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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. This book explores his compositions as a case study for exploring the social and aesthetic implications of new music. Everett chronicles the evolution of Andriessen's music over the course of five decades: the formative years in which he experimented with serialism and collage techniques; his political activism in the late 1960s; 'concept' works from the 1970s that provide musical commentary on philosophical writings by Plato, St Augustine and others; theatrical and operatic collaborations with Robert Wilson and Peter Greenaway in the 1980s and 1990s; and recent works that explore contemplative themes on death and madness. Everett's analysis of Andriessen's music draws on theories of parody, narrativity, and intertextuality that have gained currency in musicological discourse in recent years. ... Read more

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'I think my music deserves to be considered as a whole', Igor Stravinsky remarked at the end of a long and restless career, and that is exactly what the authors of The Apollonian Clockwork do. In 1982, convinced that there is no essential difference between 'early' and 'late' Stravinsky,Louis Andriessen and Elmer Schönberger were the first to write a monograph on the composer which radically breaks with the habit of dividing his works into 'Russian', 'neoclassical' and 'serial'. In an essay which continually shifts in its approach, style and perspective, the authors elaborate on their insight that a single, immutable compositional attitude underlies the whole of Stravinsky's oeuvre. By this token the book not only offers an analysis of the composer's protean work and artistry but takes example by it as well. ... Read more

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45 urbane, ironic essays -- "a paradigm of Stravinsky"
THE APOLLONIAN CLOCKWORK was originally published in the Netherlands in 1983, and the English translation was published in 1989.The authors, Louis Andriessen and Elmer Schonberger, are both Dutch composers (Schonberger is also a musicologist and critic), and are clearly both steeped in and enamoured of Stravinsky:

"The authors' decision to collaborate on this book arose not only from a shared love of Stravinsky's music, but from an agreement on a few fundamental points: that there is no essential difference between early and late Stravinsky; that the familiar division of his works into 'Russian', 'neoclassical', and 'serial' periods more often obscures rather than clarifies the music; and that the distinction commonly made between 'arrangements' and 'original compositions' is not pertinent to Stravinsky.What they heard in the music was that all his works have been composed from an immutable musical *mentality*." (xiii)

The book, not one linear narrative but rather 45 interconnected essays, vignettes on various aspects of Stravinsky's music, life and context, is "a paradigm of Stravinsky" in its *drobnost* structure (splinteredness -- from Taruskin).

Stravinsky's sensibility is captured in a quote from D.C. Muecke's "Irony":"There is yet another feature of irony which appears regularly in discussions of irony.We can choose from among a number of terms: detachment, distance, disengagement, freedom, serenity, objectivity, dispassion, 'lightness', 'play', urbanity."The authors go on to say: "It cannot be coincidence that precisely these terms (or their pejorative counterparts: lack of feeling, coldness, superficiality, etc.) rate highly in the descriptions of Stravinsky's music.Stravinsky is first and foremost an ironic buffo-composer, no matter how serious the music may get.But his good humour is not carefree." (219-220)

In this light, there is a priceless photo on page 51 of Stravinsky face-to-face with a giraffe, seemingly carrying on a conversation.This accompanies a chapter called "Zoonology" which is about the many and various animals that appear in Stravinsky's music.Of Stravinsky himself, the authors conclude, "[h]e reminds one of the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland", whose grin 'remained some time after the rest of it had gone'." (54)

Speaking of animals, the authors' wit is illustrated by their anology of Stravinsky as a wasp in his 1942 book of essays "Poetique musicale", based on six lectures delivered at Harvard in 1939:

"The Stravinsky of 'Poetique' is like a wasp who tries to remove its own sting, who says it will not harm a fly, or better, thinks it *is* a fly, a responsible, hard-working, cultivated, reasonable fly that believes in a Supreme Fly, but a fly that, oh dear, is continually being hit by the fly-swatter, first from the right, now from the left." (84)Stravinsky, the musical revolutionary of "Le sacre", did not want to be considered a revolutionary!

Many think that with his "neoclassical" phase Stravinsky ceased to be a revolutionary, a view the authors emphatically reject.They quote Friedrich Blume, who says the classical artistic attitude "leaves the finding of some content in this form to the listener's power of imagination," as opposed to Romanticism, which imputes to music "concrete content, condemning the listener to passivity."The authors then go on to say that "[c]lassicism is radical.It manifests itself in art as avant-garde and defines the attitude of the artist who holds back, distances his work from the audience, withholds information ... Stravinsky's classicism is always slightly irritating, the music is unfinished ... But it cannot be emphasized enough: renewal is concealed in the old.It hides itself.Only a sharp sleuth will discover it and thereby change history." (101)

And finally, on the great Stravinsky-Schoenberg battle, regarding Stravinsky's use of the 12-tone method after Schoenberg's death:"The Viennese School was history, that was the crux.And the Viennese School were always the others, the representatives of 'Mitteleuropa', separated from him by a 'gigantic abyss', the kind of abyss that cannot be bridged.'The principle of developing variation that led to the twelve-tone technique and at the same time legitimized it, is known just as little in the serial scores of Stravinsky as in his earlier scores,' wrote Adorno, who detested Stravinsky but who sometimes had a clear insight into his music." (119)

This is a fantastically enjoyable read, a glimpse into the Stravinsky universe that conveys in its light, ironic tone and splintered structure the essence of his "immutable musical mentality."

For a more standard treatment of Stravinsky that focuses on the nature of his innovations and his influence on later 20th Century composers, see The Stravinsky Legacy by Jonathan Cross.

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A brilliant and playful analysis of Stravinsky's work
I love this book! I read a single chapter every week. It is not difficult reading but the ideas are so provocative that I needed time to digest them. For anyone interested in a creative and non-dogmatic approach to understanding the compositional process of one of the greatest composers of all time, this is the book. Did I mention that I love it? ... Read more

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This book presents the musician in dialog with a Polish-Canadian musicologist and three of his Dutch friends and collaborators, Reinbert de Leeuw, Elmer Schönberger and Frits van der Waa. Topics include his artistic evolution, his relationship to minimalism, his prevalent interest in mysticism and meaning, the use of quotation and writing for the stage and an introduction to his musical language. ... Read more

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Louis Andriessen is one of the foremost composers in the world today. His music, with its distinctive blend of jazz, minimalism, Stravinsky and the European avant-garde, has attracted wide audiences internationally and made him a sought-after teacher among younger generations of composers. De Staat ('The Republic') brought Andriessen to international attention in 1976, and it remains his best-known work.

This book is the first extended, single-author study of Andriessen in any language. It opens with a detailed account of Andriessen's involvement in the political upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s which formed the basis for his later views on instrumentation and musical style. The following chapters assess the principal influences on his music and the musical structure of De Staat. The book closes with an extensive discussion of the meaning of De Staat in the light of the composer's firmly held socio-political views.

An accompanying CD includes a thrilling live recording of De Staat from the 1978 Holland Festival, plus two earlier works not previously commercially available on compact disc - De Volharding and Il Principe. ... Read more

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Chapters: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Louis Andriessen, Luciano Berio, Michael Nyman, John Zorn, Arvo Pärt, La Monte Young, Bradley Joseph, Django Bates, Juan María Solare, Egberto Gismonti, William Susman, Frans Geysen, Meredith Monk, Rhys Chatham, Hans-Jürgen Von Bose, Wim Mertens, Henry Flynt, Anomie Belle, Joe Jones, John Mcguire, Gunther Schuller, Charlemagne Palestine, Craig First, Carlos Stella, Michael Harrison, Jacob Isaacson, Carlo Forlivesi, Scott Johnson, Andrew Poppy, Catherine Christer Hennix, Sylvie Courvoisier, Obsil, László Vidovszky, Ezequiel Viñao, Jocelyn Morlock, Helen Chadwick. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 272. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in New York City) is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn's recorded output is prolific with hundreds of album credits as a performer, composer, or producer. His work has touched on a wide range of musical genres, often within a single composition, but he is best-known for his avant-garde, jazz, improvised and contemporary classical music. Zorn has led the punk jazz band Naked City, the klezmer-influenced quartet Masada and composed the associated 'Masada Songbooks', written concert music for classical ensembles, and produced music for film and documentary. Zorn has stated that "I've got an incredibly short attention span. My music is jam-packed with information that is changing very fast... All the various styles are organically connected to one another. I'm an additive person - the entire storehouse of my knowledge informs everything I do. People are so obsessed with the surface that they can't see the connections, but they are there." After releasing albums on several independent US and European labels,...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=86018 ... Read more

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Includes Short Ride in a Fast Machine, The Chairman Dances and Harmonium; also includes a CD-ROM featuring a new BBC web site for parents about children and music. Total playing time is 69.40 minutes. ... Read more

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Chapters: Louis Andriessen, Christiaan Cornelissen, Eduard Fimmen, Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, Arthur Lehning, Bart de Ligt. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Louis Andriessen (born 6 June 1939) is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He was recipient of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1959. Andriessen was born in Utrecht into a musical family, the son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981), brother of composers Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996) and Caecilia Andriessen (1931-), and nephew of Willem Andriessen (1887-1964). Andriessen originally studied with his father and Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, before embarking upon two years of study with Italian composer Luciano Berio in Milan and Berlin. He later joined the faculty of the Royal Conservatory where his notable students included Steve Martland, Richard Ayres, Richard Baker, Jeff Hamburg, Ivana Ki, Koji Nakano, Damien Ricketson, Patrick Saint-Denis, Juan Sebastian Lach, Michel van der Aa, Víctor Varela, and Jasna Velikovi. In 1969 Andriessen co-founded STEIM in Amsterdam. He also helped found the instrumental groups Orkest de Volharding and Hoketus, both of which performed compositions of the same names. He later became closely involved in the ongoing Schonberg and Asko ensembles and inspired the formation of the British ensemble Icebreaker. Andriessen, a widower, was married to guitarist Jeanette Yanikian (1935-2008). They were a couple for over 40 years and were married in 1996. Andriessen's early works show experimentation with various contemporary trends: post war serialism (Series, 1958), pastiche (Anachronie I, 1966-67), and tape (Il Duce, 1973). His reaction to wh...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18214 ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Louis Andriessen, Fabio Vacchi, Pauline Oliveros, Unsuk Chin, Richard Barrett, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf, Per Nørgård, Costin Miereanu, Michel Van Der Aa, Robert Saxton, Régis Campo, Vinko Globokar, Richard Ayres, Huck Hodge, Tona Scherchen, Daniel Lentz, Peter Schat, Ib Nørholm, Şerban Nichifor, Misha Mengelberg, Michael Oesterle, Geoff Hannan, Hans-Joachim Hespos, Michael Jarrell, Jan Vriend, Lefteris Papadimitriou, Lars Johan Werle. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Louis Andriessen (born 6 June 1939) is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He was recipient of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1959. Andriessen was born in Utrecht into a musical family, the son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981), brother of composers Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996) and Caecilia Andriessen (1931-), and nephew of Willem Andriessen (1887-1964). Andriessen originally studied with his father and Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, before embarking upon two years of study with Italian composer Luciano Berio in Milan and Berlin. He later joined the faculty of the Royal Conservatory where his notable students included Steve Martland, Richard Ayres, Richard Baker, Jeff Hamburg, Ivana Ki, Koji Nakano, Damien Ricketson, Patrick Saint-Denis, Juan Sebastian Lach, Michel van der Aa, Víctor Varela, and Jasna Velikovi. In 1969 Andriessen co-founded STEIM in Amsterdam. He also helped found the instrumental groups Orkest de Volharding and Hoketus, both of which performed compositions of the same names. He later became closely involved in the ongoing Schonberg and Asko ensembles and inspired the formation of the British ensemble Icebreaker. Andriessen, a widower, was ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18214 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Johan de Meij, Bart Berman, Kristoffer Zegers, Jan Van Der Waart, Louis Andriessen, Vic Nees, Michel Van Der Aa. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Johannes Abraham (Johan) de Meij (né le 23 novembre 1953 à Voorburg) est un chef d'orchestre, tromboniste et compositeur néerlandais. Sa plus célèbre composition est la symphonie le Seigneur des Anneaux basée sur la célèbre trilogie du même nom de J. R. R. Tolkien. Son catalogue comprend des œuvres originales, des transcriptions d'œuvres symphoniques, des arrangements de musiques de films et de comédies musicales. La carrière musciale de de Meij commença quand il avait quinze ans au sein de l'Harmonie Forum Hadriani à Voorburg. À ce moment-là, il était l'élève de Anner Bijlsma Sr. et de Piet van Dijk au trombone et à l'euphonium. En 1976, il effectua son service militaire et intégra l'orchestre militaire Trompetterkorps der Cavalerie à Amersfoort. En 1977, après sa conscription, il joua de l'euphonium avec l'Orchestre d'harmonie professionnel d'Amsterdam. En 1978, de Meij commença ses études au Conservatoire Royal de La Haye avec Arthur Moore (trombone), avec Rocus van Yperen et Jan van Ossenbruggen (direction d'orchestre). L'engagement de De Meij dans l'ensemble Haags Koper, composé des musiciens de l'orchestre de chambre de la radio néerlandaise, de l'orchestre symphonique d'Utrecht, et de l'orchestre Residentie a été une étape importante de sa carrière. Cet orchestre jouait dans tout le pays et fréquemment à la radio. Très vite, les arrangements de De Meij pour orchestre n'ont plus été joués uniquement par l'Orchestre d'harmonie professionnel d'Amsterdam mais par de nombreux orchestres hollandais et étrangers. Par la suite, il reçut des demandes var...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dutch Anarchists, Louis Andriessen, Provo, International Anarchist Congress of Amsterdam, Christiaan Cornelissen, Eduard Fimmen, Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, Hague Congress, Arthur Lehning, Bart de Ligt. Excerpt: Louis Andriessen (born 6 June 1939) is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He was recipient of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1959. Andriessen was born in Utrecht into a musical family, the son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981), brother of composers Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996) and Caecilia Andriessen (1931-), and nephew of Willem Andriessen (1887-1964). Andriessen originally studied with his father and Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, before embarking upon two years of study with Italian composer Luciano Berio in Milan and Berlin. He later joined the faculty of the Royal Conservatory where his notable students included Steve Martland, Richard Ayres, Richard Baker, Jeff Hamburg, Ivana Ki, Koji Nakano, Damien Ricketson, Patrick Saint-Denis, Juan Sebastian Lach, Michel van der Aa, Víctor Varela, and Jasna Velikovi. In 1969 Andriessen co-founded STEIM in Amsterdam. He also helped found the instrumental groups Orkest de Volharding and Hoketus, both of which performed compositions of the same names. He later became closely involved in the ongoing Schonberg and Asko ensembles and inspired the formation of the British ensemble Icebreaker. Andriessen, a widower, was married to guitarist Jeanette Yanikian (1935-2008). They were a couple for over 40 years and were married in 1996. Andriessen's early works show experimentation with various contemporary trends: post war serialism (Series, 1958), pastiche (Anachronie... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18214 ... Read more

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Title: The Music of Louis Andriessen.(Book Review)
Author: Edward Harsh
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 60Issue: 1Page: 160(3)

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Kapitel: Pieter Hellendaal, Jakob Arcadelt, Louis Toebosch, Henk Badings, Hanna Kulenty, Louis Andriessen, Julius Röntgen, Jo Van Den Booren, Liste Niederländischer Komponisten Klassischer Musik, Willem Pijper, Bernard Van Beurden, Henk Van Lijnschooten, Nico Richter, Hardy Mertens, Paul Termos, Daan Manneke, Kees Vlak, Gerard Boedijn, Géza Frid, Johan de Meij, Jan Van Gilse, Jef Penders, Jacob de Haan, Cornelis Boscoop, Misha Mengelberg, Alphons Diepenbrock, Rafael Reina, Matthijs Vermeulen, Johannes Maria Suykerbuyk, Johann Wilhelm Wilms, Hendrik Andriessen, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Arie Den Arend, Piet Stalmeier, Jurriaan Andriessen, Cornelis Dopper, Piet Van Mever, Karel Van Steenhoven, Jan de Haan, Hugo de Groot, Oscar Van Dillen, Pi Scheffer, Ed Starink, Johan Wagenaar, Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, Marijn Simons, Erik Van Der Wurff, Meindert Boekel, Kees Van Baaren, Henk Alkema, Wim Ter Burg, Erik Van Der Luijt, Rob Goorhuis, Michel Van Der Aa, Douwe Eisenga, Jan Brandts-Buys, Tjako Van Schie, Cord Meijering, Chris Hinze, Kees Olthuis, Andreas Kunstein, Willem Kes, Dick Raaijmakers, Karel Mengelberg, Tristan Keuris, Bernard Zweers, Henk Bijvanck, Willem Van Manen, Jacob Van Eyck, Bart Berman, Johan Wichers, Theo Loevendie, Ton de Leeuw, Daniël Belinfante, Piet Kee, Jan Van Nerijnen, Bernard Huijbers, Jan Van Vlijmen, Unico Wilhelm Van Wassenaer, Willem de Fesch, Carolus Hacquart, Guillaume-Gommaire Kennis, Adrianus Petit Coclico, Johannes Schenck, Jan Van Dijk, Ig Henneman, Kees Schoonenbeek, Aadriaan Cornelis Van Leeuwen, Klaas de Vries, Antoine Beuger, Willy Hautvast, Fré Focke, Adriaan Daniël Fokker, Kees Boeke, Philemon Mukarno, Marinus de Jong, Maria Linnemann, Roderik de Man, Daniel Wayenberg, Rudolf Mengelberg, Carl Rosier, Friedrich Schwindl, Lucas Vis, Maartje Ten Hoorn, Gilius Van Bergeijk, Ton Kotter, Samuel de Lange, Jan Van Beekum, Jillert Cammenga, Anthoni Van Noordt, Kristoffer Zegers, Simeon Ten Holt, Jan Koet...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Chapters: Laura Gemser, Gerrit Rietveld, Dick Bruna, Marco Van Basten, Pope Adrian Vi, Louis Andriessen, Jochem Uytdehaage, Anton Geesink, Ansfried of Utrecht, Rita Verdonk, Alistair Overeem, Fred Kaps, Wesley Sneijder, Antonis Mor, Lloyd Van Dams, Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder, Ludger, Elize, Macropedius, Theo Van Doesburg, Heribert Rosweyde, Karel Doorman, Willem Mengelberg, Steven Van Herwijck, Gerald Clayton, Tylman Van Gameren, Paul Fentener Van Vlissingen, Johannes Ruysch, Wim Sonneveld, Jacques Cortelyou, Fedde le Grand, Sylvia Kristel, Hubert de Blanck, Paul Meijer, Gerard Van Honthorst, Jos Stelling, Jurgen Colin, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Dirck Van Baburen, Bastiaan Zuiderent, Jan Wouters, Erhard Reuwich, Godert de Ginkell, 1st Earl of Athlone, Ibrahim Afellay, Ismaïl Aissati, Hendrick Ter Brugghen, Dirck Storm, Katja Schuurman, Boris Dittrich, Ramses Shaffy, Gerard de Korte, Wil Besseling, Annette Roozen, Robert Long, C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Hendrick de Keyser, Hans Van Breukelen, Signe Tollefsen, Melchior D'hondecoeter, Lizzy Ansingh, Gerardus 't Hooft, Joop Glimmerveen, Hendrik Poinar, Birgit Schuurman, Bart Van Oort, Eddy Achterberg, Diderik Wagenaar, Petrus Jacobus Kipp, Anna Maria Van Schurman, Fedor Den Hertog, Arie Jan Haagen-Smit, Gerald Vanenburg, Bernold, Stefan Postma, Franciscus Donders, Rijk de Gooyer, Johan Wagenaar, Carole Thate, John Achterberg, Anton Koolhaas, Hans Kraay, Jr., Peter Schat, Jeroen Van Der Veer, Berthe Hoola Van Nooten, Jeffrey Sneijder, Rene Van Verseveld, Berry Powel, Theo Van Lynden Van Sandenburg, Pieter Burman the Elder, Theodore Van Lynden Van Sandenburg, Henk Westbroek, Abraham Bloemaert, John Van Loen, Gerard Ekdom, Ben Van Berkel, Peter Vanlore, Jan Willem Van Ede, Peter Van Nieuwenhuizen, Guus Hoogmoed, Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Jacques Brinkman, Heiko Oberman, Trijn Van Leemput, David Van Goorle, Hendrik Van Rheede, Adolf Georg Olland, Jan Gerritsz Van Bronckhorst, Rob de Wit, Jean...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2924945 ... Read more

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Chapters: Louis Andriessen, Gerard Hengeveld, Bart Berman, Géza Frid, Jeroen Van Veen, Julius Röntgen, Hubert de Blanck, Ed Spanjaard, Egon Petri, See Siang Wong, Bart Van Oort, Dina Appeldoorn, Paul Van Katwijk, Jan Schultsz, Hans Henkemans, Martinus Sieveking, Jan Wijn, Tan Crone, Wibi Soerjadi, Christiaan Kuyvenhoven, Leo Smit, Ton Hartsuiker, Henriëtte Bosmans, Theo Bruins, Jan Kleinbussink, Yoram Ish-Hurwitz, Jan Vriend, Jaap Spaanderman, Matthijs Verschoor, Cor de Groot, Rudolf Jansen, David Kuijken, Sarah Bosmans-Benedicts, Dirk Schäfer, Gerard Bouwhuis, Ronald Brautigam. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 124. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Louis Andriessen (born 6 June 1939) is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam. He teaches composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He was recipient of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1959. Andriessen was born in Utrecht into a musical family, the son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981), brother of composers Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996) and Caecilia Andriessen (1931-), and nephew of Willem Andriessen (1887-1964). Andriessen originally studied with his father and Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, before embarking upon two years of study with Italian composer Luciano Berio in Milan and Berlin. He later joined the faculty of the Royal Conservatory where his notable students included Steve Martland, Richard Ayres, Richard Baker, Jeff Hamburg, Ivana Ki, Koji Nakano, Damien Ricketson, Patrick Saint-Denis, Juan Sebastian Lach, Michel van der Aa, Víctor Varela, and Jasna Velikovi. In 1969 Andriessen co-founded STEIM in Amsterdam. He also helped found the instrumental groups Orkest de Volharding and Hoketus, both of which performed compositions of the same names. He later became...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=18214 ... Read more