Daan Manneke Trois Petites Symphonies, Gerard Adriaanse live, organ St. Jan 's-Hertogenbosch

Live registration concert July 1st 2023, organ 1620/1787. Link to the entire concert registration:    • Organ (1620/1787) St Jan 's-Hertogenb...  .

Trois Petites Symphonies composed by Daan Manneke:
a. Antiphonaire I (festivo)
b. Plainte: Chaconne (molto adagio) et Petite Fugue (allegretto)
c. Joie: Antiphonaire II (allegretto con fantasia)


Daan Manneke (1939), 'Kapellmeister of the Grote- or Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kerk van Breda', composed this work in 1967, aged 27, for a composition competition in Averobode, Belgium. It was awarded the 1st prize. The movements are based on the compositions of the French masters such as Couperin and De Grigny, but in a sound language that is mainly inspired by Olivier Messiaen.

Although originally written for a small organ without a pedal, it can also be convincingly performed on a large instrument in a large room. The chaconne is a form characterized by a bass theme that is continuously repeated. Because a tongue work is used in the pedal, this piece also refers to the 'basse de trompette', a form that was often used by the French masters mentioned. Note the bird imitations in the accompaniment, following the example of Messiaen.