related works
Visiting the Angels : Concerto No 2, for trombone and orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Trombone and orchestra
Scoring:
2pic ob eh cl cl-cb 2fg 2h 2trp trb 2perc pf str trb-solo
Oda a la guitarra : for baritone and guitar / Kees Arntzen; poetry by Pablo Neruda
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
zang gtr
Clau Romà : for soprano and flute / Xavier Gelabert
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sorp fl
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr fl pf
composition
Faux Bourdon Varié : pour bariton et ensemble / Marijn Simons
Author(s):
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