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 ...
gerelateerde werken
Red, white and blues : Dutch new blues pieces, for piano, 1996-2006, Volume 1
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Piano
Bezetting:
pf
Il trovatore : voor solo stem (alt of bariton), koor en orkest, 1987 / Rob Goorhuis
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
alt/bar GK4 2222 2230 timp str
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
JoK GK4 4323 4331 timp perc hp str
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
sopr ten GK4 3322 4330 timp perc hp 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.