related works
Arpino-ouverture : jeugd orkest, 1974 / Koos Terpstra
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra; School orchestra
Scoring:
2010 0110 2perc pf str(vl vc cb)
Iron Velvet : for percussion sextet / Arnold Marinissen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
perc
Skinhead : for 3 percussionists, 1992 / Henk van der Meulen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
3vibr(perc) tom
Toccata : for 2 xylophones and 2 marimbas, 1979 / Henk de Vlieger
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
2xyl 2mar
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