related works
Cinq hymnes : for mixed choir, 2 pianos and percussion, 1987/88 / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments; Mixed choir
Scoring:
GK4 2pf ; GK4 ; GK4 2pf 2perc ; GK6 ; GK4 2pf 2perc
Piano Concerto Nº 2 : for piano and symphonic orchestra / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
pf-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2trp 4h 2tbn 2tb perc pf str
Rhapsodie : voor piano en orkest / Hans Lachman
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2cl 2bn 3h 2tr 3trb 4perc vl cb
Mi - La : Version for piano and orchestra / Benjamin Ashkenazy
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
pf-solo fl ob cl fg cfg 2h trp 3trb perc str
composition
Danses sacrées : for piano and chamber orchestra, 1989/90 / Ton de Leeuw
Other authors:
Leeuw, Ton de
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): Many rhythmic movements in this work are reminiscent of dance rhythms, varying in tempo and character. This, however, is a suggestion rather than formal reality: the composition is not a dance suite, and the 'danses' are not actually dances. They can be described as imaginary dance movements in the background, giving shape to the sounds of piano and orchestra.
Dance, movement and music reflect, on a human level, the incessant flow of moving matter in our universe. They are, as it were, a stylized rendition of it. When this unity is experienced, dance and music become sacral in character. Hence the title: "Danses sacrées" , for a work consisting of a number of movements, which are sometimes connected immediately, sometimes by way of short cadences.
The first half of the composition is a chain of relatively short movements; in the second half the movements are somewhat longer. In the first half the piano generally sets the tone, with the orchestra accompanying. In the second half the orchestral contributions to the musical design are more vital. The orchestra largely determines the continuous rhythmic drive, which is often encircled by piano figures. - TON DE LEEUW