Scoring
1.1.1.1-0.0.0.0-perc(2):dabyl/kepshek-strings
* wind and percussion parts are optional
Sarikiz, based in part on Kazakh folk melodies, is scored for solo violin and strings with optional single woodwind, timpani & percussion. The two percussion instruments in the score are Kazakh in origin; the dabyl is a hand drum while kepshek is a small frame drum with jingles. Any suitable hand drum may be substituted for the former while the kepshek part may be played on a tambourine.
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
World Premiere
19/01/2009
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Marat Bisengaliev, violin / Distinguished Concerts International New York / Karl Jenkins
