Daan Manneke

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Daan Manneke (born November 7, 1939 in Kruiningen , province of Zeeland ) is a Dutch composer and organist .

He studied composition with Jan van Dijk and organ with Huub Houët (1915–1991) and Louis Toebosch at the Brabant Conservatory in Tilburg . He then completed his organ studies with the Belgian organist Kamiel d'Hooghe in Brussels . After completing his studies, he took further composition lessons with Ton de Leeuw in Amsterdam .

Manneke has a close friendship with Ton de Leeuw to this day. His former teacher put him in contact with Olivier Messiaen , with whom he took a few private composition lessons. In 1976 Daan Manneke received the composition prize from the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam.

From 1958 to 1969 Manneke was organist at the St. Gertrudiskerk in Bergen op Zoom , Netherlands. As an organ virtuoso, he gave many concerts and recitals in the BeNeLux countries, Germany , France and Great Britain .

Since 1971 he has been a lecturer in improvisation and analysis of 20th century music at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, where he has also taught composition since 1986.

Manneke's work, which has won numerous prizes, mainly includes sacred music and chamber music . He is also the founder and conductor of the Cappella Breda Chamber Choir , with which he has already recorded numerous CDs.

Works

Works for orchestra

• 1975 Sinfonia for 13 strings
• 1976 Job based on texts from the book Job (Bible) for baritone (speaking voice) and male choir (TTBrB) 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, percussion

• 1976 En Passant
• 1977 De passie van Johannes Mattheus Lanckohr Opera for 3 solos, mixed choir (SATB), flute (also piccolo), clarinet, trumpet, trombone, double bass, organ and 2 percussionists
• 1978 Vice versa
• 1978 Ruimten
• 1980 Gesti
• 1982 Muziek voor een stad
• 1985 Babel for 6 orchestras (4 string orchestras and 2 wind orchestras), 14 timpani and 3 tam-tams

• 1987–1989 Plenary session based on texts from the Bible by Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud for double choir, harp and orchestra
• 2000 Monumentum thoughts on Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and bass solo, mixed choir and orchestra
• 2002 Archipel VII + preludes, chorale and tambeau - homage to César Franck - for double woodwind quintet and double bass

Works for wind orchestra

• 1981 Pneoo II for symphonic wind orchestra
  1. 5 instrumental choirs in part 1: woodwinds - saxophones - horns - narrow and wide-gauged brass - drums
  2. 5 other instrumental choirs in part 2: flutes, oboes, bassoons - clarinets - saxophones - narrow-gauge brass - wide-gauge brass
  3. 6 different choirs in part 3: woodwinds - saxophones - horns - cornets, trumpets, trombones - wide-gauge brass - drums
• 1985 Babel for 6 orchestras (4 string orchestras and 2 wind orchestras), 14 timpani and 3 tam-tams
• 1992 Archipel V (Les ponts) based on texts by Arthur Rimbaud for male choir and symphonic wind orchestra
• 1997 Symphonies of Wind Instruments
  1. Prelude
  2. Fantasy upon a few notes
  3. Vivace, like a tarantella
  4. Tombeau, like a sarabande
• Homage for fanfare orchestra
  1. In memoriam Bram Schrier (1918–1974)
  2. In memoriam Kees Cornelisse (1910-1981)
  3. In memoriam Max Wondergem (1901–1981)

Choral music

• 1964 Psaume 121 (Je lève mes yeux) for mixed choir
• 1973 Music about poor and bad people for mixed choir
• 1986 organum for one to four mixed choirs
• 2001 Quam dilecta tabernacula (Psalm 84) for small choir or 5 soloists
• 2002 Festive evening music concert for choir based on a text by Hermann Hesse (1877–1962)
• 2003 Almenos flores, almenos cantos Canto III for mixed choir

Other works

• 1970 Qui iustus est, iustificetur adhuc cantata for mixed choir (S [4] A [4] T [4] B [4]), clarinet, trombone, guitar (electrically amplified) and percussionist
• 1972 Sine nomine based on quotations from Jacob Obrecht's Missa Sine Nomine for three instrumental choirs
• 1979 Rondeau for 6 percussionists
• 1979 Pneoo I for organ
• 1980 Concert voor 47 klokken for tower carillon
• 1983 Epitaph (in memoriam Joris Schram) from "Chamber music" for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass
• 1983 Chant and madrigal based on a text by James Joyce for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
• 1986 Messe de Notre Dame for mixed choir
• 1988 Jules scenical madrigals - chamber opera based on a text by Sicco Heyligers for soprano, baritone and bass solo, mixed choir (SATB), flute (also piccolo and alto flute), clarinet (also Eb clarinet), bass clarinet, violin, Double bass, organ and accordion
• 1991 Et in tempore vesperi erit lux for organ
• 1996 Symphonies of winds come o winds and blow through the four organs for organ (for 3 hands; possibly on 2nd organ), harmonium, accordion and other melody instruments.
  1. Prelude
  2. Fantasy upon a few notes
  3. Like a tarantella
  4. Like a sarabande
• 2002 Archipel VII preludes, chorale and tambeau - hommage à César Franck - for harmonium or organ
• 2003 You unlock the house with a different key ... for violin and organ
• 2003 De sneeuwkoningin (The Snow Queen) children's opera for 8 singers and 4 instrumentalists

Books and writings

• 1977 Omgaan met muziek - Werkboek voor entwijdse improvisatie ( Dealing with music - workbook for contemporary improvisation)
• 1978 Werkboek voor Improvisatie en Groepscompositie (workbook for improvisation and group composition)

Web links

• Works by and about Daniel Manneke in the catalog of the German National Library