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24 capriccio's voor viool solo
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Viool
Bezetting:
vl
Speechless : for voice and ensemble / Maarten Altena
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
zang fl-a ob cl fg h tpt trb 3cymb pf hp 2vn vla vlc db
Y después : for voice and ensemble, 1983 / text: Federico García Lorca, Louis Andriessen
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
voice fl 3sax h 3trp 3trb pf cb
For the time being : for alto voice and ensemble of winds and percussion, 1990 / Jan Guichelaar
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en groot ensemble
Bezetting:
alt 3230 4221 3perc pf
compositie
Stap verder : for female voice, tapdancer and big band / Vanessa Lann; text by Emma Lazarus
Overige auteurs:
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)