Tan Dun : Work List

• Opera and Music Theatre
  •  The First Emperor (2006) - 2 Hour(s) 35 minute(s)

    Orchestration   Cast: S, 2Mz, 2T, Bar, B, Peking Opera Singer; chorus; dancers; Orch: 2(amp bfl).2.2.2/3.3Ctpt.2.1/timp.4perc.Tibetan singing bowl/2hp/str; ancient music instruments (min 7 players): large Chinese drums, pairs of stones, 15-string Zheng[=Chinese lute or Japanese koto], pitched ceramic chimes[=pitched ceramic flower pots], waterphones, giant bell onstage

  •  Marco Polo (1995) - 2 Hour(s) 0 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   dramatic Tenor, 2 Mezzo sopranos, Bass, 2 Tenors, Baritone, Soprano, boy treble

    Chorus   chorus of at least 20; dancers

    Orchestration   1(pic)1(ca)1(bcl)1(cbn)/2220/3perc/prpf.hp/str(min 10.8.6.6.4); world instruments: rec*.medieval hp*.rebec*.sitar.tabla*.2 Tibetan hn*.Tibetan bowls and bells(chorus).pipa.sheng; (* Musicians may double on world and western instruments). For information on Chinese instruments and performers, please contact Parnassus Productions, Inc.

  •  Nine Songs (1989) - 1 Hour(s) 30 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   20 singer-performers

    Orchestration   3perc.2cbn.3 Chinese instrumentalists

  •  Peony Pavilion (1998) - 1 Hour(s) 50 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano, Tenor, Chinese Opera actress

    Orchestration   6 players, audio CD. 1) Midi hn, Xun, Dizi. 2) Midi hn, Sona[=Kiri or Taeponso]. 3) Pipa. 4) Sampler[=computer]. 5) bangu dm (Chinese Opera dm), Chinese cym, sm gong, lg bd, water gong, ratchet. 6) dmkit, udo dm (ceram dm w/2 sound holes), maraca, guiro, Chinese cym, brush, bow, flexitone, 4 sm Chinese bells[=finger bells], 2 cowbells (lg, sm). Chinese inst & perf info: Parnassus Productions, Inc

  •  Tea: A Mirror of Soul (2002) - 1 Hour(s) 48 minute(s)

    Soloist(s)   Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, 3 Percussion

    Chorus   Bass baritone chorus

    Orchestration   amp bfl(pic), bcl(Ebcl), 2 Ctpt, 2 tbn, [3 ripieno perc], 2 hp, str (8.8.6.6.4)