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The work is scored for three flutes (with the second doubles alto flute and piccolo 2, and the third doubles piccolo 3), three oboes (with the third doubles the English horn), three clarinets in B-flat (with the second doubles E-flat clarinet, and the third doubles the bass clarinet in B-flat), three bassoons (with the third doubles the contrabassoon), four French horns in F, three trumpets in C (with the third doubles trumpet in Bb), two tenor trombones, one bass trombone, one tuba, timpani, four percussion players (xylophone, glockenspiel, crotales, four cowbells, four wood blocks, 4 bongos, guiro, slapstick, ratchet, triangle, low temple block, Peking Opera cymbals, 2 bell plates, wind gong, small tam-tam, large tam-tam (60”), small bass drum, low bass drum), harp, and strings.Įvery Chinese is born in a zodiac year symbolized by a specific animal that accompanies the person throughout his or her life: the year of the mouse, the buffalo, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the serpent, the horse, the ram, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, and the pig. The fifth movement, The Tomb of the Soulful Dog was written in memory of my mother Alice Cheng who was born in the year of the dog, and passed away on February 8th, 2005. This is the revised 2016 version, premiered by the National Symphony with Christoph Eschenbach conducting his final concert as its Music Director on June 15, 2017. This commission was made possible with support from the Philadelphia Music Project, an artistic initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, administered by the University of Arts.įive movements of the work were premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor, on January 30, 2014. The original 2006 version of this work was commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director.
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The Tomb of the Soulful Dog 忠犬塚 (In Memory of Alice Cheng) (紀念鄭德娟女士)