composer
Jan-Peter de Graaff (*1992), born in Papendrecht and raised on the isle of Terschelling, started composing at the age of 15. After two years of private lessons in composition with ...
related works
Rimpelingen (Concerto Nº 4) : for cello and ensemble / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Cello and large ensemble
Instruments:
vc-solo fl(picc) eh(ob) cl-b(cl/sax-b) fg(cfg) tpt trb pf(cel) perc 2vn vla vc
Symphonie in C-minor : opus 4, for orchestra / Daniël de Lange
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
orch
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2222 2220 timp perc hp str
Kadullen-variaties : voor fluit, fagot en strijkorkest / Herman Strategier
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
1001 0000 str
composition
Le café de nuit : for orchestra / Jan-Peter de Graaff
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