related works
String quartet II : (1964) / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Scoring:
2vl vla vc
Berg : for clavichord and tape, 1986 / Hans Poort
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harpsichord; Electronics with different instruments; Harpsichord with multimedia
Scoring:
clav tape
For Morty : for trombone, piano and tape, 1987 / James Fulkerson
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Trombone and keyboard instrument; Electronics with different instruments; Trombone and keyboard instrument with multimedia
Scoring:
trb pf tape
Divertimenti : for clarinet quartet / Frédéric Devreese
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
3cl cl-b
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