related works
Tangente : for viola and accordion / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
vla acc
Basset : Version for three bass clarinets / Guus Janssen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Clarinet
Scoring:
3cl-b
Cordes invisibles : musique électroacoustique pour violoncelle et piano, 2004 / Roderik de Man
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello and keyboard instrument; Electronics with different instruments; Cello and keyboard instrument with multimedia
Scoring:
vc pf CD
To each his own : for six instruments and tape, 1984 / Paul Berg
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Wind and string instrument(s); Electronics with different instruments
Scoring:
fl ob sax-t trb-b vl vc tape
composition
Ecoute, écoute! : for bass clarinet and sound tracks, 1999 / Roderik de Man
Other authors:
Man, Roderik de
(Composer)
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