In 2006 I set the entire third book by poet F. van Dixhoorn, a collection of 6 poems called takken molenwater/kastanje jo/hakke tonen/hakke tonen/uiterton/molen in de zon, commissioned by the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.The setting was composed for an ensemble consisting of Dix, piano and vibraphone, and was intended for the poet himself to read.
The recording below is of the first performance of the piece, with Dix reading and Dante Boon playing piano and Arnold Marinissen playing vibraphone. The recording was made by me using less than perfect equipment. Below, you’ll find the two hakke tonen movements, or 1/3 of the full piece.