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
Scoring:
GK4 2pf ; GK4 ; GK4 2pf 2perc ; GK6 ; GK4 2pf 2perc
Katibu di Shon : Opera in 4 acts / Randal Corsen and Carel de Haseth, libretto
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
mezzo ten bar GK4 clar perc pf 4vl 2vla 2vlc 2cb
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
Brecht: Baritone; Cas: Baritone; Marie: Soprano; Bittersüss; Mezzo-soprano; Mathilde: Alto c.q. Mezzo-soprano.
Ensemble: Piano; Trumpet in C; Clarinet in B-flat; Alto-Saxophone; Percussion; Double-Bass.
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
recit 2sopr alt ten bas-bar cl sax trp perc 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