Portrait Of Hedwig Canon 8 - Musik

Note This Composer Is Also Responsible For The Electronic Music Records "The Awakening Dream" 1977 And "Hardware Software" 1978 Jurriaan Hendrik Andriessen November 15 1925 Haarlem–August 23 1996 The Hague Was A Dutch Composer Whose Father Hendrik Andriessen Brother Louis Andriessen And Uncle Willem Andriessen Have Also Been Notable Composers. Andriessen Studied Composition With His Father At The Utrecht Conservatory Before Moving To Paris Where He Studied With Olivier Messiaen. The Bulk Of Andriessen's Output Is For The Stage His Study In Paris Was Primarily In Writing Film Music. He Had A Variety Of Musical Influences Which He Drew Upon Including American Film Music Aaron Copland's Ballets Folk Music Of Various Cultures Neoclassicism And Serialism This Eclecticism Combined With His Compositional Skill Made His Writing Well-Suited To Scoring Dramatic Works. His First Stage Composition Was Incidental Music For "The Miraculous Hour" A Play Premiered At The Celebration Of The 50th Year Of Queen Wilhelmina's Reign In 1948. In 1954 The Haagse Comedie Now The Nationaal Toneel Or "National Theatre" Appointed Him Resident Composer Where He Wrote Scores For Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra And Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Among Numerous Others. His Stay In The United States On A Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship From 1949 To 1951 Was A Fruitful One For His Orchestral Writing Another Notable Area Of His Work During This Time He Composed The Tanglewood Overture For Serge Koussevitsky And The Berkshire Symphonies Later Used As Ballet Music By George Balanchine. His Compositions Were Commissioned For State Celebrations Including The Wedding And The Coronation Of Queen Beatrix And The Silver Jubilee Of Queen Juliana. In Addition To The Theatre Works He Is Most Noted For Andriessen Was Also A Prolific Composer Of Chamber And Vocal Works Many Of Which Were Meant To Be Performed By Amateurs He Has Also Been A Director For Television. read less