gerelateerde werken
24 capriccio's voor viool solo
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Viool
Bezetting:
vl
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
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
sopr-m cemb 7vl 2vla 2vc cb
HCE : for soprano and ensemble / Robert Groslot; text by James Joyce
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
zang fl(picc/fl-a) ob hp cemb 2vn vla vc db
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)