Ouzounoff-Amazonia (SP)-V/Cro./X/2M/5T/P

The initial idea of Amazonia consisted in imaging the Amazonian wood. I have been listening to various wood recordings and have tried to transpose" the different noises.

The work begins with few measures based on the "Cup Song". I saw it in a school playground some time ago, pupils were playing with a big dexterity the characteristic rhythm of the Cup song! The beginning of the piece was found!"

-Alexandre Ouzounoff

Number of players: 16
Difficulty: Advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: 5 timpani
Player 2: Snare drum, crickets
Player 3: Triangle, cymbals
Player 4: Gong, cymbals, crickets
Player 5: 5 Chinese blocks, crickets
Player 6: 5 Woodblocks
Player 7: Whip, crickets
Player 8: Caxixi, crickets
Player 9: Guiro, crickets
Player 10: Maracas, crickets
Player 11: Vibraphone, rain stick, crickets
Player 12: Crotales (low octave)
Player 13: Xylophone
Player 14: Marimba 1 (5 octave)
Player 15: Marimba 2 (5 octave), Xylophone
Player 16: Vibraphone