related works
Rimpelingen (Concerto Nº 4) : for cello and ensemble / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Cello and large ensemble
Scoring:
vc-solo fl(picc) eh(ob) cl-b(cl/sax-b) fg(cfg) tpt trb pf(cel) perc 2vn vla vc
Benvenuta : Suite Nº 1 for orchestra / Frédéric Devreese
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3fl 2ob 2cl 2fg cfg 4h 3tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp perc hp (pf) str
Double chords : for orchestra, 1991 / Ernst Oosterveld
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3223 4221 glock hp pf str
Rain, steam and speed : for orchestra, 1994 / Peter van Onna
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4431 3-6perc pf(cel) hp str(16.14.12.10.8.)
composition
Le café de nuit : for orchestra / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Other authors:
Graaff, Jan-Peter de
(Composer)
Description:
"Le café de nuit" is a 13-minute fantasia/nocturne for orchestra, based on the painting (with the same name) by Vincent van Gogh, and the letters he wrote to this brother Theo during his stay in Arles, where he rented a studio above the café. In the letters, he describes this place as "a place where you can ruin yourself, go mad, commit crimes". This subject really interested me as a composer as there is really a conflict within the concept of a café. Usually, one goes to a café to escape the ongoing world and everyday problems, to dance, to celebrate life and to drink and go drunk to immerse oneself in a different reality. However, there is a danger, as van Gogh states, as the café also influences the world outside. It is a place where the darkest side of human behaviour emerges. In the piece I tried to find this strange balance between joy and danger, between alertness (or even panic) and being drunk, between passion and truth.
Jan-Peter de Graaff