composer
Henk Badings is one of the great composers of the twentieth century, according to the musicologist Leo Samama. Samama describes him as “a versatile artist who apparently could effortlessly go ...
related works
Concerto : for viola and string orchestra, 1965 / Henk Badings
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Viola and string orchestra
Instruments:
str vla-solo
Tweede suite : voor orkest, opus 88, 1980 / Léon Orthel
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2222 4230 timp 2perc str
Intrada reale e sinfonia festiva : (1964) / Bertus van Lier
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
4222 4233 2crt timp str
Symphonie : (a minor), for orchestra, 1931 / ed. by John Smit, Julius Röntgen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
3232 4230 timp hp str
composition
Nederlandse dansen : voor orkest, (1957) / Henk Badings
Contains:
Friese plof
Hollandse boerendans
Brabants air
Gelderse polka
Description:
Program note (English): It consists of modern adaptations of four Netherlands Folksongs, the first of which is a so-called 'Friese Plof' (Frisian Bounce), a dance in quadruple time with dotted figures, regularly interrupted by the two typical heavy accents. The second is a Dutch Country-Dance, also in quadruple time, more uniform in motion and typified by groups of three heavy accents each. The 'Brabant Air' is an intermezzo. The wistful melody has the character of a siciliano. The last dance - The Guelders Polka - is the well-known air of the 'Driekusman' (Harry-man). Its adaptation is more detailed than that of the preceding dances. The main part is followed by a trio, first in the trombones, later high in the violins, then combined, with the melody in the clarinet. After the recapitulation of the main part a counterpoint adaptation of all the data together follows in the coda. - HENK BADINGS