related works
Aria : for flute and orchestra, 1987 / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Flute and orchestra
Scoring:
3232 4000 2perc cel hp str fl-solo
Im Vortex : for 16 musicians / Sander Germanus
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl ob cl fg h-double tpt trb euph org-el pf 2vn vla vc db perc
East Rock : for 2 ensembles, 1996 / Maarten van Norden
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1000 3sax 1330 6perc g-b pf
Devil's Dipstick : for large ensemble / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
8ob 4ob-a 12fg mar str
composition
Capriccio : for 12 wind instruments and double-bass, (1978) / Tristan Keuris
Other authors:
Keuris, Tristan
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): At the request of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble the same orchestration was used as in Mozart's Serenade KV 361: 2 oboes, 4 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass.
It was a rather problematic arrangement for me, in view of the absence of the high winds (flute, piccolo) and the strongly accentuating sound of the sharp brass. In interchanging the oboes with the English horn and by dividing up the clarinets and bass clarinet, the power in the high and low registers of the woodwinds was enlarged. Due to the use of double-stops, harmonic and such, the double bass can no longer be replaced by the double bassoon, as was the case with Mozart. I have attempted in this ten-minute piece to illuminate the ensemble as variedly as possible, taking into consideration the restricted colour. - TRISTAN KEURIS