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Circles of scales collection

Oscar van Dillen Posted on November 15, 2016 by oscarNovember 10, 2021

***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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Posted in Composition | Tagged composition, disklavier, piano

De Stad

Oscar van Dillen Posted on April 20, 2013 by oscarJune 30, 2022

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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