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1. The King (in tribute to a king of composers)2. The Lover / The TricksterCadenza3. The Warrior Percussion: xylophone bells (glockenspiel), tenor drum, bass drum, tam tam, vibraphone, suspended cymbal;This work was commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-PekkaSaraste, Music Director, for bass soloist Joel Quarrington. The first performance tookplace on Nov. 8, l997 at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto.The version for small orchestra was commissioned by Joel Quarrington andfirst performed by Joel with Symphony Nova Scotia, Bernhard Gueller, cond.,at Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Feb. 7, 2008