Commissioned By

Johan Wagenaarstichting

Dedicated To

Annelie de Man

Written For

Annelie de Man

Execution Time

12 minutes

Edition Type

Publishing House

Editor Name

DONEMUS/Amsterdam

Editor Description

Printed edition

Harpsichord Type

Double manual harpsichord

Harpsichord Range

FF-f'''

Electronic Equipment

Not used

Instrument Combination

Solo Harpsichord

Instrumentation

harpsichord

Number Of Players

1

Short Description

'A harpsichord has little to do with a piano, but rather with plucked instruments such as harp, guitar, lute. Orpheus' prelude-playing came to my mind when writing the composition. A reference to dramatic development in this piece makes it an overture for an imaginary opera in which Orpheus plays the leading part. The fringe between canon and unisono techniques - just as in my other works from recent years - is the musical subject of the composition.' LOUIS ANDRIESSEN