componist
Rudi Martinus van Dijk werd op 27 maart 1932 in Culemborg geboren. Hij overleed op 29 november 2003 in East Sussex, Engeland.
Opleiding
Op zijn twaalfde jaar kwam hij in de voorbereidende ...
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Red, white and blues : Dutch new blues pieces, for piano, 1996-2006, Volume 1
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Piano
Bezetting:
pf
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
GK3 3223 4331 3perc hp str
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
child's-voice sopr ten bar GK4 3333 4331 timp perc xyl str
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
2fl(picc/fl-a) 2ob(eh) 2cl sax-a 2fg(cfg) 2h 2tpt 2trb(trb-b) tb perc str
compositie
A Christmas Cantata (Now is the Prophet's Time) : for solo tenor, school choir, mixed choir and orchestra / Music: Rudi M. van Dijk; text: Prof. George Johnston
Overige auteurs:
Johnston, George
(tekstdichter/librettist)
Toelichting:
This little Cantata is not a claim to stylistic originality. It is tonal (sometimes polychordal). I felt a need to make an effort with the utilitarian in mind.
The hymn (130th psalm) is European. This short work could be programmed with other short compositions at a Christmas concert.
The other motivation originated when, while visiting “Le Père Lachaisse” in Paris, looking for the grave of Fr. Chopin, I got lost in a maze of little paths and suddenly found myself at Francis Poulenc’s resting-place. This explains a motif throughout this work, which occurs in Poulenc’s Gloria.
Suitable for college and highschool performance because the difficulty is very moderate.