Luigi Nono

Extracts

In his earlier orchestral works between 1952 and 1955, Luigi Nono wrote several interludes or independent movement sections for percussion instruments only. During Nono's time in Freiburg, a fruitful collaboration with the Freiburg Percussion Ensemble took place. In discussions it was suggested that the independent percussion parts of his older orchestral works be combined for the ensemble as a suite, thus making them accessible to the percussion literature. These are some of the very few examples of European percussion ensemble music from this period.

The present five parts have been arranged according to dramaturgical and practical playing considerations and should be played attacca, but are also excellent objects of study outside the concert setting.