NIIMI, Tokuhide新実徳英（1947.8.5-）

CONCERTO FOR CHORUS “Bios”，for Mixed Chorus a cappella（2007）

合唱協奏曲〈ビオス〉

Text by Dante Alighieri，Kenji Miyazawa，etc.

Instrumentation: mixed chorus

Duration: 19’00”

Category: Chorus

Commissioned by: Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus

Premiere: 26 January 2007. Tokyo. Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus，cond. by Kenji Otani

Orchestration Guide

Abbreviations

Woodwind

fl: Flute

picc: Piccolo

afl: Alto Flute

bfl: Bass Flute

dbfl: Double Bass Flute

ob: Oboe

eh: Englishhorn

Ebcl: E-flat Clarinet

cl: Clarinet

acl: Alto Clarinet

bcl: Bass Clarinet

ssax: Soprano Saxophone

asax: Alto Saxophone

tsax: Tenor Saxophone

bsax: Baritone Saxophone

bn: Bassoon

cbn: Contrabassoon

Brass

hrn: Horn

tpt: Trumpet

crt: Cornet

flgh: Flugel Horn

trbn: Trombone

btrbn: Bass Trombone

euph: Euphonium

tuba: Tuba

Strings

vn: Violin

va: Viola

vc: Cello

cb: Contrabass

str: strings

vdga: Viola da Gamba

Vocal

S: Soprano

MS: Mezzo Soprano

A: Alto

T: Tenor

CT: Countertenor

Bar: Baritone

B: Bass

colS: Coloratura Soprano

voice: Voice

chor: Chorus

narrator: Narrator

Percussion

timp: Timpani

BD: Bass Drum

cast: Castanets

crot: Ctotales

tbells: Tubular Bells

cyms: Cymbals (crashed)

sus.cym: Suspended Cymbal

dms: Drums

ch.cym: Chinese Cymbal

glock: Glockenspiel

mar: Marimba

vib: Vibraphone

tamb: Tambourine

templeblk: Temple Block

tam-t: Tam-tam

tgl: Triangle

tom-t: Tom-tom

anv: Anvil

vibrslp: vibraslap

clavs: Claves

marac: Maracas

flex: Flexatone

whistl: Whistle

woodblk: Wood Block

slgh-bells: Sleigh Bells

ratl: Rattle

SD: Snare Drum

xyl: Xylophone

Other

hp: Harp

pf: Piano

cel: Celesta

cemb: Cembalo

hpd: Harpsichord

synth: Synthesizer

mand: Mandolin

harm: Harmonica

gt: Guitar

org: Organ

o.m.: Ondes Martenot

kbd: Keyboard

acc: Accordion

bgt: Bass Guitar

rec: Recoder

tape: Tape

epf: Electric Piano

eb: Electric Bass

bjo: Banjo