Ionisation

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Composer Name

Edgard Varèse

General Info

Year: 1931
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Ricordi-M
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00   |   Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player I: Chinese cymbal, bass drum, cow bell
Player II: Tam tams (2), gong, cow bell
Player III: Bongos, tenor drum, bass drums (2)
Player IV: Field drum, tenor drum
Player V: Siren, friction drum
Player VI: Siren, slap stick, guiro
Player VII: Chinese blocks (3), claves, triangle
Player VIII: Snare drum, maracas
Player IX: Snare drums (2), suspended cymbal
Player X: Cymbals α2, sleigh bells, tubular chimes
Player XI: Guiro, castanets, orchestra bells
Player XII: Tambourine, anvils (2), tam tam
Player XIII: Slapstick, triangle, sleigh bells

Piano

Program Notes

premiere: 6 March 1933, Carnegie Hall, New York City, Nicolas Slonimsky, cond.

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