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La Guerra : for mezzo-soprano and baritone, mixed choir and symphony orchestra / Jan Vriend
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
GK4 2fl(picc) 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 2tpt 2trb trb-b tb perc hp str
Bad Skin Miseries : for string quartet / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Strijkkwartet (2 violen, altviool, cello)
Bezetting:
2vl vla vc
3e strijkkwartet : (Fantasia tropica), op. 30 / Géza Frid
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Strijkkwartet (2 violen, altviool, cello)
Bezetting:
2vl vla vc
String Quartet Nº 1 / Jo van den Booren
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Strijkkwartet (2 violen, altviool, cello)
Bezetting:
2vln vla vc
compositie
Critical Mass : eight critical states for string quartet / Jan Vriend, 2008
Overige auteurs:
Vriend, Jan
(Componist)
Toelichting:
Critical Mass consists of eight short pieces which, in the tradition of classical music, might have been called 'bagatelles.' As the title suggests, my inspiration for the work comes from the physical concept of 'critical mass': the perfect proportion of fissile material to the size and shape of its container than maintains a nuclear chain reaction. This proportion has a narrow margin - is 'critical' - and must be kept constant in order to keep the chain reaction going - hence my allusion to the individual pieces as 'critical states.' A piece of music can be considered a musical state (or succession of states) in which, on the one hand, a certain degree of equilibrium is maintained, and on the other, boundaries are constantly put under threat of being broken. That is to say, it is one of the dynamics my music adheres to as a means to simulate energy, life ... It aims to maintain a high state of alertness in the listener and only provides relief when duly chalenged. - JAN VRIEND