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Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
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Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
0023 3sax 4200 perc vibr xyl el.g g-b el.org el.pf pf 3vl 2vla electronics
Im Vortex : for 16 musicians / Sander Germanus
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
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Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb : for large ensemble, 1993 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
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composition
Double Concerto : for alto/bass flute & horn solo, 10 players and electronic sounds / Luc Brewaeys
Author(s):
Brewaeys, Luc
(Composer)
Description:
The "Double Concerto" was commissioned by the Ictus Ensemble. They first performed the work conducted by Georges-Elie Octors and with Michael Schmidt on flutes and Bruce Richards on horn at the Concertgebouw in Bruges on January 9, 2010. The second performance followed almost immediately afterwards at deSingel in Antwerp (on Jan. 21).
The work starts with a lengthy double cadenza for the soloists, with some interventions of the electronic sounds, which mostly are based on instrumental sounds (from the soloists or from the ensemble). The parts are physically very demanding, although melodies take an important role in this work. Some of the material played afterwards is based on my previous Ictus commission "Jocasta" (2003), but I have extended the harmonies and eliminated lines which I considered being "too sweet".
For the moment the work is about 15 minutes long, but I schedule to add some 9 to 10 more minutes, in order to equilibrate the overall form of the work. The score is dedicated to Lukas Pairon, director of Ictus and longtime friend.