De Materie IV

De Materie IV / Louis Andriessen: music 

Betsy Torenbos: choreography, dance, video - 2000

23 September 2000 - Warsaw, Royal Castle, Poland [Betsy Torenbos: dance, film - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw]

13 November 2002 - Haarlem, Stadsschouwburg, The Netherlands [Betsy Torenbos dance, film  (CD)]

Augustus 2002 - USA - Tanglewood  - dance, film (CD)

De Materie (Part IV) (1988)
For female speaker, 8 voices and large ensembleDuration: 28'

Music Text
From sonnets by Willem Kloos and reminiscences by Marie Curie from Francoise Giroud's 'Une femme honorable'.

Scoring
Female speaker-2S.2A.2T.2B
3.4.5.2bcl.dbcl.0-4.4.4.1-perc(6):glsp;vib(4 hands);11gongs;
snare dr/BD/string drum/lg.rattle/3lg.cowbells/belltree/tam-t/timp/
2bellplate-cel-harp-2pft-2synth-2gtr-bass gtr-strings(2.2.2.2.1)