Number of Players: 5 Instrumentation: orchestra bells, temple blocks, bamboo sticks (Player 1); xylophone, woodblocks, bamboo sticks (Player 2); tom-toms, bongos (Player 3); suspended cymbal, finger cymbals, bass drum, bamboo wind chimes (Player 4); timpani (Player 5) Difficulty: Beginner/Intermediate
The 1968 San Francisco Symphony tour of Japan provided the inspiration for this work which includes the old Japanese melody Moon Over the Ruined Castle.