related works
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
high pf
Arcolino : for 24 solo strings, 1992, revision 1994 / Ernst Oosterveld
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
14vl 4vla 4vc 2cb
Sinfonia : voor 13 solo strijkers, 1975 / Daniel Manneke
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
8vl 2vla 2vc cb
Aforismen : voor vijftien strijkers, 1972 / Willem Frederik Bon
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
9vl 3vla 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