Translucent II is a version of the string quartet from 1976 Translucent I. In this composition the central theme is formed by a coloured noise, belonging to the family of stringed sounds, known as fiddlesticks rubbed with rosin, with which the strings are being vibrated. A large group of fiddlers brings a kind of noise-curtain into existence mixing with soundtracks, resonating in a concert hall by means of loudspeakers. These soundtracks on tape have been composed by means of a similar process. The string-orchestra is finding its way through small intervals between the soundtracks. The entire composition melts away with misty sound fields, as if evaporating.

(from the sleeve notes of the CD Looking Ears 2)

Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Culture.