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
Sinfonia : for orchestra, (1974) / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Instruments:
2fl 2fl(pic) 2ob 2eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 2sax-a 8h 4trp 2trb 2tb 4perc pf str
Zundgat : for ensemble and 2 improvising solo players, 2000 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
2010 2sax 2121 perc el.g g-b pf 2 improvising soloists
Between dreams and fairy tales : for ensemble and tape, 1992 / Sinta Wullur
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
fl(fl-a pic) ob cl cl-b fg trp perc pf 2vl vla vc cb tape
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
cl fg acc str
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