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Alceste : Opera / Ton de Leeuw; tekst Ton de Leeuw (naar Euripides)

Genre: Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre: Opera
Scoring: sopr sopr-m ten bar MK fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2trp 2trb db perc hp pf

Gestures : (1981), originally written for a low range instrument and a keyboard instrument / arrangement for bass clarinet and accordion ensemble (1986) by Bernard van Beurden, Daan Manneke

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl-b 8acc 2acc-b

Get it while it's hot! : for string quartet and electric guitar / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: 2vn vla vc g-e

Variaties : voor basklarinet en vibrafoon/marimba, 1988 / Wim de Ruiter

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl-b vibr(mar)

composition

Fauxbourdon : for ensemble, 1991-1992, revision 1993 / Ton de Leeuw

Other authors:
Leeuw, Ton de (Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): The work consists of two parts. Its title refers to a style of composition that originated in the 15th century, in which certain parallel harmonies are used to accompany a melodic line. This principle partly determines the texture of the present work, of course translated into terms of contemporary music. The second half of the title: "bourdon", also refers to an age-old practice of having one or more tones sounding continuously in the background. - TON DE LEEUW