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The stillpoint : for violin and vibraphone, opus 4, 1994/1995 / Edward Top
Genre:
Kamermuziek
Subgenre:
Gemengd ensemble (2-12 spelers)
Bezetting:
vibr vl
Symphonie No. 3 : for orchestra / Ignace Lilien
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
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Variaties voor orkest : opus 68 / Louis Toebosch
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2322 2220 timp perc str
Tema con variazioni : voor symfonieorkest, 1965 / Jos van Amelsvoort
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
3322 4431 timp perc cel hp str
compositie
Helix (2022 revision) : for orchestra / Edward Top
Overige auteurs:
Top, Edward
(Componist)
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.