related works
Litany of our time : television play / by Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Music theatre
Scoring:
sopr MK3 fl 2perc hp pf cb tape electronics
Het leven van Rosa Luxemburg : 1971 / Gilius van Bergeyk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Variable instrumentation; Electronics with different instruments; Electronic music
Scoring:
4melody-instr pf(cel) 3tapes / 5tapes
Serene : for flute and soundtracks / Ton Bruynèl
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Flute; Electronics with different instruments; Flute with multimedia
Scoring:
fl tape
Minipuncti - 12 little counterpoints Nº 7-12 : for 2 clarinets / Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
2cl
composition
Mountains : bass clarinet, tape, 1977 / Ton de Leeuw
Other authors:
Leeuw, Ton de
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): At the heart of this work is an integration of the instrumental and electronic sounds rather than opposition. On the one hand, many of the electronic passages almost seem to become live music, owing to the very detailed flexible shape, whilst on the other hand the bass clarinet describes curves which come close to those of some of the electronic connections.
The musical events develop slowly and over long periods; in addition, there are many built-in repetitions with continuous subtle variations. The slowly ascending and falling lines, the high plateaus on which the music seems to stand still, readily provided me with the title - "Mountains". Echoes of folk music can be heard throughout, eternal and not confined to any one setting, mingled with the contemporary idiom and the electronic means that are used. The tape was made by voltage-controls equipment in the composer's studio. The aim is to create all the variants that occur from a programme determinated in advance. - TON DE LEEUW