related works
Midare : for marimba, (1972) / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Percussion
Scoring:
mar
Allegro for strings : (1973) / Rob du Bois
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments; String orchestra
Scoring:
9vl 3vla 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
String-time fantasietta : 13 solo strings, 1978 / Ton de Kruyf
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
8vl 2vla 2vc cb
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