related works
Tangente : for viola and accordion / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
vla acc
Split country : for violin, bass clarinet and tape, 1992 / Gerda Geertens
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Wind and string instrument(s); Electronics with different instruments; Wind and string instrument(s) with multimedia
Scoring:
vl cl-b tape
L' Europe changeante : zes karakterstukken voor klavecimbel, 1999 / Kees Arnzten
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Harpsichord
Scoring:
cemb
Alter-natives : for Zwaanenburg alto-flute, live electronics and tape, 1990 / David Little
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Flute; Electronics with different instruments; Flute with multimedia
Scoring:
Zwaanenburg fl-a tape electronics
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