related works
Quaterni II : (sonata a tre), per violino, corno e pianoforte soli ed orchestra / Jan van Vlijmen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Two or more different solo instruments and orchestra
Scoring:
3355 4341 2perc mar cymb 2hp man str h-pf-vl-solo
Exchanges : for 4 soloists and large orchestra, 1979/80, revision 1998/99 / Ernst Oosterveld
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Two or more different solo instruments and orchestra
Scoring:
4444 4sax 6441 timp 28vl 12vla 10vc 8cb 2vibr(mar)-2pf-solo
Double Helix : klarinet in Bes, piano en symfonie-orkest, 1978 / Alex Manassen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Two or more different solo instruments and orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2sax 2221 perc mar vibr hp pf(cel) str cl-pf-solo
Sinfonia concertante no. 4 : for violin, viola and orchestra, 2002 / Carlos Micháns
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Two or more different solo instruments and orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h trp timp 4perc hp str vl-vla-solo
composition
Quaterni II : (sonata a tre), per violino, corno e pianoforte soli ed orchestra / Jan van Vlijmen
Other authors:
Vlijmen, Jan van
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): 'Quaterni II' is the second part of a tripartite, evening-length composition begun in 1979 and completed in 1984. (The title would imply a work in four parts, which was originally intended; in the course of the years, however, an overall structure of three instead of four parts appeared to be preferable.) The title refers to a composition technique providing the basis for all three parts: the number 4 (Quaterni means 'four at a time') has a dominant function, for instance in the way in which serial technique is applied; the interval of the fourth, moreover, plays an important role in this second part. Although the scoring of 'Quaterni II' - three soloists with orchestral accompaniment - could indicate a kind of concertante music, this is absolutely not what the music is like: it is and remains a work for orchestra from beginning to end. The three solo instruments stand out in relief against the orchestra, so to speak, intensifying the orchestral décor.
'Quaterni II' consists of seven parts, each merging into the other without interruption. The number seven was determined by the number of possible combinations between solo instruments and orchestra.In the realization of the overall conceptual idea of Quaterni, a technique found for instance in J. Joyce's 'Ulysses' has been made use of in various respects. Some interrupted passages or not yet fully developed motives or phrases are to be continued or enclosed at a later stage of the work - 'Quaterni II' will hold consummation. - JAN VAN VLIJMEN