related works
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments
Scoring:
3sopr 3sopr-m 3alt 3ten 3bar 3bas h 2trp 2trb tb
Elegie : voor strijkers, opus 22, 1991 / Marc van Delft
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments; String orchestra
Scoring:
7vl 2vla 2vc cb
Phantasy : voor acht blokfluiten of andere instrumenten, op. 37, 1990 / Leo Samama
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Variable instrumentation; Saxophone; Clarinet; Other combinations of string instruments; String orchestra; Bamboo flute
Scoring:
8rec / 8sax / 6cl 2cl-b / 8fiddles / 2vl 2vla 2vc 2cb / str
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