composer
Ton de Leeuw was born on November 16, 1926 in Rotterdam. He died on May 31, 1996 in Paris (France).
In 1949, after some years of composition lessons with Henk Badings, ...
related works
Cinq hymnes : for mixed choir, 2 pianos and percussion, 1987/88 / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and instruments; Mixed choir
Instruments:
GK4 2pf ; GK4 ; GK4 2pf 2perc ; GK6 ; GK4 2pf 2perc
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Instruments:
soloists 3354 4332 3Wag-tb timp perc hp str Fernorch.: 2fl ob 3cl 2fg
De passie van Johannes Mattheus Lanckohr : een opera, 1977 / libretto Jo Janssen, Daan Manneke
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Instruments:
3soloists GK4 fl(pic) cl trp trb 2perc org/el.org cb
François Villon : opéra en 1 acte et 3 tableaux / partition chant & piano, par Sem Dresden
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Instruments:
soloists 3recit GK4 3220 2000 perc hp pf str dancers
composition
Antigone : muziekdrama, naar een vrije bewerking van Sophocles door de componist = drame musical, d'après une interpretation libre de l'oeuvre de Sophocle par le compositeur, 1991 / Ton de Leeuw
Other authors:
Leeuw, Ton de
(librettist)
Sophocles
(librettist)
Description:
Program note (English): Rather than an expressionistic approach, there is lucid, reserved intensity, sober vocal line with a nearly liturgical character, and - despite the apparent simplicity - strict modal cyclicity (as has been outlined for example in the doctoral thesis written by Dr R. de Groot: "Compositie en intentie van Ton de Leeuws muziek" [Composition and intention in the music of Ton de Leeuw], University of Amsterdam).
Rather than being set as a confrontation between individuals, three of the four roles are interpreted by choirs. The only soloist is Antigone but neither does her role dominate.
A stylised approach rather than realism. To give an example, in the dialogue between Antigone and Ismene, the characters sing their thoughts simultaneously rather than in alternation with each other. - TON DE LEEUW