related works
Intervals : for flute, violoncello, harp and chamber choir / Joep Straesser
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments
Scoring:
4sopr 4alt 4ten 4bas fl hp vc
Rising mountain : for harpsichord, mallets and double bass, 1988 / Dirk Dekker
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
vibr(mar) cemb(synth) cb
Journée d'Automne : pour quintette à cordes / Israel Olman
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
2vl vla vlc cb
Brindis : for small ensemble, 2000 / Jan Bus
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl cl perc pf vl vc
composition
Encounters : bass clarinet, percussion, 1973, second version 1975 / Joep Straesser
Author(s):
Straesser, Joep
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): In order to understand the intention of this piece, for which various interpretations are possible according to the differences in mental inclination and musicality of the audience, ears, not eyes are needed. The piece should not be read, but listened to. Contrary to the listener, the reader can determine his own tempo and reread a fragment. Therefore new pieces should be performed several times, either at the same concert or at the following one, so that the listener once again hears the piece. When it is a good piece (composer's activity) and the listener gradually succeeds in following the musical mental process (listener's activity), he will have conquered a new world; communication will have taken place. And only then listeners can explain the piece to one another bringing out the different paths they have found in the musical landscape. In this confrontation the composer can function as listener. - JOEP STRAESSER