related works
Kwartet : voor orkest / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
3330 sax-t 0330 vibr mar 6vc 4cb
De ekster op de galg: Concertouverture (naar Pieter Bruegel de Oude) : voor orkest / André Laporte
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3fl 3ob 3cl/cl-b 3fg cfg 4h 4tpt 3trb tb timp 4perc cel hp str
Symfonie : for orchestra, 1935 / Willem van Otterloo
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 6431 timp perc xyl cel 2hp str
O Ippis... Tou Ippi... E Ippi... Poios Ippei? : Ballet for symphony orchestra / Andys Skordis
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl/picc 2ob/eh cl cl-b 2fg/cfg 4h 2trp 2trb-t trb-b tb timp 2perc hp pf str
composition
Sinfonia : for orchestra, (1974) / Tristan Keuris
Author(s):
Keuris, Tristan
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The composition is written for large orchestra: quadruple woodwind plus two alto saxophones, eight horns, four trumpets, three trombones, two tubas, percussion, piano and string orchestra. The percussion is used in the traditional manner, merely for purposes of accentuation or timbre.
The piece has two movements without a break. The first of these (approx. 10 minutes) consists of several fragments in various tempi, the second forms one whole. The piece opens with a semi quaver figure played by horns and bassoons against chords in the low strings. This "introduction" contains all the material for the first fragment, the overall tempo remaining the same; the harmony develops from the first chord. At figure 12 a short intermezzo begins, with a solo cello, imitated by clarinets and saxophones; the tempo slows down, and after a cadenza for two piccolos the second fragment begins (p. 14).
Against a background of sustained tones, vivid flashing figures and short solos are heard in constantly changing instrumentation. A brief, rapid fragment follows; it closes the first section and also forms the transition to the second. The second movement is a long coda of final adagio, lasting about 7 minutes. Its nucleus is a constantly repeated homophonous theme in E major, relieved by changing interruptions. Towards the end, solo strings play the theme in canon, but without any contrapuntal intentions. The theme's contours become blurred; the theme puts itself to an end. - TRISTAN KEURIS