related works
Peripteron : for 2 soloists, vocal ensemble and recorder quartet, 2002 / Paul Frankhuijzen
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Vocal ensemble (2-12) and instrument(s)
Scoring:
2sopr alt ten 2bas 4rec alt-bas-solo
Gezelle-liederen : (opus 26), voor sopraan, alt, piano (4 mains) en slagwerk / Jan Masséus
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Vocal ensemble (2-12) and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr alt 2perc pf4h
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Vocal ensemble (2-12) and instrument(s); Mixed choir and instruments
Scoring:
3sopr 3alt 3ten 3bas fl(fl-b ad lib.)
Eluard / Beckett : for soprano (contralto) and ensemble, 2000 / Maarten Altena
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Vocal ensemble (2-12) and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr alt rec(sax-t) cl trb perc g pf vl cb
composition
Peripteron : for 2 soloists, vocal ensemble and recorder quartet, 2002 / Paul Frankhuijzen
Author(s):
Frankhuijzen, Paul
(Composer)
Contains:
Ritus = Rite
Land van de blinde zangers = Land of the blind singers
Orakels = Oracles
Epiloog = Epilogie
Description:
Program note (English): Peripteron takes place in the temple of Esklepios at about 1000 BC. The company is lead by a priest (baritone) and the mother god EA (alto). The priest makes the singers think and preaches purification and concentration. But he is also keen on having his own-temple and for that purpose he needs people. The mother god EA predominantly sings about her son and tells what happened to him. The ensemble of vocalists, which is in the here and now, reacts to the events. Peripteron mirrors a depth structure of 'mythical' layers of emotion throughout the ages. Therefore it is a story of our day and age too, - PAUL FRANKUIJZEN