composer
Loevendie calls himself a “latecomer as a composer”. Until the 1970s, he was known only as a jazz saxophonist. He gained international fame with his quartet (with Hans Dulfer, Arjen ...
related works
As fast as thou shalt wane : (from the opera Naima), for soprano and piano, (1985) / Theo Loevendie
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
sopr pf
Endorphin Music : Concertino for symphony orchestra / Georgs Pelecis
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt trb-t trb-b tb timp perc str
The Svetlanov Planet : for orchestra / Olga Victorova
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 2fl 2ob 2cl fg cfg 4h 2tpt 2trb trb-b tb 3perc hp str
Masquerade : voor orkest, 2000 / Kees Olthuis
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3322 4331 timp 2perc pf str(4.4.4.4.2.)
composition
Naima suite : for orchestra, 1986 / Theo Loevendie
Contains:
In prison
Intermezzo
Music for a strange wedding
Description:
Program note (English): In captivity Naima and her fellow prisoners perform a wedding ritual that opens with a majestic overture-rhythm. An elegant minuet begins, but is then repressed by the majestic rhythm from the beginning; obviously the participants cannot agree in spite of the looming threat. Then the saxophone player in the group takes control, but he, too is unable to avert the chaos threatening to arise. Nonetheless the saxophone introduces the waltz rhythm and is thereafter, following some hesitation, adopted in a boisterous fashion by everyone in the final apotheosis. - THEO LOEVENDIE