The clavicloche was developed in collaboration with the Devouassoud workshop in Chamonix, a manufacturer of bells for animals.
Instruments
It took Joël Graré, the album's percussionist and composer, twenty years to assemble a chromatic set of cowbells spanning three and a half octaves for his clavicloche.
Instruments
The clavicloche, an instrument featured on this album, is made from cowbells, which unlike church bells, have a relative rather than strict pitch.
Instruments
The largest cowbells in the world, size 14 Toupins of Swiss origin, are used to rhythmically accompany life in the alpine pastures.
Recording & Production
This album is dedicated to Gérard Devouassoud, who passed away in autumn 2015, and to Joël Graré's mother, who died a month later.
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