Quatrain / A Flock Descends Into The Pentagonal Garden

Quatrain for clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and orchestra was commissioned by the Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co. Ltd. and was composed in 1975. A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden was composed in 1977 and commissioned by Dr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Dorfman for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The instrumentation includes 1 piccolo, 3 flutes, 1 alto flute, 3 oboes, 1 cor anglais, 3 clarinets, 1 E flat clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 1 double bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 harps, 1 celesta, cow-bells, tubular bells, vibraphone, marimba, tam-tam, gong, cymbals, bass drum and string orchestra. Tashi appears through the courtesy of RCA Records and Tapes. Made in Japan.