Henriëtte Bosmans

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Frieda Belinfante and Henriëtte Bosmans around 1928

Henriëtte Hilda Bosmans (born December 6, 1895 in Amsterdam ; † July 2, 1952 there ) was a Dutch composer .

biography

Henriëtte Bosmans was the daughter of Henri Bosmans, a cellist in the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, and the pianist Sara Benedicts .

In 1914 she began to compose her own piano pieces and soon made a name for herself. In 1919 her first violin sonata was performed in public. She wrote especially chamber music and studied orchestral music with Cornelis Dopper , at the same time she mainly composed works for the cello . From 1922 to 1929 Bosmans was in a relationship with the nine years younger cellist and later conductor Frieda Belinfante , to whom she dedicated her second cello concerto.

From 1927 to 1930 she took lessons from Willem Pijper . In 1934 she got engaged to the violinist Francis Koene , with whom she also played. With the beginning of the German occupation in 1941, Bosmans was banned from working and performing because of her Jewish origin. During this time she maintained close correspondence with Benjamin Britten . In 1952, Bosmans died of stomach cancer .

Among her compositions are u. a. Orchestral works, concerts, songs, chamber, cello and piano music.

Works (selection)

  • 6 Preludes for piano, 1918
  • Sonata for cello and piano, 1919
  • Trio for piano, violin and cello, 1921
  • 1st cello concerto, 1922
  • 2nd cello concerto, 1923
  • Poème for cello and orchestra, 1923
  • Trois Impressions for cello and piano, 1926
  • String Quartet, 1927
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra, 1928
  • Concert piece for flute and chamber orchestra, 1929
  • Concert piece for violin and orchestra, 1934
  • Dooden March for speaking voice and orchestra, 1944
  • Daar komen de Canadezen for voice and orchestra, text: Fedde Schurer , 1945
  • Lead, Kindly Light for voice and orchestra, text: John Henry Newman , 1945

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helen H. Metzelaar: biography and list of works on Forbidden Music Regained
personal data
SURNAME Bosmans, Henriëtte
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bosmans, Henriëtte Hilda (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH 2nd July 1952
Place of death Amsterdam