composer

Vlieger, Henk de

Henk de Vlieger started his musical education at an early age, playing the harmonium of his grandfather. Ever since his childhood, he has been drawn to the challenge of writing ...

related works

Pictures at an exhibition / (Modest Mussorgsky), transcription for 14 percussionists, celesta, harp and piano by Henk de Vlieger, (1981/84) (rev. 1989)

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Large ensemble (12 or more players); Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments: 0000 0000 14perc hp pf(cel)

Spatial music II : percussion / Ton de Leeuw

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Instruments: 4-9perc

Popcorn II : for marimba or cimbalom solo / Chiel Meijering, 1999-2001

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Instruments: mar/cymb

Table Piece : for three percussionists / Maarten Altena

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Instruments: 3perc

composition

Toccata : for 2 xylophones and 2 marimbas, 1979 / Henk de Vlieger

Description:
Program note (English): Clear, direct, unequivocal: these terms largely cover this work's character, the thematic material and structure as well as the timbre resulting from the scoring. Although it is a dodecaphonic composition, it's three 'themes' were built exclusively on four triads. - HENK DE VLIEGER