A series of three piano pieces inspired from my visit in Kyoto. Number one is "Kinkakuji": the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. This temple is bound to left a forever lasting impression on any visitor. Unlike many other temples all over the world where gold is generously used, the precious metal's flamboyancy in Kinkakuji does not strike as a display of wealth but as beauty. The size, shape and proportions of the Temple of the Golden Pavilion make for the most beautiful human-made "thing" (which includes everything) I ever saw. The second number is "Tetsugaku no michi": the Philosopher's Walk;...
A series of three piano pieces inspired from my visit in Kyoto. Number one is "Kinkakuji": the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. This temple is bound to ...
Those are compositions I wrote during my student days at the Brussels Royal Conservatory. A strong modern-jazz influence can be noted. Specially in "Chameleon."
Those are compositions I wrote during my student days at the Brussels Royal Conservatory. A strong modern-jazz influence can be noted. Specially in "C...
Kaleidoscopes, is a series of pieces created on one unique tone-row using its various modifications. The tone-row is from Alban Berg's violin concerto ("To The Memory of an Angel"): G-B-flat-D-F-sharp-A-C-E-G-sharp-B-c-sharp-D-F. But that tone-row is not used here in a very strict and formal way. Often "forbidden" octave intervals and note repetitions are used here for acoustical and instrumental reasons. As all tone-rows created by Alban Berg, this famous one has also many unique features. The first striking aspect of it is the very symmetrical structure, emphasising the use of 3 step...
Kaleidoscopes, is a series of pieces created on one unique tone-row using its various modifications. The tone-row is from Alban Berg's violin concerto...
Percussion X: Instrumentation is left at the discretion of the performers. However, the following rules apply: Each performer (A, B and C) have a set of the same instrument with undefined pitches classified as H (high) M (mid) L (low). Each performer also has another instrument, different from the above mentionned HML set, referred to as X. HML sets of the performers A, B and C may be (and should be) different from each other. This can also be achieved by tuning and/or modifying each set so it sounds different from the other performers' Instruments with fast and precise attacks as well as...
Percussion X: Instrumentation is left at the discretion of the performers. However, the following rules apply: Each performer (A, B and C) have a set ...
Concertango is a classical piano concerto, or "concertino," entirely based on themes and melodies by Astor Piazzolla. I arranged these into a regular piano-concerto orchestration.
Concertango is a classical piano concerto, or "concertino," entirely based on themes and melodies by Astor Piazzolla. I arranged these into a regular ...
