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Red, white and blues : Dutch new blues pieces, for piano, volume 1
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Piano
Bezetting:
pf
Ereprijs in haar keel : voor sopraan en ensemble / Chiel Meijering; lyrics by Piet Gerbrandy
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
pic fl cl sax-s sax-a h trp 2trb tb perc pf g-el g-b
Explicaties : for ensemble, 2007 / Guus Janssen
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
voice fl(pic) cl cl-b 2sax fg h trp trb 2perc g hp pf cemb 2vl vla vc cb
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
high 2023 1110 perc harm pf 2vl vla vc cb
compositie
Stap verder : for female voice, tapdancer and big band / Vanessa Lann; text by Emma Lazarus
Auteur(s):
Lazarus, Emma
(Tekstdichter/librettist)
Lann, Vanessa
(Componist)
Toelichting:
The African hocket technique of ‘one player, one note’ was the
inspiration and structural basis for Stap verder. In the ensemble music of many African communities each instrument produces only one tone. Each musician is responsible for voicing that tone, and only that tone, using the unique sound and character of his or her instrument. This reflects how the role of the individual in these societies is perceived. The Ngumi proverb ‘Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu’ means that an individual ‘exists’ only through contact with other persons in the community. Similarly, in this type of music (just as in Stap verder) a melody becomes discernible only when each player grows aware of the contribution of every other player. However simple, each person’s musical gesture is significant; without the participation of each member of the group, no music can happen.
Emma Lazarus’ immortal text (engraved on the Statue of Liberty in NY) – “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…” – also mirrors the belief that a society cannot successfully exist without recognizing the voice of even the smallest individual.
Vanessa Lann (October 2016)