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
Variations for symphony orchestra / Dafina Zeqiri Nushi
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob eng-h 2cl-b bcl-b 2bsn cbsn 4hn 2tpt-b 2tbn tb vib tp perc str
Midas : balletmuziek / Rob du Bois
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
4222 sax-a 2421 5perc el.g hp el.org/pf str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 8331 timp str
composition
Feierliche Abendmusik / Solemn Night Music : für Orchester / for orchestra / John Borstlap
Author(s):
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.