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24 capriccio's voor viool solo
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Violin
Scoring:
vl
Variaties : op een Nederlands volkslied, voor orkest en koor / Géza Frid
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra; Mixed choir and orchestra
Scoring:
(GK4 ad lib.) 3243 sax-a 4331 timp 3perc str
Variations for symphony orchestra / Dafina Zeqiri Nushi
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob eng-h 2cl-b bcl-b 2bsn cbsn 4hn 2tpt-b 2tbn tb vib tp perc str
Eirene : for symphony orchestra / Victoria Vita Poleva
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 3trb tb 3perc cel str
composition
Ritratto : Orchestral suite / Willem Jeths
Author(s):
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.