composer
General: Simons was born in The Netherlands on December 29, 1982.
Education: He studied violin with Prof. Saschko Gawriloff, composition with Daan Manneke and James MacMillan and conducting with Ed Spanjaard, ...
related works
Fire Column (Piano Concerto Nº 2) : for piano and string orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and string orchestra
Instruments:
pf str
Battle of the saxes II : for saxophone quartet, 1990/1995 / Maarten van Norden
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Saxophone
Instruments:
4sax
Capriccio : for soprano-, alto-, tenor- and baritone saxophone, opus 86, (1985-86) / Marius Flothuis
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Saxophone
Instruments:
4sax
Saxofoonkwartet : 1992 / Gijs van Dijk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Saxophone
Instruments:
4sax
composition
L' espoir : pour quatuor de saxophones, opus 30, 2005 / Marijn Simons
Description:
Program note (English): My previous work for saxophone quartet, Rocking Birds, is a work in which the saxophones are used for the things they are best at: rock and jazz influenced music. At least, that's what I thought. After having heard more concerts and recordings of the Amstel Saxophone Quartet I realized that the saxophone also has an exquisite soft and lyrical side. In L'espoir I wanted to use both sides of the saxophone: the soft and lyrical side and the loud and agressive side. L'espoir is a painting by Joan Miró. It has a background from which figures appear. These figures are often very playful. In the music - which develops from a soft, single note - this can be heard in the playful and jazzy second section. - MARIJN SIMONS