: Specific movements have been arranged for saxophone quartet (II, IV) and organ with saxophone quartet (III). Analytical & Performance Insights
In late 2025, Donemus will release a digital interactive version of the for iPad (including playback of individual vocal lines via AI synthesis). However, the physical new edition remains the gold standard for serious ensembles. joep franssens harmony of the spheres score new
Franssens was a student of Louis Andriessen, but he rejected strict mechanical time. The new score includes a QR code that links to the composer’s handwritten tempo fluctuation map—allowing choirs to replicate the 1994 Netherlands Chamber Choir premiere's ebb and flow, which was previously lost in the rigid metronome marks of the first edition. : Specific movements have been arranged for saxophone
Thanks to a distribution agreement, Edition Peters now lists the work in their "Contemporary" catalog. Search for . Franssens was a student of Louis Andriessen, but
Harmony of the spheres : cycle in five movements for mixed choir a cappella, with mixed choir and strings in part three (2001) YouTube·Dutch Composers