La Danse du phénix

Instrumentation:

• Piccolo
• Flute 1
• Flute 2
• Oboe 1
• Oboe 2
• English Horn (optional)
• Bassoon 1
• Bassoon 2
• Contrabassoon (optional)
• Eb Clarinet
• Bb Clarinet 1
• Bb Clarinet 2
• Bb Clarinet 3
• Eb Alto Clarinet
• Bb Bass Clarinet
• Bb Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
• Bb Soprano Saxophone
• Eb Alto Saxophone 1
• Eb Alto Saxophone 2
• Bb Tenor Saxophone
• Eb Baritone Saxophone
• Bb Trumpet 1
• Bb Trumpet 2
• Bb Trumpet 3
• F Horn 1
• F Horn 2
• F Horn 3
• F Horn 4
• Trombone 1
• Trombone 2
• Bass Trombone
• Euphonium
• Tuba
• String Bass
• Harp
• Celesta
• Timpani
• [Percussion 1] Claves, Snare, Triangle, Bamboo Wind-chime
• [Percussion 2] Sleigh Bells, Bongos, Iron Block, Wood Block
• [Percussion 3] Tam-tam, Suspended Cymbal, 2 Gongs
• [Percussion 4] Cymbals, Bass Drum
• [Percussion 5] Xylophone, Vibraphone
• [Percussion 6] Glockenspiel

The inspiration of "La danse du Phenix" is Kyoto, one of the most beautiful cities in Japan. Kyoto was the capital city for 1,000 of its 1,200-year history, and is still the cultural center of the country.

You will find the stone garden of Ryoan-ji Temple in the middle of the work, with the sound of the wind that makes a bamboo grove tremble. The grand climax expresses the brilliance of the Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavillion) and the phénix flapping its guilded wings into the heavens.