Gougalōn : scenes from a street theatre : for ensemble /
Chin, Unsuk,1961-composer.
Ensemble Modern,commissioning body.
Siemens Arts Program,commissioning body.
For flute (doubling on piccolo, alto flute, metal block, 3 triangles, harmonica, maracas, and vibraslap), oboe (doubling on English horn, small tambourine, 3 triangles, harmonica, and ratchet), B♭ clarinet (doubling on E♭ clarinet, bass clarinet, sistrum, finger cymbals, harmonica, and flexatone), C trumpet (doubling on E trumpet, guiro, sandbox, and maracas), trombone (doubling on maracas, small Chinese gong, harmonica, and metal rattle), percussion (2 players), prepared piano (4 hands), 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, and 5-string double bass.
Composed 2011.
Duration: approximately 20 min.
Composer's note and explanations in English, German and French.
Commissioned by Ensemble Modern and the Siemens Arts Program for the project "into ..."
Prologue : Dramatic opening of the curtain -- Lament of the bald singer -- The grinning fortuneteller with the false teeth -- Episode between bottles and cans -- Dance around the shacks -- The hunt for the Quack's plait.
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