CANTO OSTINATO
The Canto Ostinato by Simeon ten Holt is remotely - at least in the Netherlands - one of the most playedpieces of a Dutch composer. Although the work takeselements from the Minimal Music, the music of CantoOstinato widely transcends this genre. The simple but beautiful harmonic transitions, as the 5/16 time signature that wants to move forward, the strongmelody that rises halfway through the piece out of the ever-repeating patterns, all makes for a kind of musical trance attracting a large group of listeners.
The Canto Ostinato is
therefore one of my favorite pieces. Because
of that love forthis
music, I found it interesting to identify how many and
which versions are now available on
CD. There are so many that the following list is
probably not complete. On the other hand I
found versions of Canto Ostinato that were unknown to me.
Although Canto Ostinato is officially meant to be played on one or more keyboard instruments, there is an increasing number of versions for different combinations of instruments.
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CANTO OSTINATO - SOLO
Ivo Janssen - Canto Ostinato - piano - iTunes
Jeroen van Veen - Simeon ten Holt - Solo Piano Music - piano - iTunes
Arielle Vernède - Canto Ostinato - piano - bol.com
Aart Bergwerff - Canto Ostinato - organ - iTunes
Assia Cunego - Canto Ostinato - harp - iTunes
Peter Elbertse - Canto Ostinato - marimbas - iTunes
Toon Hagen - Canto Ostinato - orgel - bol.com
CANTO OSTINATO - DUO
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen - Canto Ostinato - 2 pianos - iTunes
Tomoko Mukaiyama & Gerard Bouwhuis - Canto Ostinato - 2 pianos - Shop
Kees Wieringa & Polo de Haas - Canto Ostinato - 2 pianos - iTunes
Gwyneth Wentink & Wouter Snoei - Canto Ostinato Audio Visual - harp and electronica - iTunes
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen - Canto Ostinato LIve Version - 2 piano' - iTunes
Sandra & Jeroen
van Veen - Canto Ostinato - 2 synthesizers
- iTunes
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen - Canto Ostinato - 4 keyboards & synthesizers - iTunes
Sandra &
Jeroen van Veen - Canto Ostinato - 2 prepared pianos - iTunes
Sandra &
Jeroen van Veen - Canto Ostinato LIve in Culemborg - 2 pianos - iTunes
Sandra &
Jeroen van Veen - Canto Ostinato LIve in Bergen - 2 pianos - iTunes
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CANTO OSTINATO - QUARTET
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen, Peter Elbertse, Esther Doornink - Canto Ostinato (2 pianos & 2 marimbas) - iTunes
Rondane Kwartet - Canto Ostinato - 4 pianos - iTunes
Van Veen Duo & Bergmann Duo - Canto Ostinato LIve Version - 4 pianos - iTunes
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen, Marcel Bergmann, Aart Bergwerff - Canto Ostinato - 3 pianos & organ - iTunes
Arielle Vernède, Cees van Zeeland, Gene Carl, Gerard Bouwhuis - Canto Ostinato - 4 pianos - iTunes
SimeonKwartet - Canto Ostinato - 4 pianos - Shop
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen, Aart Bergwerff, Frank Steijns - Canto Ostinato LIve in Leiden - 2 pianos, organ & carillion - iTunes
Sandra & Jeroen van Veen, Irene Russo, Fred Oldenburg - Canto Ostinato - 4 pianos - iTunes
CANTO OSTINATO - BIGGER ENSEMBLES
Cello Octet Amsterdam - Canto Ostinato - 8 celli - bol.com
Van Veen Duo & Bergman Duo, Aart Bergwerff - Canto Ostinato XXL - 4 pianos & organ
- iTunes
Various artists - Canto Ostinato Revisited - pianos, stringquartet, vocals - iTunes
Josep Vincent & Amsterdam Percussion Group - Drumming (fragment) - percussion ensemble - iTunes
CANTO OSTINATO - NOT RELEASED ON CD
Amsterdam Mallet Collective, Ivo Jansen - 2 marimbas & piano - YouTube
Nederlands Saxofoon
Octet - 8 saxophones - YouTube
Kwintool - 5 pianos - YouTube
Accordeon ensemble D'Acht - accordeon ensemble - Youtube
THE PIANO FILES
My love for the Canto Ostinato isperhaps still the most manifest on my album The Piano Files, on which the press wrote:
- An intriguing mix of Simeon ten Holt’s Canto Ostinato and the “maximal” minimal style of John Adams
- Perhaps City Lines is most reminiscent of the sensual composer Simeon ten Holt
- Eisenga's music is very accessible and of a generosity that has no borders.
- Les Chants Estivaux is a spatially conceived piece for four pianos and is attractively colourful, with a gently rhythmic momentum and joyously refined harmonic progressions.
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A treat for all those who love the compositions by Simeon ten Holt.