related works
Solo for percussion : 1997 / Michel van der Aa
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
perc
Stuck in a Closet : for two Yamaha Midi concert pianos and saxophone ensemble / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2midipiano 2sax-s sax-a sax-t sax-n sax-bass
Crawling up the wall : for instrumental ensemble / Huib Emmer
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl ob cl fg h tpt trb tb perc hp pf 2vl vla vc cb
Alien Autopsy : for ensemble / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2fl/picc cl/cl-b sax-a/sax-s sax-bar/sax-s 2h tpt 2trb tb perc pf gtr-e bass-e
composition
Above : for ensemble and soundtrack, 1999 / Michel van der Aa
Other authors:
Aa, Michel van der
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): In 'Above' the same note material is repeated literally in the ensemble and only the soundtrack is changed, providing new surroundings for the ensemble. With this changing soundtrack layer each of the repeated sections gets a different context, meaning and purpose. The soundtrack exists of repeats and previews of moments in the ensemble. Ensemble sounds are lifted and stretched out completely, and new surroundings for the musicians surface. 'Above' is part of the 'Preposition trilogy - Above, Between, Attach'. Each part focuses on a specific positioning of the musical material. - MICHEL VAN DER AA