2(II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=Ebcl,bcl).2(II=dbn)-4.2.1.btrbn.0-timp(with singing bowls C#5, E5, G5, Bb4).perc(3):glsp/crots/vib/t.bells/maracas/tam-t(sm)/tamb;tpl.bl/susp.cyms(sm+med)/t.bells/crots/guiro/tgl/xyl/cow.bell/vib;snare.dr/japanese.dr(sm)/gong(lg)/BD/whip/susp.cym(lg)-harp-pft(=cel)-strings(12.10.8.6.6 db with B extension or 5th string)
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Boosey & Hawkes
Anneliese Brost Musikforum, Bochum
Wu Wei, sheng / Pascal Contet, accordion / Bochumer Symphoniker / Tung-Chieh Chuang
“…vividly theatrical, like a kind of dialogue. Donghoon Shin's composition was inspired by Manzai, the Japanese equivalent of stand-up comedy: irony and humour characterised the work. Passages of free tonality contrasted with melodic, dance-like elements. Sometimes light and cheerful, at other times dark and mysterious, the musicians crossed between the continents and musical epochs. The audience was enraptured…”
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung