related works
Post mortem : for voice and ensemble, 2005 / Giel Vleggaar
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr-m/ten fl(fl-a) cl(cl-b) hp vl vla vc
Absorockinlutely : for three guitars / Bob Wander
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
3g
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar; Electronics with different instruments; Guitar with multimedia
Scoring:
2g g-b electronics
Swami hot-shot : for 3 guitars, 1981, (rev. '83) / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar
Scoring:
3g
composition
Aiming For Ecstasy : for electric guitar solo, (2005) / Giel Vleggaar
Other authors:
Vleggaar, Giel
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): After having succesfully collaborated with Wiek Hijmans on Appalachia for the Nieuw Ensemble in 2004, Giel Vleggaar composed Aiming for Ecstasy as a challenge from Wiek to write a piece for electric guitar solo. Aiming for Ecstasy draws from a wide array of influences. Wether it is a chord progression from an unreleased Prince-song called 'Wonderful Ass', an early Renaissance fauxbourdon harmonisation technique, or a palindromic number series (543212345), this piece presents a distinct sound world that emphasises a recurrent theme in the composer's work: bringing together seemingly unrelated musical scenarios. Repetition also plays a central role in Aiming for Ecstasy: getting stuck in repeating patterns and trying to break free through development, but always being controlled by the invisible pull of the palindrome. Allowed to wander off every once in a while into a alien fauxbourdon landscape, the guitarist finally submits to the iron rule of the number with full abandon,
aiming to find a sense of bliss in a highly regulated environment. - GIEL VLEGGAAR