related works

Midare : for marimba, (1972) / Ton de Leeuw

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

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Genre: Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre: Opera

Philomela : opera in zes taferelen / libretto: Jan Engelman, door Hendrik Andriessen

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Subgenre: Opera
Scoring: 8soloists GK4 MK 3222 4220 timp perc hp str dancers

Liefde's listen en lagen : vroolijke opera, (1944-45) / muziek van Henk Badings, tekst van Henk Badings met medewerking van Tom Bouws

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Subgenre: Opera
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composition

Antigone : muziekdrama, naar een vrije bewerking van Sophocles door de componist / 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