The Tears of Nature
General Info
Year of Published: 2012
Publisher: Schirmer
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:27:00
Movements
Movement 1: Summer (for timpani and orchestra)
Movement 2: Autumn (for marimba and orchestra)
Movement 3: Winter (for percussion and orchestra)
Instrumentation
Soloist
Movement 1: 6 Timpani (Shared with Orchestral Timpanist) & Chinese Small Crash Cymbal & 1 Pair of Stones
Movement 2: Marimba
Movement 3: Glockenspiel & Vibraphone & Marimba & 8 Roto-toms & 5 Cowbells & 5 Woodblocks & 4 Nipple Gongs & Rainstick & Bamboo Chimes
Orchestra
Woodwinds: 3 Flute (Doubling Piccolo) & 2 Oboe & English Horn & 2 Clarinet & Bass Clarinet & 2 Bassoon & Contrabassoon
Brass: 4 French Horn & 3 Trumpet & 2 Trombone & Bass Trombone & Tuba
Percussion (5 Player): 6 Timpani & 6 Concert Tom-toms & Bass Drum & 2 Brake Drums (High & Low) & 5 Cowbells & Slapstick & 4 Chinese Big Drum & 5 Woodblocks (Fish Shape) & Tibetan Singing Bowl & 5 Cans & 4 Pair of Stones
Strings: Violin 1/2 & Viola & Cello & Double Bass & Harp