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
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl hp pf vl vc
Musica notturna a cinque : 1967, per quattro violoncelli e arpa, opus 90 / Lex van Delden
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
hp 4vc
Projections II : for bass clarinet and percussion, 1991 / David Rowland
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl-b perc
composition
Pascal : for septet / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Other authors:
Graaff, Jan-Peter de
(Composer)
Description:
Pascal is inspired by the movement of air (and thereby the creation of wind) from high to low pressure, according to the law of Buys-Ballot (Pascal is the metric unit for measuring Air Pressure). In the piece I tried to translate the speed and pressure of air to rhythm and harmony. In this way a high air pressure translates to harmonies where the pitches are close together: (clusters around the middle C on the piano). Low pressure translates to pitches that are far away from each other (extremely high and low sounds).
Jan-Peter de Graaff