Dutch composer louis andriessen is one of the most innovative and influential composers of the late 20th and. Louis andriessen was born into a predominant dutch family of composers that included his father hendrik 18921981, uncle willem 18871964 and older brother jurriaan 19251996. Frederic louis norden 22 october 1708 22 september 1742 was a danish naval captain and explorer. Louis andriessen originally studied at royal conservatory of music with his father and composition with kees van baaren, one of the first dutch. It is all too easy to classify the dutch composer louis andriessen 1939 as a representative of minimal music. Early andriessen works are serial, but by 1963 he was working with graphic notation, as in the piano piece registers, using a combination of fixed and nonfixed elements to facilitate improvisation. Although the attacca disc does not provide a great deal of detail about the origin these recordings, they appear to be live, probably of the premiere performances as.
Louis andriessen born 6 june 1939 in utrecht, netherlands is a dutch composer and pianist based in amsterdam. Fred andriessen is part of the team at andriessen property located at 292294 main road, cardiff nsw, and has sold 1 properties in the last 12 months, and currently has 12 listings for sale. The dutch composer louis andriessen has won the respect of warring factions within the contemporarymusic world. Jun 12, 2018 louis andriessen ende for two recorders, one player 1981 support this youtube channel. Franciscus henricus johannes joseph frans andriessen 2 april 1929 22 march 2019 was a dutch politician of the defunct catholic peoples party kvp and later the christian democratic appeal cda party and businessman. Louis andriessen listen and stream free music, albums. This is the question addressed by dutch composer louis andriessen in the work presented here, on a new release by the netherlands blazers ensemble issued on the ensembles own label. Louis andriessen sheet music and music books at sheet. Louis andriessen listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos louis andriessen. Louis andriessen listen and stream free music, albums, new. Hendrik andriessen composer 18921981 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
The ninescene multimedia work, which was commissioned by the philharmonic with generous support from the. Physics 2, hsc course by michael andriessen internet archive. Composer louis andriessen was born in utrecht into a musical family headed by his father hendrik andriessen, one of the recognized pioneers of modern dutch music. After an early training in composition with his father, composer hendrik andriessen, he continued his studies with kees van baaren at the royal conservatory of the hague. At andriessen property we truly understand real estate.
Born in germany, andriessen emigrated to the us but returned to munich to study art. Louis andriessens most recent largescale music theatre work was first performed by the dutch national opera in amsterdam in 2009. The son of a cathedral organist, louis andriessen has attracted controversy since he was a radical student composer. At 66, andriessen has kept his footing at the cutting edge of the avantgarde for more than four decades. The broad church of contemporary music has room for new operas of extreme variability, yet even though the composers of these four theatre works, all premiered in the last six years, are very different stylistically, in one important sense they share a relatively conservative approach to the form.
The best original compositions for concert bandcatalogue master works vol. Your local real estate agent fred andriessen from 292294. Andriessen s early works show experimentation with various contemporary trends. For much of his career, the internationally known and still active dutch composer louis andriessen has been understood as an iconoclast who challenged and resisted the musical establishment. A guide to louis andriessens music music the guardian. This book explores his compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications of new music. Louis andriessen ende for two recorders, one player 1981. Louis andriessen is a renowned composer of contemporary music in the netherlands. Dutch composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, piano, and electroacoustic works, born june 6, 1939, utrecht. Louis andriessen reproduction rights this programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to the composer. For theatre of the world, however, the composer tries out a softer, subtler version of his unrelenting musical language. Youll find a wide selection of louis andriessen sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus.
Nietzsche redet 1989 text by friedrich nietzsche for speaker, alto flute. Always an original i like the impossible, to put myself in a. Press quotes this constantly animated and fitfully contrapuntal high tempo work really does rage against the dying of the light. From a background of jazz and avantgarde composition, andriessen has evolved a style employing elemental harmonic, melodic and rhythmic materials, heard in totally distinctive. The ninescene multimedia work, which features a libretto by helmut krausser, is a farranging exploration of 17thcentury german jesuit scholar athanasius kircher. Louis andriessen was born on june 6, 1939 in utrecht, utrecht, netherlands as louis joseph andriessen. Louis andriessen ende for two recorders, one player. Richard andriessen 18561910 born in germany, he was a master of portrait art and spent some time studying the work of raphael sanzio. He is a lecturer at the royal conservatory of the hague.
This publication by composer, editor, and critic rose dodd surveys. Jul 02, 2014 louis andriessen s most recent largescale music theatre work was first performed by the dutch national opera in amsterdam in 2009. In a disc celebrating the composers septuagenarian status with a quartet of recent works, the boston modern orchestra project, conducted by gil rose, suggests that several throughlines between established tendencies and new collaborators have kept the dutch composers work fresh, vibrant, and engaging. By an even greater coincidence, she was a professional musician of. Louis andriessen began his musical studies with his father, and then studied in the hague with kees van baaren, and later in milan with luciano berio. Louis andriessen has never shirked the big subjects,and here are two of the biggest. His grandfather had been music director and organist at. Louis andriessen ende for two recorders, one player 1981 support this youtube channel. Louis andriessen born 6 june 1939 is a dutch composer and pianist based in amsterdam. Concert band score only composed by louis andriessen 1939. Andriessens early works show experimentation with various contemporary trends. Albert andriessen bradt 1607 1686 was one of the earliest norwegian settlers in new netherland. Louis andriessen was born in utrecht on june 6, 1939 into one of hollands most illustrious musical families.
Dutch composer of mostly stage, orchestral, chamber, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout the world. His grandfather had been music director and organist at st josefs church in haarlem. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Louis andriessen began his musical studies with his father, and then studied in the hague with kees van baaren, and later in.
Louis andriessen composer, arranger short biography. On may 22, nonesuch releases i still play, an album of eleven new solo piano compositions by artists who have recorded for nonesuch records, written in honor of the labels longtime president bob hurwitz as he became chairman emeritus in 2017. The ninescene multimedia work, which features a libretto by helmut krausser, is a farranging exploration of 17thcentury german jesuit scholar athanasius. His reaction to what he perceived as the conservatism of much of the dutch contemporary music scene. Louis andriessen biography composer louis andriessen was born in utrecht, the netherlands, in 1939 into a musical family. Louis andriessen s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest hendrik andriessen interviews. On a train, a woman saw me reading this book and exclaimed, joyously, louis andriessen.
Louis andriessen was born in utrecht on june 6, 1939. By an even greater coincidence, she was a professional musician of some standing and had worked with andriessen himself. Louis andriessen is the recipient of numerous awards, including the selected work at the unesco international rostrum of composers in paris 1977 and the matthijs vermeulen prize twice 1977, 1992. Although the attacca disc does not provide a great deal of detail about the origin these recordings, they appear to be live, probably of the premiere performances as captured in dutch radio broadcasts.
Louis andriessen is a dutch composer and pianist based in amsterdam. Louis andriessen home page at discover his music, listen to soundclips, read a composer biography. Richard andriessen artist, fine art prices, auction. Sep 27, 2002 louis andriessen was born in utrecht on june 6, 1939 into one of hollands most illustrious musical families. He was recipient of the gaudeamus international composers award in 1959.