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
Cinq hymnes : for mixed choir, 2 pianos and percussion, 1987/88 / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments; Mixed choir
Instruments:
GK4 2pf ; GK4 ; GK4 2pf 2perc ; GK6 ; GK4 2pf 2perc
Confrontations and indoctrinations : for jazz quintet, big band and 19 instruments / David Porcelijn
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players); Variable occupancy (orchestra); Big band
Instruments:
2231 3001 perc 2pf vl vla vc cb jazz quintet: fl g pf/el.pf/el.org drums cb jazz big band: 5sax 4trp 4trb g-b drums
Confusion : for ensemble and tape, 1988 / Dolf de Kinkelder
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
1010 2sax 2121 perc g-b pf tape(synth)
Opwaartsche wegen / Gilius van Bergeijk
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
1220 sax-a 4100 2perc 2vl vla
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