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Title
Tiet: Jeux des Cinq Elements II
Subject
Source
http://tonthattiet.com/biography/
Music Resource Item Type Metadata
Composer
Ton-That Tiet (b. 1933).
Gender
Male
Work
Jeux des Cinq Elements II. Paris: Jobert.
Duration
10 minutes
Description
This piece was composed in 1982 for Alexandre Ouzounoff, and was premiered by him in Paris. The music is atonal and very avant-garde, requiring tongue-slaps, timbre changes, quarter-tones, multiphonics, flutter-tonguing, glissandi, and tremolos. All of the extended techniques provide an overall impression of improvisation. Surprisingly for a very challenging piece of this type, the upper register is not unduly exploited, and the top-most pitch is C#5. This piece was included in the annual Paris Conservatory Concours of 1987, 1991, 1995, and 2004, and also in the 1988 Toulon International Bassoon Competition.
Reference
The Double Reed 11/2 p. 39.
Date Range of Work
1982