related works
Syntaxis II : voor symphonieorkest / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3fl fl(pic) 4ob 4cl 4rfg 4h 4trp 4trb tb 3perc hp pf(cel) str
Variations for strings : 1985 / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
String orchestra; Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
7vl 2vla 2vc cb
Branches : for 15 string-instruments, (1969), revised: 1979 / Walter Hekster
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
8vl 4vla 2vc cb
De grootte : voor 17 strijkers, 1984 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
9vl 3vla 3vc 2cb
composition
Music for strings : (1970) / Ton de Leeuw
Other authors:
Leeuw, Ton de
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): (Premiere: 9-5-1971 - Zagreb - Soloist of Zagreb).The deep silence, which envelops the music from start to finish, is like the tranquillity of some vast surface - deceptive! Beneath the surface a great boiling and bubbling goes on all the time: there are sudden eruptions - large and small - which come and go. The tension, however, never reaches an explosion. The silence is maintained throughout. The music seeks an equilibrium in between the two rival forces.
All this is demanding on the players. The smallest details must be weighed meticulously, with a concentration, intensity and nuancing which one would sooner expect in chamber music. - TON DE LEEUW