componist

Simons, Marijn

General: Simons was born in The Netherlands on December 25, 1982. Education: He studied violin with Prof. Saschko Gawriloff, composition with Daan Manneke and James MacMillan and conducting with Ed Spanjaard, ...

gerelateerde werken

Fire Column (Piano Concerto Nº 2) : for piano and string orchestra / Marijn Simons

Genre: Orkest
Subgenre: Piano en strijkorkest
Bezetting: pf str

Eerste strijkkwartet : 1932-1933 / Kees van Baaren

Genre: Kamermuziek
Subgenre: Strijkkwartet (2 violen, altviool, cello)
Bezetting: 2vl vla vc

String Quartet Nº 3 / Michael Fine

Genre: Kamermuziek
Subgenre: Strijkkwartet (2 violen, altviool, cello)
Bezetting: 2vn vla vc

Kiss of Fire 1 (from "The Girls Collection") : for string quartet / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Kamermuziek
Subgenre: Strijkkwartet (2 violen, altviool, cello)
Bezetting: 2vl vla vc

compositie

TURO : ballet in three acts, opus 44 / Marijn Simons

Toelichting:
Joost Vrouenraets on TURO:

The title has been taken from Esperanto, an international artificial language which has especially been designed for communication between people from different cultures. A full language in which all the nuances of human thinking can be expressed. Turo translated into English means ‘tower’.

For this work’s script I have been inspired by Genesis 11, 1-9 The Tower of Babel. Geographically Babylon represents the crossroads where the worlds of East and West meet.

TURO is in 3 acts and 10 movements. The title of each movement is dramaturgically defining. From heavenly atmospheres it descends to Earth where it finds apotheosis in the enlightenment.

© 2008 by Joost Vrouenraets
English translation by Marijn Simons