- Olivier Messiaen
Des Canyons aux Étoiles (1974)
- Alphonse Leduc (World)
- 2+pic.afl.2+ca.2+ebcl.bcl.2+cbn/3.2+ptpt.2+btbn.0/5perc/str(6.0.3.3.1.) Percussion: I – tubular bells. II - finger cymbals, triangle, glass chimes, shell chimes, wood chimes, maracas, réco-réco, whip, geophone. III – 6 temple blocks, claves, maracas, tambourine, wood block, regular and small suspended cymbals. IV – 4 gongs, congas, suspended cymbal, bass drum. V – 2 tam-tams, thunder sheet, wind m
- Piano, Horn, Xylorimba and Glockenspiel
- 1 hr 50 min
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