related works
Joy : for cello and piano / Jan Vriend
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
vc pf
Pimpin' : version for electric guitar and multimedia / JacobTV - Jacob Ter Veldhuis
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Guitar with multimedia
Scoring:
e.g soundtrack
Four Songs : for soprano and small orchestra / Erik Lotichius; texts: Native American poetry
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Voice and large ensemble
Scoring:
Soprano and Small Orchestra: Flute; Oboe; Clarinets in B-flat; Bassoon; Horn in F; Trumpet in C; Timpani; Strings
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Electronic music
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