related works
Cinq hymnes : for mixed choir, 2 pianos and percussion, 1987/88 / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments; Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK4 2pf ; GK4 ; GK4 2pf 2perc ; GK6 ; GK4 2pf 2perc
Jack in the Box - Prélude : voor ensemble / Erik Satie / Hans Koolmees
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl ob sax-a cl cl-b fg h tpt trb perc hp acc vn vc
Tam tam : voor 12 instrumentalisten, 1978-'79 / Diderik Wagenaar
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2panfl 0000 2sax-a 0000 2perc 2g-b 4pf
Zundgat : for ensemble and 2 improvising solo players, 2000 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2010 2sax 2121 perc el.g g-b pf 2 improvising soloists
composition
Spatial music IV : homage to Igor Strawinsky, for twelve players / Ton de Leeuw
Other authors:
Leeuw, Ton de
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): "Spatial Music IV" is one of a series of works bearing the same name in which the spatial positioning of the performers plays an essential role. The position of the performers has compositoral consequences. This can be illustrated by two extremes taken from the score: in the case of the greatest dispersion, totally independent parts can be said to be playing together. The players are, as it were, isolated from one another, only connected by the same time limits given the score. The other extreme is the classic set-up of the players around the piano. In this case, all the parts are closely related to the quotation of a Stravinsky chorale.
The 12 instrumentalists have a limited amount of freedom with regard to their choice of instrument. The composer indicates the following possibilities for part A, for example: flute-bass flute-oboe-oboe d'amore-clarinet-soprano saxophone or trumpet.
There is no improvisation; the composer envisages guided interpretation, i.e. his text is the framework which the players are to take as a basis for their embellishments, colourings and dynamic nuancing; a procedure which is still frequently used today in the highly developed musical cultures of Asia. - TON DE LEEUW