composer
Loevendie calls himself a “latecomer as a composer”. Until the 1970s, he was known only as a jazz saxophonist. He gained international fame with his quartet (with Hans Dulfer, Arjen ...
related works
Six Turkish folkpoems : for female voice and 7 instruments, (1977) / Theo Loevendie
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
sopr/sopr-m fl(pic) cl perc hp pf vl vc
La belle chocolatière : 2003 / Mayke Nas
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
fl ob cl g hp man perc vl vla vc cb
Momentum : for bass clarinet, harpsichord & tape, 1991 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players); Electronics with different instruments; Mixed ensemble (2-11 players) with electronics
Instruments:
cl-b cemb tape
Drie stukken : voor klarinet en harp, 1978/79 / Andries de Braal
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
cl hp
composition
Nonet : for winds, percussion, piano and double-bass, (1980) / Theo Loevendie
Description:
Program note (English): (Premiere: 26-11-1980 - London - Capricorn Ensemble, cond. Anthony Pay (BBC)). The Nonet, completed in November 1980, consist of two parts.
The first part has a strict rhythmic organisation, which binds together heterogeneous elements such as tone clusters, percussive sounds and diatonic material. Apart from the elaboration in details, this first part is structured as a sort of palindrome: from end to beginning being the same as from beginning to end.
In contrast, the second part is determined by the aspect of pitch. A 35-tone series is continuously being repeated, but in a very free rhythm: tones from this series can be held on for anything between a split second and dozens of bars. - THEO LOEVENDIE