related works
Concert voor piano en orkest / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
pic 2fl 2ob 2cl cl-b 2fg 2h 2trp 3trb timp perc str pf-solo
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
recit ten bar 2 bas-bar GK4 4sax drumset cb/b-g electronics
Laika : Opera in 4 Acts / Martijn Padding; P.F. Thomése
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
GK4 fl(fl-b) ob(eh) cl(cl-b) h trp trb tb acc pf keyb g-e perc str
Bluebeard : Opera in three acts / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
6 soloists ob el.g g el.g-b perc 2vl vla vc
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