Not to be confused with the similarly titled choral number from Verdi’s Il Trovatore, this percussion piece was premiered by Steven Schick at the Bang on a Can Festival in New York in May 1991.
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
The Anvil Chorus was written by David Lang.
David Lang released The Anvil Chorus on Sun May 12 1991.
From the composer’s website:
When percussionist Steve Schick asked me to write him a solo piece I wanted to do something that showed percussion’s connection to real life activities. I didn’t want to work with the pretty instruments, like vibraphone or chimes, that were invented so that percussionis...