Vibraphone, marimba and glockenspiel are all vital to the slow movement at the heart of the piece.
Cascading ostinati and clarion brass summonses yield to shimmering landscapes of low woodwind and strings, illuminated by celeste and glockenspiel.
A gradual reductive process is articulated by four glockenspiel performers.
They found that the most feminine instrument was harp, followed by flute, piccolo and glockenspiel.
In the score, this texture is doubled by crotales, glockenspiel, vibraphone and cimbalom.
In 'the tearing, the burning', harps, crotales and glockenspiel manufactured a grimly automated, clockwork sound.
Vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiels, xylophone and crotales combine with percussion to produce a decidedly strange atmosphere when merged with the gleaming, superbly defined, 16th-century backdrop.
In the earlier recording, this initial percussive sound is performed using a drum machine, followed by the introduction of electronic keyboard, glockenspiel, shakers and use of glissandi.
