composer
Ton de Leeuw was born on November 16, 1926 in Rotterdam. He died on May 31, 1996 in Paris (France).
In 1949, after some years of composition lessons with Henk Badings, ...
related works
A cette heure du jour : for mixed choir a cappella, 1991-1992 / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Instruments:
GK8
Triptych : for wind ensemble, electronic organ and percussion, 1990/1991 / Tom Grondman
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
3130 4sax 3441 3perc el.org
Piccadilly Circus : for 18 musicians / Sander Germanus
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
ob cl sax-a h fg fl cl ob h tpt trb tb 2vn vla vc db perc
So long Charles (Mingus) : for ensemble, 1999 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
0000 3sax 0330 drums pf cb
composition
Spatial music IV : homage to Igor Strawinsky, for twelve players / Ton de Leeuw
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