composer
Edward Top was born in Ommen, the Netherlands, in 1972. Top has lived and worked in London, Bangkok, and Rotterdam. He now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Top studied composition and ...
related works
Riff : for wind ensemble / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Wind ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
2fl 2ob cl cl-b fg cfg 2h trp trb tb
Ciacona e fuga : per orchestra / Alexander Voormolen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
3222 4331 timp perc str
Festa seria : per orchestra, 1980 / Nico Schuyt
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
3333 4331 timp 4perc hp pf str
Erwartung : for voice and orchestra / Boudewijn Tarenskeen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
composition
Symphony : Golden dragon, for orchestra, 2001 / Edward Top
Description:
Program note (English): There are three main elements onto which this piece is constructed. 1) Sound: this is often created by successions of clusters; I shall call them cluster-chorales, hissing sounds (strings), chromatic walls, and/or modal sound fields. - 2) Motives: there are a number of motives of different character forming the basis of the composition, either tonal-melodic or harmonic and chromatic. - 3) Traditional gestures: a lot of gestures in the piece originate from traditional symphonic music. The final chorale towards the end of the work is some sort of blown up Tchaikowski. The three elements join each other in a fourth element: Layers. On many occasions there are different elements sounding simultaneously and in different instrumental groupings. An important feature in the Symphonys orchestration is the particular octave doubling, or being 'on the verge of octavation'. Idea is to create extra tension by not resolving dirty octaves, i.e. major sevenths and minor ninths. One could say
the orchestration has become part of compositional ideas, even with finding pitches. After its original setting including Wagner tubas and contrabass trombone, the symphony was revised in 2001 and the orchestration was reduced. - EDWARD TOP