gerelateerde werken
Dancing to an Orange Drummer : Version for orchestra / Vanessa Lann
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Orkest
Bezetting:
3fl 2ob eh 3cl 2fg 4h 2trp 2trb trb-b tb 3perc hp pf str
Devil's Dipstick : for large ensemble / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
8ob 4ob-a 12fg mar str
Excavation : voor 12 instrumenten, 1992 / Paul Bruinen
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
1101 sax-a 0220 2vl vla vc
Xing : for 2 conductors and ensemble / Adam Łukawski
Genre:
Orkest
Subgenre:
Groot ensemble (12 of meer spelers)
Bezetting:
fl/picc ob cl/cl-b fg 2h 2tpt trb tb 4perc hp acc 2vn vla vc db
compositie
Dancing to an orange drummer : for ensemble, 1993 / Vanessa Lann
Overige auteurs:
Lann, Vanessa
(Componist)
Toelichting:
The title Dancing to an Orange Drummer comes from the expression "moving to the beat of a different drummer." The piece was inspired by the challenge of moving to a new country (in this case, the Netherlands), and for the composer this meant feeling, and enjoying, the very different beat and energy of new people, places and customs. Lann uses two contrasting elements that gradually merge: simple melodies in the brass begin the work, against a repeated rhythmic pattern in the other instruments. The two groups do clash with each other, but eventually the brass instruments take over aspects of the rhythmic pattern, while the others imitate the brass melody. This climaxes in a new unity in orchestral sound by the end of the piece. The original big band version of this work was written in 1993 for the Dutch ensemble De Ereprijs; the version for symphony orchestra was completed on request of the Boston Pops Orchestra on the occasion of their performance in May 2015 in Symphony Hall (Boston, USA).