composer
The Dutch composer Rene Ruijters was born in 1955 an studied classical organ and piano at the Arnheim Conservatory of Music. He also plays the clarinet in a concert band.
related works
Concerto Nº 1 : for alto saxophone and concert band / Rene Ruijters
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and Wind Band
Scoring:
sax-a-solo picc 2fl 2ob eh fg 4cl cl-b sax-a sax-ten sax-bar 4h 3trp 3trb bar tb bass timp perc
Concerto : for baritone saxophone and wind orchestra, 2007, Bernard van Beurden
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and Wind Band
Scoring:
pic 2fl 2ob 3cl cl-b 2fg 2sax-s 2sax-a sax-t sax-br 4h 4trp 4trb 2tb-t tb-b timp perc cb sax-br-solo
Mater dolorosa : for saxophone quartet & wind orchestra, 1999 / Henk Alkema
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and Wind Band
Scoring:
pic 2fl 2ob 13cl cl-b 2fg 4sax 4h 3crt/trp 3trb tenh 3tb timp 3perc 4sax-solo
Saxofoonconcert : voor harmonie-orkest, 1951 / Henk Badings
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Saxophone and Wind Band
Scoring:
3383 4sax 4342 2bug 2crt 4barh timp 2perc sax-a-solo
composition
Concerto Nº 1 : for alto saxophone and concert band / Rene Ruijters
Description:
This Concerto is in every aspect a contemporary composition but has been inspired by diverse musical styles and composers, among others J.S. Bach and Olivier Messiaen. The duration of the Concerto is almost 9 minutes and it consists of two parts of almost equal length.
Part 1 is predominantly slow. A melodious introduction is followed by a temporary upswing which begins as a fugue and turns into a scherzando. The order is restored by the stately theme of a passacaglia, which in five variations builds up to a climax and ends in tranquility. Part 2 is predominantly fast. The fierce opening forms a strong contrast with the preceding part. It also introduces the solistic snare drum, which pushes the piece into an abrupt downfall.
After a gloomy andante the tempo is gradually increased towards the powerful and virtuoso cadenza. The Concerto is concluded by a reprise and thundering coda.