related works
Rajanigandha : for soprano, flute and piano / John Borstlap ; seven poems by Rabindranath Tagore
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr fl pf
Symphony Nº 1 : for orchestra / Marijn Simons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pic fl fl(pic) 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg fg-cb 2sax 4h 4trp 3trb tb 6perc 2hp pf str
Tala : per orchestra, 1987 / Jan Rokus van Roosendael
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pic fl fl(pic) 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3trp 3trb tb 6perc hp pf str
Modern times sonata : Arrangement for orchestra / Ignace Lilien; arranged by Dolf de Kinkelder
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl ob(eh) cl sax-s sax-a sax-t cl-b fg h 3trp 3trb tb 3perc hp pf str
composition
Feierliche Abendmusic / Solemn Night Music : für Orchester / for orchestra / John Borstlap
Other authors:
Borstlap, John
(Composer)
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.