componist
Edward Top was born in Ommen, the Netherlands, in 1972. Top has lived and worked in London, Bangkok, and Rotterdam. He now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Top studied composition and ...
gerelateerde werken
Farewell Songs : for countertenor, Baroque ensemble, and Chinese instruments / Edward Top
Genre:
Vocaal
Subgenre:
Zangstem en instrument(en)
Bezetting:
zzang suona 2erhu saxkbut perc cemb vn vc db
Ride punk : for symphony orchestra, 2002 / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
3333 4331 perc drums hp el.g-b pf(synth) str
Entropia : for orchestra, 2005 / Ernst Oosterveld
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
3333 4331 timp 2perc mar vibr xyl hp pf str
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2322 4331 timp perc cel hp str
compositie
Helix (2022 revision) : for orchestra / Edward Top
Toelichting:
Helix consists of a single motive that occurs in five different speeds. At the opening of the work it can be heard on its own - slowly - in the horn and strings, followed by denser sections where the music intensifies through diminution (the motive in faster appearances), spiralling in and out of the different speeds. An echoing technique derived from electronic delay as found in rock music emphasizes this spiralling. This echo can be heard throughout the six-minute composition, but starts right at the beginning as a layer in bassoons, percussion, harp and piano. The work shifts through different diatonic modes where Corellian suspension chains in the strings, again, underscore the spiralling motion. These elements combined result in a weightless twirling that eventually gravitates towards a more grounded climax.