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Arc I (1963-1966)

for piano and orchestra

by Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

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general information

composition date: 1963-1966
revisition date: 1976
duration: 16min
editor: Salabert
Commission: Radio NHK

type

Concertant music (Piano and orchestra)

detailed formation

3 flutes (also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes (also English horn), bass clarinet (also 2 clarinets), 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 5 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 7 percussionists, harp, piano, celesta, 12 violins, 10 second violins, 8 violas, 6 cellos, 6 double basses, guitar, violin

information about the creation

date: November 10, 1963
: Japon, Tokyo
interpreters: Yuji Takahashi : piano, orchestre symphonique de la radio NHK, direction : Tadashi Mori.

date: January 1977
: États-Unis, New-York
interpreters: Peter Serkin : piano, Orchestre Philharmonique de New-York, direction : Pierre Boulez.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device: dispositif électronique non spécifié

Part titles

Pile
Solitude
Your love and the crossing

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