Pan Cogito Begins The Cultural Season By 'Ruting' For The Hometown National Symphony Orchestra, Slated To Perform George Crumb's 'A Haunted Landscape'

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R:
Rute (a bundle of sticks used on a bass drumhead) [Used by Gustav Mahler in several of his symphonies.]

S:
Sandpaper blocks (The NSO generally prefers grade 3 sandpaper, but this might change in rehearsal.)
Three sets of sleigh bells
Snare drum
Four steel drums of indefinite pitch

T:
Three tam tams (unpitched gongs, in very large, large, and medium sizes)
Tambourine
Temple blocks
Two sets of tom toms (low and very low)

V:
Two vibraphones

X:
Xylophone

Four people, more than 50 instruments from too many cultures and sources to count, in about 18 minutes."

From the NSO's 'quick look' at George Crumb's A Haunted Landscape

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