composer
Peter Schat is one of the most colourful and widely-known Dutch composers of the 20th century. He was born in Utrecht, the son of a Protestant baker, and knew from ...
related works
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
5soloists 1111 1000 perc cemb 2vl vla vc cb actors acrobats
Varianten : = Variants, voor orkest, for orchestra, 1966 / Carel Brons
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4441 timp perc vibr xyl cel pf str
Shadows IIIa : for orchestra, 2004 / Dimitris Andrikopoulos
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2233 4331 timp perc pf(cel) hp str
Jigsaw : Fantasia Concertante for piano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pf-solo 2fl(picc) 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 3trb tb timp 4perc 2hp str
composition
De hemel : = The Heavens, twaalf symphonische variaties, twelve symphonic variations, for orchestra, 1989/1990 / Peter Schat
Contains:
Allegro moderato
Allegro
Adagio molto
Lento
Allegretto
Lento tranquillo
Piu mosso
Piu largo
Adagio molto tranquillo
Moderato energico
Piu vivo
Adagio
Description:
Program note (English): (First performance: 17-6-2000 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Hans Vonk, conducting). The idea for The Heavens arose during a trip in New Zealand, where I worked on the English translation of my book The Tone Clock with Jenny McLeod. The work describes a complete cycle of the sun as I experienced it on the beach of Ohiwa. I wrote a complete report in a letter to NRC-Handelsblad on November 3, 1989. - PETER SCHAT