© Paul Frankhuijzen
Performers

Coma
Ensemble The Roentgen Connection
recorder, Karolina Bäter,
harpsichord, Goska Ispharding,
viola da gamba, Karin Preslmayr.
Recording: De Concertzender
Live  19-11-2006                   
November music festival
Netherlands

Coma the reflex of the respiration
Coma the reflex of the respiration
Finale 2008 Garritad Orchestra
Coma (2006) 14’

alto recorder, viola da gamba. harpsichord.
commissioned by November music
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Coma the reflex of the respiration
(2007) 15:40’

Orchestra
picc/fl.  fl. 2 ob. 2 Bb cl. 1 B cl. 2 bsn.
2 Bb tpt. 2 trb. 2 hn. vln.I. vln.II. vla.
vc. d.b.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Coma.
When somebody is ‘in a coma’ the entire well-being is no longer working.
Coma the reflex of the respiration

While composing ‘Coma’ I noticed that I was thinking of the composition in an
orchestral way. I used ‘Coma’ as inspiration for the orchestral performance.
It is not a process of instrumentation, but it is rather a continuation of the
composing process. In the orchestral version there is more emphasis on the
stress of the society in which we are living.
All forms of time awareness seem to be absent and thoughts are all jumbled.
Everything seems to disappear in some kind of void.
Precisely such lost touch with reality is my inspiration and gives me the idea to wonder whether we are not living in some sort of a coma right now.
G minor.
A contemporary continuation of the tradition.

 
Paul Frankhuijzen recompose violin sonata G-minor J.S. Bach for string quartet.
But Frankhuijzen turns the rules in his G-minor project. He has new contemporary parts for violin, viola and cello and Bach's
becomes a stringquartet.
Bach knows as no other to penetrate to the soul
of a solo-instrument.
Thought of  the composer about this:
"Just by the sonatas and partitas I encounter as
listener and composer that you are in a stream.
Bach used the instrument optimal and focuses on
the nature of the instrument and his idea about
music.
In the parts of Bach I wanted to see the string
quartet as one large violin, and recomposed this
thinking that ech instrument is equal.
I don't like that in the arrangement the 1st violin
has the leading role and the other instruments
just following.
I want to remain faithful to the notes of Bach.
The contemporary solo parts are embedded in
the entir and do not serve as contrast.
It was a challenge not to compose individual
"world", but bring the different parts together as
one composition," according  the composer.
G minor 2011 34’

string quartet
commissioned by November music / Jheronimus Bosch 500 2011
Netherlands

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G minor
Mantangi string quartet
Recording: De Concertzender / vpro
Live  12-11-2011                   
November music festival
Netherlands
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Audio samples

01 Coma 1
02 Coma 2
03 Coma 3
04 Coma the reflex of the respiration 1
05 Coma the reflex of the respiration 2
06 Coma the reflex of the respiration 3
The music represents, as it were, the reflex of breathing, which in its turn is influenced by life itself. The orchestra represents the larger organ, the intricacy of society, whereas ‘Coma’ in the trio versions represents much more intimacy. The latter version has been interspersed with elements from the Baroque period.