related works
Introduction : for english horn and (youth / school / amateur) orchestra / Luc Brewaeys
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Oboe and orchestra
Scoring:
eh-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2trp 2trb tb 3perc pf str
Fors geschapen : voor blazers en strijkers, 1986 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
3222 sax-a 2210 2vl vla vc cb
Between dreams and fairy tales : for ensemble and tape, 1992 / Sinta Wullur
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl(fl-a pic) ob cl cl-b fg trp perc pf 2vl vla vc cb tape
Canto de trabalho : for wind instruments, double bass and piano / Amilcar Vasques Dias
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1000 3sax 1230 pf cb
composition
Double Concerto : for alto/bass flute & horn solo, 10 players and electronic sounds / Luc Brewaeys
Other authors:
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.