Trace des sorciers
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Manfred Stahnke
Trace des sorciers
for orchestra (score written in C)
commissioned by SWF (broadcasting corporation in Baden-Baden, now “SWR”)
dedicated to Armin Köhler
Instrumentation, partly in special tuning (see below):
3 Fl. (all three also Picc.), 3 Ob. (3rd also E.H.), 3 Cl. in Bb, Alto Sax. in Eb, 3 Bass. (3rd also Contrabassoon), 4 Hrns. in F, 3 Trps. in C, 3 Trbs., Tuba, Hrp. in scordatura,
Perc. (see below)
Strings V1 V2 Va Vc Cb (Cb: including two 5-string instruments)
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Notes:
Percussion - 3 players:PVC tubes: 2 plumbing tubes, about 6cm diameter, length not less than 2m for the fifth C G; a kneeling tube at the end is best to direct the sound upwards. The tubes are jacked up so that they can be beaten with slippers or sneakers.
Mokongo: 2 suspended wooden sticks, 3-5cm in diameter, 2-3m length, derived from an African idea. Different striking locations produce different timbres. All 3 percussionists should have space next to each other on the mokongo when playing simultaneously.
Steel drum, preferably lower version
Slit drum(s), tones C E G F are notated, but the octave position is free.
Metal stick, preferably up to 1m long, with good resonance
Rubbing board, producing a rich "sh" (rain sound), electrically amplified (alternatives for "rain" are also conceivable)
Chromatic Harmonica
(Bass) Marimba
Xylophone
Bass drum
Tam-tam
Suspended cymbal
2 Toms in G sharp and B
Shaman drum (Frame drum)
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