related works
Symphony Nº 2 : for orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2fl(pic) 3ob ob(eh) 3cl cl(cl-b) 7h 4trp 3trb tb hp 8perc str
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h
Come raggio di sol : per canto e instrumenti / composta da Alphons Diepenbrock
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr fl ob cl fg h
Petrarca Song Cycle : for soprano, viola and guitar / Rijndert van Woudenberg
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr vla gtr
composition
Faux Bourdon Varié : pour bariton et ensemble / Marijn Simons
Other authors:
Baudelaire, Charles
(Text writer/Librettist)
Simons, Marijn
(Composer)
Description:
A few years ago, Daan Manneke asked me to arrange his Faux Bourdon for solo violin. This idea remained on the shelf until the beginning of this year, when I realised, I could do something on a bigger scale with this piece.
Instead of “just” arranging it for solo violin, I decided to write variations on it. With this idea in mind I composed a work in four movements.
The last movement contains the variations on Daanʼs piece.
Unlike what we find in the traditional “theme and variations” form, where the variations are composed on one theme, I approached this form
by orchestrating Daanʼs entire work and interrupting it three times to compose a variation on the previously heard material. Throughout the last movement, one can also hear quotations from other works by Daan Manneke, including Archipel II, Pneoo, Syrinx, and Fructus for Sytze.
Special thanks to Donemus for providing me with all the necessary scores.
Marijn Simons, 2009