composer
Edward Top was born in Ommen, the Netherlands, in 1972. Top has lived and worked in London, Bangkok, and Rotterdam. He now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Top studied composition and ...
related works
Helix (2022 revision) : for orchestra / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h2tpt 3trb/trb-b tb timp 2perc hp pf str
2de symphonie Cis gr.t. : voor groot orkest, gecomp. in 1965 / Henk Bijvanck
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
3333 4331 timp 4perc hp str
Drie stukken Nº 1 : voor school-orkest / Sem Dresden
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
(1)000 0000 3perc pf4h str(vl vc (cb))
O Ippis... Tou Ippi... E Ippi... Poios Ippei? : Ballet for symphony orchestra / Andys Skordis
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2fl/picc 2ob/eh cl cl-b 2fg/cfg 4h 2trp 2trb-t trb-b tb timp 2perc hp pf str
composition
Helix (2022 revision) : for orchestra / Edward Top
Description:
Helix consists of a single motive that occurs in five different speeds. At the opening of the work it can be heard on its own - slowly - in the horn and strings, followed by denser sections where the music intensifies through diminution (the motive in faster appearances), spiralling in and out of the different speeds. An echoing technique derived from electronic delay as found in rock music emphasizes this spiralling. This echo can be heard throughout the six-minute composition, but starts right at the beginning as a layer in bassoons, percussion, harp and piano. The work shifts through different diatonic modes where Corellian suspension chains in the strings, again, underscore the spiralling motion. These elements combined result in a weightless twirling that eventually gravitates towards a more grounded climax.