On "Avondstilte overal" - (2017)   

for piano


 

The tradition tune is a round in three phrases, attributed to Hardenack Otto Conrad Laub (1805-1882).

 

The text:  "Avondstilte overal / Aan de beek de nachtegaal / Strooit er zijn zangen / Vol van verlangen / Door het dal."  In English:  "Evening silence everywhere, / By the creek, the nightingale / Strews his songs / So filled with longing / Through the valley."

 

This essay for piano on the round accompanies the melody with a lyric, sustained texture in the lower voices.

 

 

2 pages, circa 3' 45" - an MP3 demo is here: 

 

The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.

 

On "Avondstilte overal"