related works
Tangente : for viola and accordion / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
vla acc
Distant mirror : for 2 harpsichords and stereo effects processor, 1996 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harpsichord; Electronics with different instruments; Harpsichord with multimedia
Scoring:
2cemb electronics
Digital signals : for 3 percussionists, tape, computer and live electronics, 1996 / David Little
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion; Electronics with different instruments; Percussion with multimedia
Scoring:
3perc tape computer live electronics
Prau las caglias : for Vermeulenflute and stereotape / Will Eisma
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Flute; Electronics with different instruments; Flute with multimedia
Scoring:
Vermeulenflute tape
composition
Chordis canam : for harpsichord and soundtracks, 1989 / Roderik de Man
Other authors:
Man, Roderik de
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The title of this composition is taken from a text (Chordis Canam: by chords I shall sing), which originally embellished Annelie de Man's harpsichord. Since she exclusively performs contemporary music, she decided to ask the Frisian painter Sies Bleeker to give the instrument a more appropriate appearance. The result struck me in such a manner, that I decided to write a composition based on this transformation. All sounds, except one, originate from the harpsichord. The intention is that the living harpsichord sound mingles with the one of the tape, in such a way that it is not always clear which of the two plays the leading part in this interaction. Chordis Canam was selected for the ISCM World Music Days in Oslo, 1990. - RODERIK DE MAN