related works
Hexameron : 'Phagocitosis' : for orchestra / Jan Vriend
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pic(fl) fl(pic) ob eh cl cl-b fg cfg 4h 2trp 2trb trb-b tb 3perc 4timp hp str
Clarinet Sonata : for clarinet in B flat and piano / Dennis Hyams
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
cl pf
Absam : for vocals, violin, piano / Marion von Tilzer
Genre:
Unknown
Trois moments d'Orphée : pour harpe / Carlos Micháns
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harp
Scoring:
hp
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