gerelateerde werken

The stillpoint : for violin and vibraphone, opus 4, 1994/1995 / Edward Top

Genre: Kamermuziek
Subgenre: Gemengd ensemble (2-12 spelers)
Bezetting: vibr vl

The flames of quietude : (a concerto for orchestra), 2006 / Vanessa Lann

Genre: Orkest
Subgenre: Orkest
Bezetting: pic 2fl 3ob 2cl cl-b 3fg 4h 3trp 3trb tb timp 3perc hp pf str(14.12.10.8.6.)

Capriccio et choral : voor symfonieorkest, 1992 / Piet Kingma

Genre: Orkest
Subgenre: Orkest
Bezetting: 3222 2220 timp 2perc str

Beyoncé : Version for orchestra / Chiel Meijering

Genre: Orkest
Subgenre: Orkest
Bezetting: picc fl ob sl 2fg 2trp 2trb vibr mar hp pf 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.