Instrumentation:
- Piccolo
- Flute 1
- Flute 2
- Oboe 1
- Oboe 2
- English Horn (optional)
- Bassoon 1
- Bassoon 2
- Contrabassoon (optional)
- Eb Clarinet
- Bb Clarinet 1
- Bb Clarinet 2
- Bb Clarinet 3
- Eb Alto Clarinet
- Bb Bass Clarinet
- Bb Contrabass Clarinet (optional)
- Bb Soprano Saxophone
- Eb Alto Saxophone 1
- Eb Alto Saxophone 2
- Bb Tenor Saxophone
- Eb Baritone Saxophone
- Bb Trumpet 1
- Bb Trumpet 2
- Bb Trumpet 3
- F Horn 1
- F Horn 2
- F Horn 3
- F Horn 4
- Trombone 1
- Trombone 2
- Bass Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
- Harp
- Celesta
- Timpani
- [Percussion 1] Claves, Snare, Triangle, Bamboo Wind-chime
- [Percussion 2] Sleigh Bells, Bongos, Iron Block, Wood Block
- [Percussion 3] Tam-tam, Suspended Cymbal, 2 Gongs
- [Percussion 4] Cymbals, Bass Drum
- [Percussion 5] Xylophone, Vibraphone
- [Percussion 6] Glockenspiel
The inspiration of "La danse du Phenix" is Kyoto, one of the most beautiful cities in Japan. Kyoto was the capital city for 1,000 of its 1,200-year history, and is still the cultural center of the country.
You will find the stone garden of Ryoan-ji Temple in the middle of the work, with the sound of the wind that makes a bamboo grove tremble. The grand climax expresses the brilliance of the Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavillion) and the phénix flapping its guilded wings into the heavens.