In Glenz eight contiguous sections the composer presents a search for the chords that are gradually filled in by the soloist and orchestra, accompanied by a host of striking instrumental techniques. This effect is archieved by placing the strings in a V-vorm, with the percussion and winds behind them. A crucial element is the ascending glissando that is rendered three-dimensional by its interaction with adjacent notes. The strings fill in the glissando note for note, fortified by a bowed flexatone. But a tranquil tidal movement is, however, out of the question.
Ebb is followed by a clamorous flood, broached by sforzandi in the brass.
To be exact, the death of his mother and of his former teacher, Tristan Keuris. It is as though the hubbub of the city suddenly falls still as the funeral procession approaches the church square.