componist
Vanessa Lann was born on April 6, 1968 in New York.
Education: Vanessa Lann has been a composer and pianist since the age of five. She studied composition with Ruth Schonthal ...
gerelateerde werken
24 capriccio's voor viool solo
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Viool
Bezetting:
vl
Ierse ouverture : 1961 / Henk Badings
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
3232 4331 timp 2perc cel pf str
Volkskrant contrapunt : for large ensemble, 1996 / Martijn Padding
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers); Orkest
Bezetting:
1221 4sax 2220 4perc hp pf synth 2vl vla vc cb / str
Chapter Seven : for large orchestra / Enrique Raxach
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
3fl (pic) 2ob CA 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 4trp 2trb trb-t/b tb-b timp 4perc pf 2vl vla vc cb
compositie
Dancing to an Orange Drummer : Version for orchestra / Vanessa Lann
Toelichting:
The title Dancing to an Orange Drummer comes from the expression "moving to the beat of a different drummer." The piece was inspired by the challenge of moving to a new country (in this case, the Netherlands), and for the composer this meant feeling, and enjoying, the very different beat and energy of new people, places and customs. Lann uses two contrasting elements that gradually merge: simple melodies in the brass begin the work, against a repeated rhythmic pattern in the other instruments. The two groups do clash with each other, but eventually the brass instruments take over aspects of the rhythmic pattern, while the others imitate the brass melody. This climaxes in a new unity in orchestral sound by the end of the piece. The original big band version of this work was written in 1993 for the Dutch ensemble De Ereprijs; the version for symphony orchestra was completed on request of the Boston Pops Orchestra on the occasion of their performance in May 2015 in Symphony Hall (Boston, USA).