related works
String quartet II : (1964) / Ton de Leeuw
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Scoring:
2vl vla vc
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
recit 13soloists GK4 5rec 4duduk crumhorn 4440 musette 5sax mouth org 0221 2perc man banjo g pf cemb cel guiro hp 3vl 2vla vc cb
François Villon : Opéra en 1 acte et 3 tableaux / Libretto and music: Sem Dresden
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
soloists 3recit SATB 3220 2000 perc hp pf str dancers
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
sopr alt ten bar bas 3221 3100 timp str
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