Variations

for orchestra

year of composition

1988

duration

ca 15'

text

VARIATIONS was Wim Henderickx's first major orchestral work and was composed in 1988 on commission from the Youth and Music Orchestra, Antwerp. In 2010, the composer reworked this symphonic work on commission from deSingel in Antwerp for the young musicians of SJOE (Symfonisch Jeugdorkest Edegem). Hannes Vanlancker made an arrangement for wind band and conducted this work for his final exam with the Harmonieorkest van het Conservatorium in Antwerp in 2013. There is a mixture of the variation form and the three-part song structure. The orchestral power of his later orchestral work TEJAS (2009) is already palpable in this early work. Diverse sound combinations are explored.

instrumentation

Flute 1, Flute 2, Piccolo, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, English Horn, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Bass Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, Horn in F 1, Horn in F 2, Horn in F 3, Horn in F 4, Trumpet in C 1, Trumpet in C 2, Trumpet in C 3, Trumpet in C 4, Trombone, Trombone, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani (5), Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Piano, Celesta, Harp, Violin, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double bass

first performance date

20.05.1989

first performance place

De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium

first performance by

Jeugd en Muziek Orkest Antwerpen

conductor

Frans Cuypers

ismn number

9790065137230

commissioned by

commissioned by Jeugd- en Muziekorkest Antwerpen