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 ...
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Helix (2022 revision) : for orchestra / Edward Top
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h2tpt 3trb/trb-b tb timp 2perc hp pf str
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2222 4331 timp str
Seasonal Rites : for orchestra / Michael Fine
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 2h 2tpt trp trb-b timp perc hp str
Monument 11 : voor orkest / Caroline Berkenbosch
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
2picc 2fl 3ob eh 3cl cl-b 2fg 2cfg 4h 3tpt 3trb tb-cb 5perc 3hp pf 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.