related works
Tracks : for saxophone quartet and orchestra, 1998 / Geert van Keulen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Two or more different solo instruments and orchestra
Scoring:
3230 4330 5perc vibr pf g-b str 4sax-solo
Lacune : voor blazers, piano en contrabas, 1984 / Cees van Zeeland
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1020 sax-a(fl) 1330 pf cb
Reflexion pastorale : for mandoline ensemble, 1996-1997 / Bernard van Beurden
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players); Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
6man 3mand 3g cb
Ee Jya nai ka Ee jya nai ka ÉÉ jya nai ka : 3 ensembles, 2005 / Jan van de Putte
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
composition
Wals : voor 12 instrumentalisten, 1979/80 / Geert van Keulen
Author(s):
Keulen, Geert van
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): Wals is not a waltz, but the work is based upon the same rhythmic tension between double and triple time which is characteristic of the Viennese waltz. Although Wals is almost entirely 2/4, the rudiments of a waltz can be perceived here and there and with increasing distinctness towards the end. The culmination of this process is that the last two bars are written in 3/4 after all: "Tempo di Valse". Thus the development is the reverse of that of "La Valse" by Ravel, where the waltz breaks off in the last two bars. The second principal element is a three-part canon with the parts played in hocket style. In overall terms this hocket technique becomes increasingly complex as the work progresses, until shortly before the end total fragmentation is achieved. - GEERT VAN KEULEN