related works
Albedo II : for bass clarinet, guitar and electronic music (CD), 2000 / Jan Vriend
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Electronics with different instruments; Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
cl-b g CD
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr-m fg 2vln vla vc
blue in blue in blue : Version for piano and string orchestra / Maxim Shalygin
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and string orchestra
Scoring:
pf 5vl 3vla 2vc db
Sonatine : voor altfluit alleen / Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Flute
Scoring:
fl-a
composition
Double Concerto : for piccolo, piano and orchestra / Jan Vriend
Other authors:
Vriend, Jan
(Composer)
Description:
The idea for the concerto came about after a successful first performance of the Sonata for piccolo and piano that took place in The Goods Shed in my hometown of Tetbury in November 2018. What started off as a mere pipedream, well aware that few orchestras, if any, were desperately waiting for an opportunity to premiere such a novel concept, became a genuine ambition for me.
I set to work regardless of practicalities as soon as I didn’t have any other commitments and produced four movements within a year. When I began writing the music another triumphant performance of the sonata had meanwhile taken place in Amsterdam, followed later in the year by a CD recording, launched at the end of 2019. As the sonata’s fourth movement became a particular favourite of the musicians I pondered if a version with a light orchestral accompaniment couldn’t feature as the slow second movement. However, after finishing all four movements I started having second thoughts about it and decided to compose a new one in its place.
Jan Vriend