related works
Kyrie : for mixed choir with optional organ / Benjamin de Murashkin
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and organ
Scoring:
GK (org)
Dragspel : for 6 accordions, 1997 / John Slangen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Accordion
Scoring:
6acc
(It takes) 2 2 Tango : for 2 accordions / Gerard Beljon
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Accordion
Scoring:
2acc
Torkest : suite voor accordeonorkest, 2001 / Cor van Meteren
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Accordion; Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
3acc acc-b perc
composition
Suite Dreams : for two accordions / Benjamin de Murashkin
Other authors:
Murashkin, Benjamin de
(Composer)
Description:
Dancing the line between pastiche and minimalist make-over, this 21st-century take on a baroque suite plays with the expectations that a long tradition carries with it. Each movement takes as its starting point the barest kernel of the original dances’ distinguishing characteristics and moulds them, through repetition and development, into small pieces. From the staggering amount of upbeats in the Allemande to the effervescent swiftness of the Gigue, Suite Dreams is a whimsical throwback to a bygone era reimagined through a modern lens.