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Skimbleshanks: the railway cat : for baritone, bass clarinet and trombone, 1975 / Rokus de Groot
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
bar cl-b trb
Braconnage : pour clarinette en Si b et trio à cordes / Jan van Dijk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
cl vl vla vc
Kwartet : voor piano, klarinet, viool en cello / Henk van der Vliet
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
pf cl vln vc
Momentum : for bass clarinet, harpsichord & tape, 1991 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); Electronics with different instruments; Mixed ensemble (2-12 players) with multimedia
Scoring:
cl-b cemb tape
composition
Cadenza : for bass saxophone and harp, 1993 / Rokus de Groot
Author(s):
Groot, Rokus de
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): Cadenza is a duet of contrasts. The combination of bass saxophone and harp excludes fusion of sound. The instruments maintain their individuality, even when they play the same musical material. They do try to relate with each other in sound, though: the harp incidentally functions as a resonance of the bass; the latter on its turn sometimes jumps at the background of the harp music, in an unruly attempt at playing like a whisper. To counterbalance the broad sound of the bass saxophone the harp is treated polyphonically. The bass generally is quite dominant; sometimes, however, its highest register is used and intentionally very large intervals are prescribed for tremolos: in both cases the putting itself forward of the bass is undermined because of uncertainty and instability of pitch. The harp on the other hand is modest in dynamics but very decided and firm as to pitch; as a kind of indulgence in relation to the bass she introduces at times pedal glissandi. The piece is a
play with 'dominance', in which roles are alternating. Both instruments play an elaborate cadenza. - ROKUS DE GROOT