related works
Serenata II : flauto, quattro gruppi strumentali, 1965 / Jan van Vlijmen
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Flute and large ensemble
Scoring:
0242 sax-t 1210 4perc mar vibr xyl hp g 12vl 9vla 6vc 3cb fl-solo
Magnificat : voor gemengd koor, sopraansolo en orkest / Marius Monnikendam
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and orchestra
Scoring:
sopr GK4 3222 4330 timp perc vibr hp pf4h str
Cantata Ecologica : for soprano, choir, orchestra and narrator / Steven Hoogenberk
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and orchestra
Scoring:
stem sopr GK4 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt timp hp str
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and orchestra
Scoring:
recit bar GK3 2221 2110 timp perc pf str
composition
Quaterni III/IV : canto per soprano, coro misto ed orchestra / Jan van Vlijmen
Other authors:
Pound, Ezra
(Text writer/Librettist)
Vlijmen, Jan van
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The original idea, as the title suggests, was that my full-length work would be in four large movements. When conceiving the third and fourth movements I decided, after many rambles through the mysterious labyrinth of musical form, to include the original third movement (the shortest of the four) in the fourth movement, of which I tried to make it an integral part. I believe it fits better there than as a separate movement between the second and the fourth; this also made for an attractive form, thus the final conception of the last movement benefited from the modification. I would like to make the following comments on the form of 'Quaterni III/IV', which now, as a result of the change in conception, lasts about 50 minutes. As the subtitle indicates, it is scored for soprano, chorus and orchestra. The inclusion of vocal elements has had a considerable influence on the form of the work. I used the chorus in particular to delineate the various formal elements. There are seven
sections: four principal sections (discussed below) and three 'episodes' (in the literal sense). The three episodes mark the structure and serve both to separate and to link the principal sections. The scheme is: A - 1 - B - 2 - C - 3 - D. In accordance with the role of the chorus in Greek drama (where it formally separates the various dialogues) the chorus is used only in the three episodes, which are relatively short. The essence of this orchestral work is formed by the four principal sections, each of which consists of smaller subsections based on constantly changing mathematical ratios. - JAN VAN VLIJMEN