related works
Lisney Trio : for violin, cello and piano / Jan Vriend
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Other combinations of strings and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
pf vl vc
Léandre : for ensemble and electronics / Alla Zagaykevych
Genre:
Multimedia
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
fl sax-t trb acc/pf vln vc tape
Giuoco : blokfluit-kwartet, 1954 / Henri Zagwijn
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Recorder
Scoring:
rec-s rec-a rec-t rec-b
Moondrops : for orchestra, 2006 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pic 2fl 3ob 3cl fg 4h 4trp 3trb tb timp 2perc drums pf str
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