composer
Tristan Keuris (Amersfoort, 3 Oct 1946 - Amsterdam, 15 Dec 1996) was one of the leading Dutch composers of his generation.
Education: As a child, Tristan Keuris wanted to imitate what ...
related works
Clarinet quintet : for clarinet and string quartet, 1988 / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Wind and string instrument(s)
Instruments:
cl 2vl vla vc
Going up 2 : for ensemble, 1995 / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
1010 3sax 2121 perc pf el.g g-b
Divertimento ostinato : for winds, strings, harp and percussion, 1988 / Bernard van Beurden
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
1110 sax-a 0110 4perc hp vl vla vc
A Journey of Giraffes : for chamber orchestra / Michael Fine
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
2fl 2ob 2cl fg 2h tpt trb timp cym 2vn vla vc db
composition
Capriccio : for 12 wind instruments and double-bass, (1978) / Tristan Keuris
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