Composition: A Book of the Gates (Ponomareff, Dmitry)
| Title | A Book of the Gates |
| Alternative title | Suite for Bass Viol |
| Creators | Dmitry Ponomareff (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | viol |
| Number of movements | 9 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | 2011 |
| First published | 2012 |
| Dedication | A musical project devoted to the 8 surviving city gates of Koenigsberg |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Modern |
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Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Dmitry Ponomareff (performer) | 1. From Ash and Dust to Dust and Ash (Prologue) · file 2. The Gates of War and Wind (Brandenburger Tor) · file 3. The Gates of Water Speech and Better Rebirths (Friedrichsburger Tor) · file 4. The Gates of Earth Fire and Music (Eisenbahnhof Tor) · file 5. The Gates of Stars Insomnia and Western Clouds (Ausfalstor) · file 6. The Gates of Whispers and Meditations (Rossgarter Tor) · file 7. The Gates of Pleasures of Spring and Autumn (Koenigstor) · file 8. The Gates of Silence and Immortality (Sackheimer Tor) · file 9. The Gates of Rain, Magic and Melancholy (Friedlander Tor) · file |
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