Danse en cercle

Written for the timpanist Philippe Serra, this work is reminiscent of North American Indian tribal dances. The pulsation – relating to the earth and the landscape and, naturally, also to the circle (a symbol itself for the points of the compass and the cycle of life) – sets the character of the music, which exploits the sonic possibilities of the instrument as well as the evocative force of the pulsing beat itself on the timpani. Thierry Pécou
Instrumentation:
timpani