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24 capriccio's voor viool solo
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Violin
Scoring:
vl
Daar ging een patertje langs de kant : variaties voor orkest, april 1956 / Oscar van Hemel
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4330 timp perc str
Ouverture Gijsbrecht van Aemstel : voor orkest / Johannes Verhulst
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2trp 3trb timp perc str
L'Élue : Prelude pour orchestre / Bram Kortekaas
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
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composition
Ritratto : Orchestral suite / Willem Jeths
Other authors:
Jeths, Willem
(Composer)
Description:
Ritratto is the Italian word for 'portrait' and the title of this opera. The young orphaned and married, excessively wealthy Italian Marchesa Casati strove to be seen throughout her life. She was famous for the exuberant parties she organized. She allowed herself to be portrayed or photographed by numerous artists.
With her black-rimmed eyes, her flaming red hair and eccentric behaviour she tried to gain a place in the art world. Against the background of the first world war, the libretto questions the importance of art.
At a feast of Casati, all sorts of artists from the time of Casati are brought together. At the time, it was the Futurists who paved the way for fascism with their art. Casati does not engage with secular problems and focuses on her passion. In opera she goes even further than in real life; by not seeing, she tries to be seen herself.