Repetition is the substance, the essence of canto ostinato. This revolutionary arrangement of canto is an ode to the famous dutch composer of minimal music, simeon ten holt. It followed a period in which he developed a language varying from serial music to his own diagonal style, allplaying with the concepts of. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the simeon ten holt canto ostinato at musicians friend. Canto ostinato was originally written for solo piano but became famous in its version for four pianos, the cd recording of which still involves. Listening to canto ostinato of dutch composer simeon ten holt is an emotional rollercoaster. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Download simeon ten holt complete multiple piano works cd 2 canto ostinato part ii 06 section 89 mp3 from 64 mb, simeon ten holt highlights cd 09 canto ostinato part i flac cfp from 4 kb free from tradownload. Solo piano music volumes iv, so one assumes that another release will follow it in due course. However, in 1970 he abandoned the complex twelvenote technique that had been the standard. One of the first pieces that the ns8 played was canto ostinato of simeon ten holt. Ten holt canto ostinato this concert has no intermission musicians. Ten holt professes to have been astonished when this tonal, smoothly rhythmic, melodious music started flowing out of him, but he figured out how to develop it.
Simeon ten holt gerard bouwhuis gene carl cees van zeeland arielle vernede simeon ten holt highlights. Simeon ten holt 24 january 1923 25 november 2012 was a dutch contemporary classical composer ten holt was born in bergen, north holland, the netherlands, and studied with jakob van domselaer, eventually developing a highly personal style of minimal composition. It is a tonal composition, and therefore marked a new direction in his style of composing. Ten holt canto ostinato this concert has no intermission. The program notes for this album of simeon ten holts canto ostinato rather disingenuously comment that these compositions border on repetitive music, which is about as accurate as saying that bachs fugues border on contrapuntal music. Canto ostinato for solo piano by ten holt simeon vinyl. Minimalistic elements in a new form of music canto ostinato for two pianos and two marimbas, live recorded in culemborg. Dutch composer simeon ten holt studied piano and theory with the bergen composer jakob van domselaer 18901960. Jun, 2018 with this playlist you can enjoy many musical moments that happened at the public pianos of our foundation playing outside buiten spelen, in dutch. Canto ostinato by ten holt simeon listening cd sheet.
In 1949 ten holt moves to france, taking lessons from honegger and milhaud at the ecole normale in paris. Although all the subdivisions have a fixed place in the course of the work and are not interchangeable, the beginning and ending do not have an absolute form. With his major composition canto ostinato 19761979 for four keyboards, ten holt gains national exposure. Canto ostinato live in veldhoven 2012 by piano ensemble.
A notable change in these last pieces is simeons gradually changing attitude towards the performers freedom to bringing variance in playing the pieces, which decreased over time. The centre of winthrop hall was the focus of all attention as five pianists took up positions at the same number of grand pianos positioned on a raised dais with most of the. For that, go to four pianos in brilliant classics 11cd set simeon ten holt. Eadem sed aliter jeroen van veen pn brilliant 9434 5 cds. Canto ostinato for pianos and marimbas jeroen van veen. Download palimpsest full movie studio palimpsest pelicula completa. Canto ostinato xxl full album played by jeroen van veen duration. Canto ostinato for two pianos and two marimbas composer. Very interesting, only listened to a small part right now, hopefully i. Or at least give a lot of attention to the fingering in the chord boxes. In addition to canto ostinato, simeon ten holt wrote similar compositions like soloduiveldans solo devils dance, horizon, lemniscaat, incantatie iv and meandres. Een ostinato is een kort muzikaal motief dat gedurende een deel van een compositie wordt herhaald. Canto ostinato is simeon ten holts 19232012 composition with which he gained national exposure.
2011 pp2026 canto ostinato for two prepared pianos download only. Composer simeon ten holt was born in bergen in the dutch province of north holland on january 24, 1923, as the son of painter henri f. Simeon ten holt canto ostinato for two pianos and two marimbas by krishanth suriyapragasam. Thinking back over more than a quarter century, i cannot recall so harmonious and goldentoned a festival curtainraiser as dutch composer simeon ten holt s canto ostinato. Canto ostinato is a major composition of the dutch composer simeon ten. Elizabeth bergmann, marcel bergmann, sandra van veen en jeroen van veen. The music of simeon ten holt alan swanson most discussion of the music of simeon ten holt b. This is good news to those of us who have been bitten by the ten holt bug, and who are snapping up. Canto ostinato simeon ten holt the west australian. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises canto ostinato. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from simeon ten holt. Public piano performances buiten spelen openluchtpiano. With this playlist you can enjoy many musical moments that happened at the public pianos of our foundation playing outside buiten spelen, in dutch. Simeon ten holt canto ostinato by lp duo free listening.
The score is for sale from simeon ten holts dutch publisher, donemus. Simeon ten holt was born in bergen on january 24, 1923. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Ten holt died 25th of november 2012, at the age of 89. The program notes for this album of simeon ten holt s canto ostinato rather disingenuously comment that these compositions border on repetitive music, which is about as accurate as saying that bachs fugues border on contrapuntal music. Canto ostinato van simeon ten holt is een minimalistisch werk voor meerdere pianos. Listen free to simeon ten holt canto ostinato canto ostinato, canto ostinato continuation from side a and more. Listen free to simeon ten holt canto ostinato canto ostinato, canto ostinato. Simeon ten holt longest version of canto ostinato jeroen van veen. Performed by lisa moore caroline almonte emily greenarmytage elizabeth drake recorded at the iwaki auditorium, may 2011. In 1949 he moved to paris where he received lessons. Ten holt was born, and lives, in the artist colony of bergen, in the netherlands. Shop and buy canto ostinato for solo piano sheet music. The music is repetitive, but strongly influenced by the performers.
The 90minute piece is divided into sections, each divided into. Simeon ten holt the dutch composer simeon ten holt b. Simeon ten holt born in bergen, netherlands, 24 january 1923 died in alkmaar, 25. The score is laid out as a route for the performers to take, using the socalled drift parts at will. Complete multiple piano works box set, with canto ostinato also released alone, canto ostinato, or another version, simeon ten holt. Simeon ten holt, a dutch composer who wrote the famous canto ostinato, lemniscaat, incantatie iv, horizon for four pianists. The first performance of simeon ten holts canto ostinato took place on april 25th 1979 in the ruinekerk in bergen the netherlands and was realized using three pianos and an electronic organ. Simeon ten holt canto ostinato for two pianos and two. Uitvoering van simeon ten holts canto ostinato door vier pianisten. Van domselaers influence on ten holts musical philosophy was considerable, with the younger composer picking up van domselaer. Canto ostinato can be played by various combinations of one or more types of keyboard instruments.
Silent night piano in 2019 music piano music piano. Public piano performances buiten spelen openluchtpianos. Canto ostinato full album played by jeroen van veen duration. The first recording of simeon ten holts 1979 magnum opus canto ostinato released as a triple album offlabel, then reissued on donemus.
My compositions take shape without any predetermined plan and are, as it were, the reflection of a quest for an unknown goal. Ten holt died in november 2012, in the month just after this recording was completed, so what might have been a celebration has become something of a memorial but what a stunning memorial it is. Simeon ten holt was the official sponsor of the record of canto ostinato by the dutch rondane quartet published in 2010. A classical piano composition from simeon ten holt transcribed by me for a student from this youtube movie its always wise to read my explanation of how to read my tabs. Dutch composer simeon ten holt s massive canto ostinato, written in the 1970s, was one of the first examples of european minimalism, and like much american minimalism, it was a reaction to the complexities of academic serialism. Simeon ten holt solo piano music brilliant classics 9434. Quality tab for the song canto ostinato from simeon ten holt. It is one of the earliest european expressions of minimalism, at which ten holt arrived for.
He studied piano and theory with the bergen composer jakob van domselaer 1890 1960. Thinking back over more than a quarter century, i cannot recall so harmonious and goldentoned a festival curtainraiser as dutch composer simeon ten holts canto ostinato. Since its premiere, canto ostinato grew out to be a hypnotizing masterpiece, revered by audiences and composers all over the world. Dutch composer simeon ten holts massive canto ostinato, written in the 1970s, was one of the first examples of european minimalism, and like much american minimalism, it was a reaction to the complexities of academic serialism.
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