composer
Edward Top was born in Ommen, the Netherlands, in 1972. Top has lived and worked in London, Bangkok, and Rotterdam. He now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Top studied composition and ...
related works
Helix : for orchestra / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 3trb tb timp 2perc hp pf str
Celebration : for brass instruments / Jo van den Booren
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Wind ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
4h 4trp 4trb tb
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Wind ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
3fl/picc ob 3cl fg 3h 2tpt 2trb
Symphonietta : voor blaasinstrumenten / Willem van Otterloo
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Wind ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
pic 2fl 2 ob ca 2cl bcl 4hn 2fg cfg
composition
Riff : for wind ensemble / Edward Top
Description:
Riff is built on a chromatic theme in parallel fifths (‘power chords’) with a direct-ness and rawness of a heavy-metal riff. Similar to a theme-and-variations form, this theme goes through several metamorphoses. Towards the climactic end it returns in its original guise, as a recapitulation with additional dissonant stabs in a cubistic rhythm.
Edward Top, 2014