Edition Schott
Sous l'aile du vent. for one percussionist. percussion. Partie soliste.

The work is based on a verse from the tragedy The Trojan Women by Euripides : 'Beneath the wing of the wind, our vanquished country will be extinguished and will perish. ' Of central importance is the symbolic terminal breath which illustrates the fall of defeated Troy. The sounds of the percussion instruments, using various brush playing techniques, are reminiscent not only of violence and extinction, but also of lost power and magnificence.
Instrumentation : percussion

The work is based on a verse from The Trojan Women by Euripides : 'Beneath the wing of the wind, our vanquished country will be extinguished and will perish. ' The sounds of the percussion instruments, mainly played with brushes, are reminiscent of violence, extinction, power, and magnificence. Besetzung : percussion