composer
Roderik de Man was born in Bandung, Indonesia, on May 23 1941.
Education: Roderik studied percussion with Frans van der Kraan and Theory of Music at the Royal Coservatory in The ...
related works
Ecoute, écoute! : for bass clarinet and sound tracks, 1999 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet; Electronics with different instruments; Clarinet with electronics
Scoring:
cl-b tape
Tõmba Tõmba : from the Miniatures for bass clarinet (edited by Fie Schouten) / Tobias Klein
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
cl-b
Nacht : voor piano en univox, opus 31 / Luctor Ponse
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano; Electronics with different instruments; Piano with electronics
Scoring:
pf univox
Super - straight is coming down : for trombone and tape, 1984 / Tom Willems
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Trombone; Electronics with different instruments
Scoring:
trb tape
composition
Ecoute, écoute! : for bass clarinet and sound tracks, 1999 / Roderik de Man
Description:
Program note (English): Ecoute, écoute! was composed at the request of Harry Sparnaay for the occasion of the Who's afraid of? project, organized by Iris van der Goot. In this project prominent contemporary soloworks were combined with newly written compositions. Ecoute, écoute! is a tribute to promotors of contemporary music, in this case the renowned bass clarinettist Harry Sparnaay. This prominent musician has fulfilled this role for quite some time and is a source of inspiration for many composers. The opening text of the work describes the almost ritual actions of the musician which often precede the actual playing, they are spoken by Harry's wife, Silvia Castillo. Since Silvia and Harry used to communicate in French during the first stage of their marriage, often using the words: écoute, écoute!, the choice of the title was a predictable one. The material which was used to create the tape part was mostly derived from clarinet samples. The piece was finalist in the Bourges Competition for
Electroacoustic Music in 2000. - RODERIK DE MAN