Ballif-...Cendres-4T/P

Cendres was composed in 1946 as a dedication to loss of life in World War II. It is constructed in five parts to reflect a different emotion of remembrance.

I. Saisissements
II. Rage Litanique
III. Contemplation
IV. Dies Irae
V. Choral Mortuaire

Number of Players: 3
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I: Hi-Hat, 3 Chinese Cymbals, Snare Drum, 3 Tom-Toms, 3 Small Tam-Tams, Bass Drum, 2 Timpani

Player II: Hi-Hat, 3 Suspended Cymbals, Tenor Drum, 3 Tom-Toms, 3 Large Tam-Tams, Large Bass Drum, 2 Timpani

Player III: Hi-Hat, 3 Suspended Cymbals, Tenor Drum, 3 Tom-Toms, 3 Large Tam-Tams, Bass Drum, 2 Timpani

Claude Ballif studied with Messian at the Paris Conservatoire. His theoretical work Introduction à la métatonalité contains his development of a system that enlarges tonality rather than evades it, as in atonality