related works
Sonate Nº 2 : voor viool en piano / Oscar van Hemel
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Violin and keyboard instrument
Scoring:
vl pf
Nagloed : for orchestra / Micha Hamel
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl fl(pic) 2ob eh 2cl cl(cl-b) 2fg cfg 4h 3trp 3perc str(12.10.8.6.4.)
Symphony No 1 (...e poi c’era…) : Symphony Nº 1 / Luc Brewaeys
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3fl 3ob 3cl 3fg 4h 3trp 3trb tb 4perc hp pf perc
Symphonie in C-minor : opus 4, for orchestra / Daniël de Lange
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
orch
composition
Symphonia 4 : 1962 / Oscar van Hemel
Other authors:
Hemel, Oscar van
(Composer)
Contains:
Allegro moderato
Passacaglia
Scherzo
Allegro con spirito
Description:
Program note (English): 'A short symphony' was the description of the commission. The result of this is a highly contrasting composition in four movements. The dynamic propulation is suddenly curbed in the first movement with its terse main theme by a stable, introvert image, after which the stirring movement again asserts itself. The Passacaglia with its strongly contrasting variations has as its background a twelve-tone bass figure, the second half of which forms the inversion of the first. The third movement is a lively, light-footed Scherzo with a sharp, humorous Trio in duple time. The Finale is characterised by a high degree of movement - initially by lively triplet passages and a little later in conjunction with a virile theme in the violins. After a development, there is an abrupt reaction from the brass and timpani. There follows a gradually built up energetic episode with a second motif related to that of the Passacaglia. After a transition, a short misterioso atmosphere suddenly occurs,
after which various motifs are combined simultaneously in the final phase. The main subject of the symphony is also intoned. - OSCAR VAN HEMEL