related works
Bass Trombone Concerto : for bass trombone and orchestra / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Trombone and orchestra
Scoring:
trb-b-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2trp trb timp perc pf str
Slunovrat : = (The solstice = Zonnewende), for symphony orchestra, 1978 / Daniel Brozak
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp 6perc hp str
Shadows with Melodies : for symphony (youth) orchestra / Luc Brewaeys
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob eh 3cl sax-s sax-t 2fg 4h trp-picc 3trp 3trb tb-b timp 4perc cel hp str
Celebration : for large orchestra, 2002 / Jan van Vlijmen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
4353 6431 timp cymb cel(perc) perc hp pf(cel) str(16.14.12.10.8.)
composition
Helix (2022 revision) : for orchestra / Edward Top
Other authors:
Top, Edward
(Composer)
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.