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
Concerto Nº 5: The Forest in April : for cello and orchestra / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Cello and orchestra
Instruments:
vc-solo 2fl(picc/fla) 2ob(eh) cl cl-b sax-s(sax-a) 2fg(cfg) 4h 2tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 2perc hp cel str
Axis (Sandman) : for percussion and string quintet / Lewis Nielson
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
perc 2vn vla 2vc
Die Zeit : for 4 amplified instruments / Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vn vc pf cel
Gilgulim : for violin and violoncello / Yale Strom
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
vl vc
composition
Pascal : for septet / Jan-Peter de Graaff
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