related works
Laudi : a symphony for mezzo-soprano, baritone, two mixed choirs and orchestra / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and orchestra
Scoring:
sopr-m bar 2GK4 4443 sax-a 4331 timp 3perc hp pf(cel) str
Gadget : for winds and double-bass, 1972-'79 / Will Eisma
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2231 sax-a 2000 cb
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
cl acc fg str
Gravity waves : for ensemble, 1996 / Marcel Minderhoud
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1221 sax-t 1110 timp perc clav 2vl vla vc cb
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