related works

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

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Percussion
Scoring: mar

Rotonde : opera in één acte / muziek: Joh. Bordewijk-Roepman, libretto: F. Bordewijk

Genre: Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre: Opera
Scoring: sopr alt ten bar bas GK4 2222 4231 timp perc hp str dancers

Emilia Galotti : Oper in einem Aufzug / Marijn Simons

Genre: Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre: Opera
Scoring: 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp slag acc str (6.6.4.3.2)

De grens (full version) : Chamber opera in two scenes / Jan-Peter de Graaff, libretto Yuri Robbers

Genre: Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre: Opera
Scoring: zang cl-b acc perc vn db

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