related works
Pentathlon : pour 5 altos et deux groupes de 10 instruments, 1982 / Will Eisma
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Viola and large ensemble
Scoring:
1221 2110 mar hp 3vl 3vc 2cb 5vla-solo
Most beautiful bird of paradise : for ensemble, 2003 / Edward Top
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl(pic) ob(eh) cl cl-cb fg h trp trb perc hp acc 2vl vla vc cb
Down to the shades : for 11 wind instruments with piano and double bass / Nico Schuyt
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
1000 3sax 1330 pf cb
Concerto da camera : for marimba, piano and string orchestra / Christian Blaha
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
mar pf str
composition
Diaphora : per 15 archi, cembalo, marimbaphone e batteria / Will Eisma
Author(s):
Eisma, Will
(Composer)
Contains:
Spectra I
Canzona
Spectra II
Description:
Program note (English): Diaphora literally means 'distinction with regard to the repetition of the same word with a different meaning'. In this composition, motifs and tone series from an earlier composition were used and placed in a different light. The title, however, also refers to the first and third movements: both are based on the same chord formations and thematic complexes. A characteristic feature throughout the composition is the repeated curbing of a specific motion. For example in the first part: turbulent string figures alternate with sections that seem to stand still in time. In the second movement, a solo violin begins with a theme, followed by a violoncello, a second violin and a viola. After some bars, the motion becomes rigid, with long held chords, only slightly coloured by an accent or a tone shifting. After about twenty bars, the music is set in motion again, and gradually themes start shifting on top of each other. Then again there is a curbing with long-held chords. The third
movement has a slow introduction, consisting of twice a percussion solo followed by 'crescendo' figures in the strings. The fast section that follows is curbed once more, then seems to proceed, undisturbed, towards the end. - WILL EISMA