Paper Concerto

E175138

Paper Concerto is a contemporary percussion concerto by Chinese composer Tan Dun, known for its innovative use of paper as a primary musical instrument to explore unconventional timbres and textures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
percussion concerto
composer Tan Dun
composerNationality Chinese
countryOfOrigin China
creator Tan Dun
explores extended percussion techniques
sound possibilities of paper
genre contemporary classical music
hasMovementType concerto
hasTitleWord Concerto
Paper
innovationArea orchestration
sound design
instrumentationFeature paper used as primary sound source
languageOfTitle English
notableFeature use of paper as musical instrument
notableWork Paper Concerto self-linksurface differs
period 21st-century music
primaryInstrument percussion
style experimental music
textureFocus unconventional textures
timbreFocus unconventional timbres
usesInstrument paper
percussion ensemble
workOf Tan Dun

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Tan Dun notableWork Paper Concerto
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subject surface form: Tan Dun