related works
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
high pf
Persians : an a cappella-opera, 1994 / libretto: Janine Brogt, Boudewijn Tarenskeen
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
sopr-2bar-solo 3sopr sopr-m ten bar GK4
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
soloists GK4 MK2 fl fl(pic) ob ob(eh) 2cl fg fg(cfg) 2h trp trp(trp-p) trb-t trb-b tb 5timp cel(pf, el. pf) 8perc str(12.10.8.6.4.) erhu-solo
François Villon : opéra en 1 acte et 3 tableaux / partition chant & piano, par Sem Dresden
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
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
(Text writer/Librettist)
Sophocles
(Text writer/Librettist)
Leeuw, Ton de
(Composer)
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