Reviews
28 Aug 2021
An effervescent tablet in water, Two faces of Theo Verbey’s Inversie
Patrick van Deurzen, translated by Mike Wilcox, from Mens en Melodie
Theo Verbey’s composition, Inversie (Dutch for 'Inversion'), places two groups of instruments in contrast with each other. The division reflects the double character of the material, which is tonal on the one hand and atonal on the other. The inversion of the title – turning upside down and inside out – is played out between the two…