composer
Christina Viola Oorebeek was born in New Work, on November 7, 1944. Since 1972, she lives in Amsterdam.
Education: Christina immersed herself in music as a profession at 21, teaching herself ...
related works
Afterwalk (après promenade) : for partially prepared piano / Christina Viola Oorebeek
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Instruments:
pf
Walk on water : song for piccolo trumpet and ensemble, (1988) / Peter-Jan Wagemans
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Trumpet and large ensemble
Instruments:
1111 2011 perc pf 2vl vla vc cb trp-p/sax-s-solo
Concerto : for trumpet, percussion and strings / Michael Fine
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Trumpet and large ensemble
Instruments:
tpt-solo perc str
Glückliche Hand solo / Ron Ford
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice solo
Instruments:
sopr
composition
Fulgura frango : for trumpet and ensemble, 2002, revision 2003 / Christina Viola Oorebeek
Description:
Program note (English): Fulgura Frango is the inscription found on many church bells in Europe from the Medieval times right up until the end of the 19th century. Translated, it means 'I break the lightning', and shows the faith of the bell ringers and the church in the protective power of the ringing of the bells in times of emergency - to ward off electrical storms and aggressive attacks, to name a few. Many a bell ringer met his end while performing his duty during lightning strikes to the church tower. Fragments of the pitch cycles of the bell ringers of England provided rich sources for melodic ideas, which fit in with the overall theme of the work. The trumpet, perhaps overly clear by now, is the musical metaphor for the tragic hero figure, pitting himself against 'the elements', for the greater good. A 'singing highway', heard on a journey in New Mexico, was an important inspiration for the melody and rhythms used in the chorale section. - CHRISTINA VIOLA OOREBEEK