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Category Archives: Composition

Dronescape 5

Oscar van Dillen Posted on December 16, 2020 by oscarDecember 16, 2020

Dronescape 5 is the fifth in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The work on this album was composed November-December 2020. Similar to the other Dronescape releases, this album too can be considered to be an Electronic symphony, the 5th by Oscar …
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12 Eludes

Oscar van Dillen Posted on November 25, 2020 by oscarDecember 10, 2020

The title Elude is derived from the verb to elude = to avoid cunningly or adroitly (Penguin Reference 2001), which has as noun the word elusion. However, the composer chose to create for this music the new noun Elude, in assonance to Prelude and words like it, such as …
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Dronescape 4

Oscar van Dillen Posted on October 29, 2020 by oscarDecember 10, 2020

Dronescape 4 is the fourth in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The works on this album were composed October 2020.


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Dronescape 3

Oscar van Dillen Posted on September 9, 2020 by oscarDecember 10, 2020
Dronescape 3

Dronescape 3 is the third in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The work on this album was composed August-September 2020. The third Dronescape album by Oscar van Dillen contains a single long composition: Infinity – Pantonal Dronescape (duration 2 hours 56 …
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Dronescape 2

Oscar van Dillen Posted on September 8, 2020 by oscarDecember 10, 2020

Dronescape 2 is the second in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The works on this album were composed July-August 2020. In music, a drone (or bourdon) is understood to be a continuous sound, interval or chord, usually an accompaniment to a …
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Dronescape 1

Oscar van Dillen Posted on September 8, 2020 by oscarDecember 10, 2020

Dronescape 1 is the first in a series of albums, containing new, digitally created, compositions by Oscar van Dillen. The works on this album were composed June-July 2020. The title Dronescape suggests the contraction of the terms Drone and Soundscape, inferring a music which might at first sight be …
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De Stad – remastered

Oscar van Dillen Posted on September 8, 2020 by oscarDecember 10, 2020

de Stad, originally released in a more surround sound type of mix, the time is ripe to now release a remastered version, much better suited for our present times and today’s streaming platforms used for listening. The composer himself has meticulously revised the original recordings, corrected and remastered these …
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OIJ Records launches

Oscar van Dillen Posted on August 5, 2020 by oscarSeptember 9, 2020

During summer and social distancing 3 albums have been created! They are released on OIJ Records / Donemus Records: release date for distribution is 22 August 2020. OIJ Records was founded July 2020. It is a record label dedicated to publishing recordings of the compositions by Oscar van Dillen. …
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Posted in Biographical, Composition, Musings

Music for a Sculpture

Oscar van Dillen Posted on March 21, 2018 by oscarMarch 11, 2020

Paradox, Music for A Sculpture was written 2007 to be performed on the sculpture “Grote Sext” by Harmen Brethouwer. The composition was written for two percussionists, and is envisioned to be the first in a series of pieces to be performed on objects becoming instruments. In this way, Edgar Varèses old …
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Circles of scales collection

Oscar van Dillen Posted on November 15, 2016 by oscarNovember 18, 2016

***page currently under development*** Structures of scales In the program of the minor World music composition in practice there is a module where scales are studied, especially from North India. As this minor has the aim to incite and inspire students to create their own compositions, their own music, …
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Posted in Composition, Drawings, Music theory | Tagged composition, drawing, modal music, music philosophy, music theory, scales, visual art, world music composition

Forecast

Oscar van Dillen Posted on October 8, 2016 by oscarSeptember 23, 2019

FORECAST “Look up, marvel at the ephemeral beauty and live with your head in the clouds” Theme This production has a threefold output: A film, to be showed in movie theaters A film, to which the music can be performed live (with and/or without the soundscape track) A composition …
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Posted in Composition, Posts | Tagged animation, composition, short film

Memos for a New Millennium

Oscar van Dillen Posted on November 24, 2013 by oscarJanuary 9, 2014

Memos for a New Millennium was created by Oscar van Dillen for disklavier and pianist (MIDI file for performances is available through the composer) In this composition a balance and cooperation between man and machine is the central theme. Memos for a New Millennium was inspired by Italo Calvino’s …
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De Stad

Oscar van Dillen Posted on April 20, 2013 by oscarAugust 29, 2020

Chamber Symphony De Stad means: The City. It is the title of my chamber symphony written in 2003. The work was jointly commissioned by Prof. Dr. Paul van de Laar and the Museum Rotterdam1(at the time called Historical Museum of Rotterdam) and the Performing Arts Fund (by the special …
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Posted in Composition | Tagged chamber symphony, composition, stad, urbistics

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