composer
related works
Fantasia : on a thema of Franz Liszt, for piano, 1985 / John Borstlap
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Symphony Nº 2 : for orchestra / Christian Blaha
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3fl(fl-a) 3ob(eh) 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3tpt 3trb tb timp 2perc str
Mouvement symphonique : '50 / Marius Monnikendam
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3323 4331 timp 2perc hp str
Iowa-serenade : voor orkest, op. 56, 1981 / Jan Masséus
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2221 2200 timp 2perc (cel ad lib.) str
composition
Feierliche Abendmusic / Solemn Night Music : für Orchester / for orchestra / John Borstlap
Description:
‘Solemn Night Music’ is a one-movement meditation, a metaphor of how thoughts and related emotions evolve and develop, as themes and motives grow from smaller cells, changing their form and character on the way. There is a pattern of order and intelligence in our emotions, as there is an emotional component to our thoughts, and music is the best way of demonstrating the combination of these different elements into one single experience. The title is taken from a poem by the German poet Hermann Hesse, where the author reflects upon the human condition, and upon his own life with its strivings, tribulations but also fulfilment, which can all be seen reflected in the various manifestations of nature.