related works
Un beau baiser : from the opera 'George Sand'; for choir a cappella / Louis Andriessen
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK4
Sunphoneion 1 : voor fluit, vibrafoon, piano, opus 22, 1968 / Willem Frederik Bon
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl(fl-a) vibr pf
Schönfunk (Missing Piece) : for tenor recorder, flute, harp and cembalo / Nikolay Khrust
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
rec-ten fl hp cemb
Bulgaarse suite : voor viool en altviool / Harrend Vlag
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
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composition
Dubbelspoor : = (Double track), for ensemble and tape, 1986, revision 1994 / Louis Andriessen
Other authors:
Andriessen, Louis
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): Dubbelspoor was originally written as an hour-long dance piece, choreographed by Beppie Blankert, and involving spoken texts by Samuel Beckett (Texts for Nothing). In the original performance the audience is seated in front of a mirror in which they can see the reflection of a dancer. This dancer performs on a stage behind the audience and is soon joined by a second dancer, also visible in the mirror but not on the same platform. Gradually the perception of the space alters as the audience realises that this second dancer is performing on the other side of the mirror, which is also functioning as a window: "the music is about mirroring". A harpsichord solo is presented, doubled (mirrored) and extended by the piano, then again doubled by glockenspiel and celesta. Regular use is made of "shadow melodies", where some notes sound more clearly because a nearby note drops away. Dubbelspoor was revised as a concert piece in 1994. - LOUIS ANDRIESSEN