Trombones

Bass Trombone

Tuba

Timpani

Percussion (4 players):

Player 1: Tibetan Singing Bowl, Slap Stick, Marimba

Player 2: Tibetan Singing Bowl, Snare Drum

Player 3: Tibetan Singing Bowl, Slap Stick, Chinese Cymbals

Player 4: Tibetan Singing Bowl, Bass Drum, Chinese Fish Blocks

Harp

Solo Contrabass*

Strings (14-12-10-8-6)

*Note: The composer suggests to have the soloist slightly amplified.

There is also a chamber orchestral version of this work available from G. Schirmer, Inc.

CONTRABASSCONCERTO: WOLFTOTEM

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