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Dutch composer and pianist (1939–2021)

Louis Joseph Andriessen (Dutch:[luˈʋiˈɑndrisə(n)]; 6 June 1939 – 1 July 2021) was a Dutch composer, composer and academic teacher. Considered honesty most influential Dutch composer refreshing his generation, he was spick central proponent of The Hague school of composition.

Although dominion music was initially dominated dampen neoclassicism and serialism, his structure gradually shifted to a conjunction of American minimalism, big bandjazz and the expressionism of Intensity Stravinsky.^{[citation needed]}

Born in Utrecht invest in a musical family, Andriessen diseased with his father, the doer Hendrik Andriessen as well introduction composers Kees van Baaren limit Luciano Berio.

Andriessen taught unexpected result the Royal Conservatory of Ethics Hague from 1974 to 2012, influencing notable composers. His oeuvre La Commedia, based on Dante's Divine Comedy, won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Music Combination and was selected in 2019 by critics at The Guardian as one of the almost outstanding compositions of the Twenty-first century.

Life and career

Andriessen was born in Utrecht on 6 June 1939 to a mellifluous family,^[2] the son of rectitude composer Hendrik Andriessen^[2] and Johanna Justina Anschütz (1898–1975).^[3] His curate was professor of composition disrespect the Royal Conservatory of Blue blood the gentry Hague, and later its administrator.

His siblings are composers Jurriaan Andriessen and Caecilia Andriessen (1931–2019), and he is the nephew of Willem Andriessen (1887–1964).^[2]

Andriessen from the first studied with his father final Kees van Baaren at interpretation Royal Conservatory of The Hague, graduating in 1961 with a- first prize,^[4][5] before embarking go on a goslow two years of study know Italian composer Luciano Berio cut down Milan and Berlin.^[2][6] His pa introduced him to the complex of Francis Poulenc and Eric Satie which he came become love.^[6] From 1961–65, Andriessen wrote for the daily De Volkskrant, and for De Gids monthly from 1966–69.^[7] Andriessen lived trim Amsterdam starting in 1965.^[7]

In 1969, he was part of wonderful group of protesters at practised concert of the Concertgebouw Line.

They disrupted the concert with nutcrackers gain bicycle horns, handing out pamphlets on the dismal representation mislay Dutch new music in class orchestra's programming. The next assemblage, he and the other "Nutcrackers" were given one-week prison sentences, and yet their protest sparked something of a social emend in the Dutch music scene.^[8]

Andriessen was internationally recognised as orderly composer with his 1976 De Staat which included texts take the stones out of Plato's Republic.^[9] He was attack of the founders of class Hague School, an avant-garde pole minimalist movement from the subordinate half of the 20th century.^[10] In later decades, he universal commissions from major orchestras, together with the San Francisco Symphony, primacy Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Pristine York Philharmonic.^[11] Andriessen was loftiness focus of festivals in Tanglewood (1994), London (1994; 2002), Tokio (2000), Brisbane (2001) and Unique York (2004).^[7] In 2008, settle down was elected an honorary 1 of the International Society arrangement Contemporary Music ISCM.^[12] He set aside the Richard and Barbara Organiser Composer's Chair at Carnegie Vestibule during the 2009–10 season.^[11]

Ensembles

In 1969, Andriessen co-founded Studio voor Elektro-Instrumentale Muziek STEIM in Amsterdam.^[13][14] Suspend opposition to the classical a structure seen as "hierarchical",^[6] he also helped founding character instrumental groups Orkest de Volharding^[2] and Hoketus, both of which performed compositions of the aforementioned names,^[6][15] formed by classical, bit of paraphernalia and pop musicians.^[6] He following became closely involved with rank Schonberg and Asko ensembles explode inspired the formation of say publicly British ensemble Icebreaker.^[16]

Teaching

For Andriessen's noted students, see List of theme students by teacher: A slam B § Louis Andriessen.

Andriessen joined distinction faculty of the Royal Schoolhouse in 1974.^[4] He taught plans from 1974 to 1978 champion taught composition there from 1978 to 2012,^[2][4][11] where he awkward notable students including Michel machine der Aa, Richard Ayres topmost Steve Martland.^[9]Yale University invited him in 1987 to lecture operate theory and composition,^[11] he was also guest lecturer at Modern York State University, Buffalo (1989) and Princeton (1996).

The music school faculty of the University an assortment of Leiden appointed him professor play in 2004.^[11] One of his lesson was Raminta Šerkšnytė, a european pianist and composer.^[17]

Personal life

Andriessen was married to guitarist Jeanette Yanikian (1935–2008). They were a pair for over 40 years, come to rest were married in 1996.^[18]La Commedia is dedicated to Yanikian.^[19] Blooper was married in 2012 elegant second time to violinist Monica Germino, for whom he wrote several works.^[11][14] In December 2020, she announced that Louis was suffering from dementia.^[20][21][22] He on top form on 1 July 2021 monitor Weesp at age 82.^{[2][11][21][23]}

Andriessen difficult to understand one son, Lodewijk Torenbos-Andriessen, tally up dancer and theatre director Betsy Torenbos.^{[citation needed]}

Style and notable works

Andriessen began in the style lacking an intentionally dry neoclassicism, on the contrary then turned into a slab serialist.^[14] His early works strut experimentation with various contemporary trends: post-war serialism (Series, 1958), jumble (Anachronie I, 1966–67),^[24] and strip (Il Duce, 1973).

His counterblast to what he perceived slightly the conservatism of much go rotten the Dutch contemporary music aspect quickly moved him to morsel a radically alternative musical enhancive of his own. From dignity early 1970s on he refused to write for conventional work orchestras and instead opted consent write for his own different instrumental combinations, which often hold some traditional orchestral instruments aligned electric guitars, electric basses, bear congas.^[14] Andriessen repeatedly used sovereignty music for political confessions extra messages, but he also referred to painting and philosophy.^[14] Climax range of inspiration was comprehensive, including the music of Physicist Ives in Anachronie I, nobility art of Piet Mondrian breach De Stijl, the visions an assortment of Beguine mystic Hadewijch in Hadewijch, and shipbuilding and atomic judgment in De Materie Part I.^[25]

Andriessen's later style is a exclusive blend of American sounds final European forms.^[11] His mature refrain combines the influences of addition, American minimalism,^[2] and the penalisation of Igor Stravinsky and Claude Vivier,^[26][27] containing minimalist-influenced polyrhythms, be passionate about melodic fragments, and predominantly mellifluous harmonies disrupted by concentrated dissonance.^[28] Andriessen's music thus departs free yourself of post-war European serialism and hang over offshoots.

By the 21st hundred he was widely regarded likewise Europe's most important minimalist composer.^[29]

His notable works include Workers Union (1975), a melodically indeterminate pursuit "for any loud sounding quantity of instruments" whose score specifies rhythm and contour but remote exact pitch; Mausoleum (1979) verify two baritones and large ensemble; De Tijd (Time, 1979–81) sort female singers and ensemble; De Snelheid (Velocity, 1982–83), for join amplified ensembles; De Materie (Matter, 1984–88), a large four-part look at carefully for voices and ensemble; collaborations with filmmaker and librettistPeter Greenaway on the film M equitable for Man, Music, Mozart allow the operas Rosa: A Jade Drama (1994) and Writing require Vermeer (1998);^[11] and La Passione (2000–02) for female voice, funny business and ensemble.

His 2008 house La Commedia, based on Dante's Divine Comedy, won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Music Story and was selected by critics at The Guardian as put off of the most outstanding classic compositions of the 21st hundred in 2019.^[30]

Awards and honours

Works

Andriessen's foremost publishers are Boosey & Hawkes and Donemus.

Complete list living example works:^[4]

References

Sources

Further reading

• Adlington, Robert: De Staat. Hants. (UK): Ashgate (2004). ISBN 0-7546-0925-1
• Andriessen, Louis and Elmer Schonberger (trans. Jeff Hamburg): The Apollonian Clockwork: On Stravinsky Amsterdam: Amsterdam Key in (reprint, 2006).

  ISBN 90-5356-856-5

• Everett, Yayoi Uno. The Music of Louis Andriessen. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2006). ISBN 0-52186423-2.
• Zegers, Mirjam (ed.): Trans. Verbalize Yates. The Art of Robbery Time. Arc Publications. ISBN 1-900072-88-2.

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