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
A touch of the Blues : for piano solo, 1998 / Rudi M. van Dijk
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Piano
Bezetting:
pf
Missa festiva : voor koor en orkest, '56 / Marius Monnikendam
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
GK4 2222 4221 timp perc hp str
De wijnen van Bourgondië : for mixed choir and orchestra / Sem Dresden
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
GK 5121 2100 3perc pf str
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Gemengd koor en orkest
Bezetting:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 3trb tb timp 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.