related works
Red, white and blues : Dutch new blues pieces, for piano, volume 1
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Balance of Power : for percussion solo and orchestra / Bram Kortekaas
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Percussion and orchestra
Scoring:
perc-solo 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2trp perc hp str
Angels Dance : for four percussionists and orchestra / Olga Victorova
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Percussion and orchestra
Scoring:
4perc-solo picc 2fl 3ob 2cl sax-a 2fg cfg 4h 2tpt trb tb str
Or Your Shadow at Dusk : for two percussion players and chamber orchestra / Robert Groslot
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Percussion and orchestra
Scoring:
1111 / 1111 / 2 Perc / hp / pf / strings
composition
Goldrush concerto : for percussion duo and orchestra / JacobTV - Jacob Ter Veldhuis
Other authors:
Veldhuis, Jacob ter
(Composer)
Contains:
Gold mine
All the gold this mountain has
Gold rush
Description:
Both 'Goldrush' and 'Goldrush Concerto' were inspired by the rush for gold which led to so many catastrophies in the history of mankind.
'Goldrush' ends where 'Goldrush Concerto' begins: with the discovery of pure gold. But this 'el dorado' is soon to be ransacked, leading to desperate expeditions for more gold. Gold is also to be understood here as a metaphor for 'happiness' or 'bliss'.
The concerto includes audio samples taken from the 1948 movie 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ featuring Humphrey Bogart. One gold digger get killed, while his mates lose their treasures by the wind blowing all their gold dust away, back to the mountains, where it came from.
Percussion 1: crotales, vibes, Tai gongs ( via midi pads), chimes, timpani & roto toms, bass drum, snare drum, bongos, various (crash) cymbals & toms, large Chinese going or tamtam & small percussion.
Percussion 2: chimes, glockenspiel, marimba, speech samples (via midi pads), timpani & roto toms, hi-hat, various (crash) cymbals & toms, timbales, large Chinese going or tamtam & small percussion.