Tuesday, January 22, 2008

instrumentation for "ballet mecanique"



glockenspiel
small airplane propeller sound
large airplane propeller sound
gong
cymbal
woodblock
triangle
military drum
tambourine
small electric bell
large electric bell
tenor drum
bass drum
2 xylophones
4 pianos

"when this revised score of ballet mecanique was played on february 21, 1954 at the fifth composer's forum at columbia university, the reviewer for the new york times wrote: 'the work which caused riots in paris...and burst 'on startled ears' in carnegie hall, now sounds like an ebullient and lively piece that is actually pretty in places. instead of riots there was a three-minute ovation that necessitated many bows by the composer."

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