related works

Kapitein Haddock zoekt Kuifje : voor bariton, blaaskwintet en piano, 1979 / Jean-Paul Franssens: tekst, Koos Terpstra: muziek

Genre: Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre: Music theatre
Scoring: bar fl(pic) ob(eh) cl fg h pf

Band Drum : for percussion ensemble / Nora Crane

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 4perc

Juli '03 : for marimba / Margriet Hoenderdos

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

Tempora : for marimba and tabla (with tanpura) / Alexander Manotskov

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar tabla

composition

Snow in Kalamazoo : for 3 percussion players, 1978 / Koos Terpstra

Other authors:
Terpstra, Koos (Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): This piece is the consequence of an experience I had during a United States concert tour with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Through the application of demisemiquaver notes I have tried to model the piece in an impressionistic way. The main theme, exposed in the first measure in the marimba, dominates the whole work. A continuous rhythmic counterpoint is supplied by the congas, and the woodblocks accentuate the irregular timings. The restfulness and the general impressionistic atmosphere are suggested by the small gong. There has to be a perfect dynamic balance between all the instruments, of which no one should dominate the others. - KOOS TERPSTRA