related works

Mimesis : for instrumental quintet and chamber orchestra, 1974 / Koos Terpstra

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Two or more different solo instruments and orchestra
Scoring: 0000 sax-s 1230 3perc g-b 7saw-blades 6vl 2vla 2vc cb 3fl-ob-cl-solo

Paradox (Music for a Sculpture) : for two percussionists / Oscar van Dillen

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: 2perc

Sticks and stones : for marimba solo, 1992 / André Douw

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

Popcorn : for marimba or cimbalom solo / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

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