These bits are very engaging. I hope the entire piece is. I wonder why Tan Dun has not yet been commissioned to write for a Hollywood blockbuster. I love the use of the screen on the right so that the percussionist does not have to strain to watch his colleagues up (almost) behind him. I also note that there are a few more girls in this orchestra. An odd thing is that the string players on the outside still turn pages. They are probably one of the two or three orchestras in the world which still do that.
Tan Dun is so hit&miss, though... "Ghost Opera" a masterpiece... "First Emperor" complete, unredeemable shlock... the list goes on. But yes, this one is good fun, I think, too.
These bits are very engaging. I hope the entire piece is. I wonder why Tan Dun has not yet been commissioned to write for a Hollywood blockbuster. I love the use of the screen on the right so that the percussionist does not have to strain to watch his colleagues up (almost) behind him. I also note that there are a few more girls in this orchestra. An odd thing is that the string players on the outside still turn pages. They are probably one of the two or three orchestras in the world which still do that.
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