Hendrik Andriessen
Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (born September 17, 1892 in Haarlem , Netherlands ; † April 12, 1981 ibid) was a Dutch composer .
Life
Hendrik Andriessen studied composition with Bernard Zweers and organ with Jean-Baptiste de Pauw (1852–1924) at the Amsterdam Conservatory . He was organist at the Maarschalkerweerd organ in the Sankt Katherinen Cathedral in Utrecht and became known for his talent for improvisation . From 1926 to 1954 he lectured at the Conservatory in Amsterdam in the subjects of composition and music theory and from 1930 to 1949 at the Institute for Catholic Church Music in Utrecht. From 1937 to 1949 he was director of the Conservatory in Utrecht and then from 1949 to 1957 Director of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague . The Catholic University of Nijmegen appointed him associate professor in 1952; he held this office until 1962. His work was widely used in Catholic church music in the Netherlands.
His brother Willem and his sons Louis and Jurriaan have also emerged as composers.
Works
Works for orchestra
- 1930 to 1954: 4 symphonies
- 1935: Variations and fugue on a theme by Johann Kuhnau for string orchestra
- 1950: Concerto for organ and orchestra
- 1952: Symphonic Etude
Works for organ
- 1918: Deuxième Choral
- 1922 ?: Sonata da Chiesa
- 1939: Sinfonia
- 1949: Thema met Variaties
Works for string quartet and quintet
- 1957: Quartetto in stile antico
- 1972: Divertimento a cinque per flauto, oboe, violino, viola e violoncello
Operas
- 1950: Philomela Opera in three acts
- 1964: The Mirror of Venice Chamber Opera in one act
Works for choir (partly with instruments)
- 1913: Veni Creator Spiritus
- 1919: Magna Res est Amor
- 1919: Missa in honorem Sacratissimi Cordis with organ
- 1920: Fiat Domine for soprano and organ or orchestra
- 1925: Missa in festo Assumptionis beatae Mariae Virginis for 3 soloists and organ
- 1931: Missa per Defunctis for 3 soloists and organ
- 1935: Missa diatonica
- 1936: Magnificat with organ
- 1938: Missa Christ Rex
- 1939: Hymn "Fréquentemus hodie" for baritone and orchestra
- 1943: Te Deum with orchestra
- 1944: Missa Lauda Sion
- 1946: Missa Solemnis for double mixed choir and organ
- 1946: Hodie Christ natus est for six-part mixed choir
- 1954: Festum Immaculatie Cordis "Beatae Mariae Virginis" for mixed choir with accompaniment of 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba
- 1958: Amienj Gospodie for four-part mixed choir
- 1961: Psalm IX for choir and orchestra
- 1966: La Vierge a Midi for middle voice and organ
- Missa in honorem Beatae Mariae Virginis
- Missa in honorem sacratissimi Cordis
- Missa Simplex
- Missa Sponsa Christi
- L'histoire de l'enfant de Dieu , oratorio for four-part choir, orchestra and 2 soloists (text: Pierre Kemp)
Songs
- 1919: Magna res est amor
- 1923: Miroir de peine
- 1935: Trois pastorales
Works for wind orchestra
- 1987: Ricercare
Discography
At the end of 2012 three CDs were available:
- Symphony No. 1; Ballet Suite; Symphonic Etude; Kuhnau Variations (cpo 2011, No. 4918561)
- Sonata for cello & piano
- Violin concerto; Concertino f. Cello & orchestra; Concertino f. Oboe & strings; Canzona f. Cello & orchestra. Label NM, 1997/98, No. 1711936
Books and writings
- 1941: César Franck
- 1950: Over muziek , Utrecht and Brussels, hard cardboard, 198 pages
- 1952: Muziek en muzikaliteit , Utrecht and Antwerp, Het Spectrum, clothbound , 168 pages
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Hendrik Andriessen in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Hendrik Andriessen in the catalog of the German National Library
Footnotes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andriessen, Hendrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andriessen, Hendrik Franciscus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haarlem , the Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1981 |
| Place of death | Haarlem , the Netherlands |