related works
Vioolconcert : 2008 / Will Eisma
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2sax fg 2h trp trb tb timp mar/vibr hp str vl-solo
La vertigine : for bass baritone and soundtracks, 1989 / text by Bert Schierbeek, Ton Bruynèl
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice solo; Multimedia and singing voice(s) with or without instrument(s)
Scoring:
bas-bar soundtracks
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
alt fla g g-e vla
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and large ensemble; Multimedia and singing voice(s) with or without instrument(s)
Scoring:
GK4 3020 2231 4perc tape
composition
Le cheval mort : mezzo-soprano, bass clarinet, piano, percussion: marimba + tamtam, 2 synthesizers, 4 channel tape / text: Aloysius Bertrand, Will Eisma
Other authors:
Bertrand, Aloysius
(Text writer/Librettist)
Eisma, Will
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The compositions Le Gibet and Le Cheval Mort were set to surrealistic poems by Aloysius Bertrand from his collection: Gaspard de la nuit, septième livre, Pièces détachées. The wonderful ambience derived from the poems inspired me to set some of these to music. The text of the poems expresses the dramatic environment of a battlefield and a graveyard. This lends itself easily to natural nocturnal sounds, bloodcurdling whistling and cracking noises. This is, however, something I wanted to avoid. I have tried to create an unreal atmosphere in my music. In Le Cheval Mort the electronics are prominent, especially in the second half of the work. It was written for the music festival in Witten, Germany and received its première there in 1976. - WILL EISMA