composer
General: Roderik de Man was born in Bandung, Indonesia, on May 23 1941.
Education: Roderik studied percussion with Frans van der Kraan and Theory of Music at the Royal Coservatory in ...
related works
Ecoute, écoute! : for bass clarinet and sound tracks, 1999 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet; Electronics with different instruments; Clarinet with electronics
Instruments:
cl-b tape
Sinequan : for violoncello (amplified and delay), 1993 / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello; Electronics with different instruments; Cello with electronics
Instruments:
vc (ampl.)
Willowy : for harpsichord, 1990 / Lowell Dijkstra
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harpsichord
Instruments:
cemb
Eye - opener : for amplified harpsichord and tape, 1997 / Wim de Ruiter
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harpsichord; Electronics with different instruments; Harpsichord with electronics
Instruments:
cemb tape
composition
Distant mirror : for 2 harpsichords and stereo effects processor, 1996 / Roderik de Man
Description:
Program note (English): The Fantasia Chromatica by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621), is seen as one of the highlights of early literature by harpsichordists. The inventive chromatism, the strictness of form and the balance between the character of the material and its development formed the inspirational source. My Distant Mirror may be seen as a tribute to and a comment on Sweelinck' s work, whereby the position on stage of the harpsichords and the use of live electronics are intended to underline the monumental character of his work. - RODERIK DE MAN