related works
Arc III : La Flèche : for string quartet / Daan Manneke
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Scoring:
2vl vla vc
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Other combinations of string instruments; String orchestra
Scoring:
str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
String orchestra; Other combinations of string instruments
Scoring:
22vl 12vla 12vc 6cb tape electronics
Schoolmuziek no. 2 : (andante voor strijkers) / Henri C. van Praag
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello); Other combinations of string instruments; String orchestra
Scoring:
str(vl vc) (cb ad lib.)
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