composer
General: Roderik de Man was born in Bandung, Indonesia, on May 23 1941.
Education: Roderik studied percussion with Frans van der Kraan and Theory of Music at the Royal Coservatory in ...
related works
Ecoute, écoute! : for bass clarinet and sound tracks, 1999 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet; Electronics with different instruments; Clarinet with electronics
Instruments:
cl-b tape
Mécanique : for windquintet and two soundtracks, (1967) / Ton Bruynèl
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Wind Quintet; Electronics with different instruments; Wind Quintet with electronics
Instruments:
fl ob cl h fg tape
Kielwater : for alto saxophone, violoncello and soundtracks, 1996 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Wind and string instrument(s); Electronics with different instruments; Wind and string instrument(s) with electronics
Instruments:
sax-a vc tape
Per clavicembalo : 1968 / Marinus Kasbergen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harpsichord
Instruments:
cemb
composition
Chordis canam : for harpsichord and soundtracks, 1989 / Roderik de Man
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