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
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Instruments:
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Comparing green : for orchestra, 1992 / Henk van der Meulen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
2222 2221 perc hp pf 14vl 4vla 3vc 2cb
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
0023 3sax 4200 perc vibr xyl el.g g-b el.org el.pf pf 3vl 2vla electronics
Macho : for wind ensemble, piano and double bass, 1991/1992, (revision 1992) / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Instruments:
3222 3sax 2331 pf cb
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