related works
Le café de nuit : for orchestra / Jan-Peter de Graaff
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 4h 3tpt 2trb trb-b tb timp 3perc hp pf cel str
Les Chants d'Automne : for harp and piano or two pianos / Douwe Eisenga
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
hp/pf pf
Fanfare : for 9 brass instruments and percussion, 1996 / Theo Loevendie
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
4h 3trp 2trb perc
Labyrinth : for oboe and percussion / Robert Groslot
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
ob 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