composer
Martijn Padding was born on April 24, 1956 in Amsterdam.
In the introduction to his website, Martijn Padding writes, regarding his music and way of working, that he studied a volume ...
related works
Swift, Grey and Spacious : Cello Concerto Nº 2 / Martijn Padding
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Cello and orchestra
Scoring:
vc-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl fg 2h 2tpt 2trb(trb-b) tb hp 2perc str
Me to feggári : for mezzo-soprano and 4 violoncelli / Calliope Tsoupaki
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr 4vlc
A Light World : for soprano and ensemble / Mateo Soto; on lyrics by William Wordsworth
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr cl sax-t perc vibr
Adonai, Adunenu : 2004 / Ab Sandbrink
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr perc pf
composition
Speculum inversum : for soprano, ensemble and live electronics, 2000 / Martijn Padding
Description:
Program note (English): In the beginning of the 14th century a nun, Sybillia from Verlais, allowed herself to be bricked up within the walls of the convent, where she remained enclosed in an eight-square metre space for the next 38 years, in order to affirm of her love for God. While confined there she suffered terrifying hallucinations, brought on by her anorexic condition, causing her to enter the state of permanent ecstacy. Having started out as 'a bride of Christ', she began increasingly to pontificate about Satan, up to the point where the diabolic filth was so great that (following a trial) she was condemned to be burned at the stake. The text in Speculum inversum is based on the pronouncements she made during that trial. - MARTIJN PADDING