Edward Top composer
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compositions
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Published by donemus Amsterdam (click on the titles to read more about the works and listen to audio samples):
2008 aliquid stat pro aliquo, for vocal ensemble (6')
2008 Concerto for Violin and Two Orchestras (20’)
2007 Jimmy children’s opera, for 6 wind instruments and 4 vocal soloists. Libretto: Edward van de Vendel (60’)
2006 34: Concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Orchestra (15')
2006 Hammer Cantate, for vocal quartet, choir and string trio. Text: Friedrich Nietzsche (17')
2005 Schietgebedjes, for reed quintet (9')
2004 Marble Sparks, for orchestra (10')
2003 Most beautiful Bird of Paradise, for large ensemble (10')
2003 Quintetto, for piano quintet (17')
2003 Lied der Schwermut: String Quartet no 2, for string quartet and bass-baritone. Text: Friedrich Nietzsche (22')
2002 Why elsewhere? for chamber orchestra (8')
2001 Sonata for Violin and Piano (16')
2001 ... and he wept bitterly, for violin, cello and piano (18')
2000; rev. 2001 Symphony: Golden Dragon, for orchestra (16')
2000 Hit, for percussion set-up (7')
1998 String Quartet # 1 (16')
1997 Sonata for piano solo (10')
1996 The Overwhelming Blankness of the Ultimate Meaninglessness of Tragedy, for two ensembles, soprano and actor. Words: Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Amnesty International (20')
1996 Double Smooth Disaster, for two vibraphones (14')
1995 The Stillpoint, for violin and vibraphone (13')
Other works:
2009 Cartesian Theatre, for large ensemble (14')
2008 Vraimed, for orchestra (7')
2006 Kwart/Four (5’), flute, piano, vibraphone, and cello (Kwart) or guitar (Four)
2004 The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs (De Drie Gouden Haren van de Duivel), for children's choir, narrator and ensemble (14')
2002 Red Thirst, for ensemble (16')
2002 Who climbs higher (Wie hoger klimt), for whistler and ensemble trp pf 2vl vla vc (8')
2002 From the Abdomen, for electronic tape (7’)
2000 Who digs deeper (Wie dieper graaft), for oboe, harp and percussion (4') released on CD in ‘Captured images’, Beta Imaginations, Rotterdam 2000
1999 Silk Execution, for 5 trombones, 3 percussion players, harp and piano (13')
1997 God Allowed me to Smile (God liet toe dat ik lachte), for ensemble (15')
1996 Paradise Heaven, for baritone, mixed choir and ensemble, text: G. Herbert (8')
1993 Orange Car Crash Ten Times, for mixed ensemble fl cl-b h trp trb 2perc pf vl (7')
1992 Clarinet Trio, for clarinet in B-flat, piano and violin (6')
complete list of works
