related works
Red, white and blues : Dutch new blues pieces, for piano, volume 1
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
PS [passé simple] : for piano solo and optional instrumental ensemble / Dmitri Kourliandski
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
pf
Annette définitivement nue : pour ensemble / Piet-Jan van Rossum
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
pic pno-4 4vl vla vc tub
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Accordion; Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
4acc acc-b ; 3acc acc-b ; 4acc pf ; 3acc acc-b perc
composition
Temptations of the beat : for percussion and strings, 2001, revision 2002 / Christina Viola Oorebeek
Other authors:
Oorebeek, Christina Viola
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The project, 'A Night in Tunisia', conjured up a kaleidoscope of impressions to me, exotic images, romantic images, but above all, musical ones, presenting sources of inspiration for this piece. Central African and Tunisian Sufi music were two traditions to which I listened extensively, as a personal hommage to the musical explorations of Dizzy Gillespie in the hard bop era. I am not interested, however, in superficial reminiscences of any musical tradition, but, I feel that my own work can be enriched by these largely intuitive encounters. Closer to home, chance reckoning and hip-hop rhythms played varied roles in composing for this project. However, in the most direct sense, the instrumentation was the biggest challenge - how to approach working with the colors and techniques of two very different instrumental groups. Further, in this era of almost omnipresent music, zap moments and sound bytes, the 'steady beat' is never far - I am drawn to it and push away from it, in an
attempt at creating my own time. - CHRISTINA VIOLA OOREBEEK