related works
Stadium : for two pianos, 1981 / Diderik Wagenaar
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
2pf
Borstbeeld : voor 13 blazers en contrabas, 1980 (rev. 1984) / Paul Termos
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
2232 2200 cb
Adagio : for harp, flute, vibraphone and strings / Maxim Kolomiiets
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
hp fl vibr str
Waldorf-Astoria : for 17 musicians / Sander Germanus
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Large ensemble (12 or more players)
Scoring:
fl 2ob 2cl sax-a h fg trp trb perc str
composition
Lent, vague, indécis : for instrumental ensemble, 1992-93 / Diderik Wagenaar
Other authors:
Wagenaar, Diderik
(Composer)
Description:
Program note (English): 'Lent, vague, indécis' is a visual inspired composition. The piece is a variation on the fourth prelude from the cycle opus 74 by Alexander Skrjabin. It derives it title from the performance notes by Skrjabin. The prelude has very pronounced rhythms and is one of Skrjabin's latest pieces in which the so-called 'Prometheus-chord' is missing*.
In 'Lent, vague, indécis' Skrjabin's harmonization is being harmonized. The changes in harmony are provided with simple or more complex resonance-chords. The original successive chords are delayed by one group of instruments and accelerated by another group. Some are repeated, others are left out. Therefore, we can describe the piece as a distorted memory to the prelude by Skrjabin.
- DIDERIK WAGENAAR * 'The Prometheus-chord' is named after Skrjabin's so called composition for piano and orchestra: Prométhée, le "Poème du Feu" op. 600 (1910).