related works
Concerto Nº 7 : for luthéal and orchestra / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
lutheal-solo picc 2fl(fl-a/picc) ob eh cl(cl-b) cl-b 2fg(cfg) 4h tpt-picc 2tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 3perc hp cel str
Lysanxia : for gamelan ensemble and tape / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
9gam perc
Flea : for 10 instrumentalists, 1979 / Johan de Boer
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl ob cl perc pf 2vl vla vc cb
A Storm is Blowing from Utopia : for piccolo, vibraphone, piano and contrabass / Edward Top
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
pic perc pf cb
composition
Pascal : for septet / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Other authors:
Graaff, Jan-Peter de
(Composer)
Description:
Pascal is inspired by the movement of air (and thereby the creation of wind) from high to low pressure, according to the law of Buys-Ballot (Pascal is the metric unit for measuring Air Pressure). In the piece I tried to translate the speed and pressure of air to rhythm and harmony. In this way a high air pressure translates to harmonies where the pitches are close together: (clusters around the middle C on the piano). Low pressure translates to pitches that are far away from each other (extremely high and low sounds).
Jan-Peter de Graaff