composer
Elmer Schönberger was born in Utrecht on January 1, 1950.
'Writer, composer, musicologist' is the most concise biographical summary Elmer Schönberger is inclined to assign himself, although the order has the ...
related works
Dovemansoren : for tenor solo, three female voices and ensemble, 2002 / Elmer Schönberger
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments
Instruments:
ten VK3 3fl perc hp pf 2vl vla
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and large ensemble
Instruments:
fl(pic) ob cl cl-b fg h trp trb tb 2perc el.g acc 2vl vla vc cb pf-solo
Alexandre's concerto : for piano, wind instruments, percussion, 1978 / Jacques Bank
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and large ensemble
Instruments:
3222 3210 3perc pf-solo
Vrije tijd : for piano and ensemble / Guus Janssen, 2011
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and large ensemble
Instruments:
fl ob cl-b fg h trp trb tb 2perc 2vl vla vc cb pf-solo
composition
Ghosting Pantaleon : Concerto for piano and large ensemble / Elmer Schönberger
Description:
Around the year 1700, Pantal(e)on Hebenstreit (1667-1750), a versatile German musician, caused a sensation when he built a large dulcimer. According to some sources, it had no fewer than 276 strings, made of metal as well as gut. The instrument played a significant role in preparing the way for the development of the modern piano. Louis XVI, impressed by Hebenstreit’s contraption, suggested the instrument should be named after its inventor and therefore be called a Pantaleon or Pantalon. Johann Kuhnau, Bach's predecessor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig and equally impressed, enjoyed the instrument’s ‘momentum dulcedinis et gratiae musicae’. One could say that the solo piano in Ghosting Pantaleon is shadowed by the cimbalom and its allies (harp, vibraphone, celesta).