Jurriaan Andriessen

Jurriaan Andriessen

Jurriaan Hendrik Andriessen (born November 15, 1925 in Haarlem , † August 23, 1996 in The Hague ) was a Dutch composer , son of the composer Hendrik Andriessen and brother of Louis Andriessen .

He studied at the Utrecht Conservatory with André Jurres (piano) and Willem van Otterloo (orchestral direction ), went to Paris in 1947 , where he studied with Olivier Messiaen, among others . With his composition Het monsterlijke uur for wind orchestra and two pianos, he was the first to receive the Johan Wagenaar Prize in the Netherlands in 1948 . Further studies followed on the basis of a grant from UNESCO and later through the Rockefeller Foundation with Aaron Copland and Sergei Alexandrowitsch Kussewizki and at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood , Massachusetts , USA . He then made study trips through Italy and Germany. For the coronation of the former Princess Beatrix as Queen of the Netherlands he composed Entrada della Regina for brass, timpani and organ.

Works

Works for orchestra

• 1947: Symphonietta concertante for 4 trumpets and orchestra
• 1948: Concertino for piano and orchestra
• 1949: Symphony No. 1 "Berkshire symphonies"
• 1952: Concerto for flute and orchestra
• 1963: Symphony No. 3: (Symphonyen fan Fryslân)
• 1966: Concerto Rotterdam for jazz combo and symphony orchestra
• 1968: Contra-gang Rhapsodia interrotta per orchestra e sousaphono
• 1970: Symphony No. 5 “Time-spirit” for clarinet and orchestra
• 1971: Ars antiqua musicae casual music for connoisseurs and amateurs for five wind instruments, viola, guitar and percussion
• 1977 Psalms trilogy based on Gabriel Smit - Psalms anew for baritone solo, mixed choir, orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

• 1950: March for the Dutch Red Cross
• 1960: Thai Rhapsody for symphonic wind orchestra on the visit of the Thai King Bhumibol in the Netherlands
• 1961: Jaarbeursmars
• 1961: De Scheveningse Pier
• 1962: Symphony No. 2 for wind orchestra
• 1968: A Mexican Overture
• 1972: Rococco Concerto for solo clarinet and symphonic wind orchestra
• 1981: Suite for jazz ensemble and wind orchestra
• 1982: Song for Lilian
• 1984: Sinfonia "Il Fiume" for symphonic wind orchestra. Composed for the World Music Contest, Kerkrade , Netherlands
  1. Lento Allegro
  2. adagio
  3. scherzo
  4. Allegro Vivace
• 1987: Overture for an Imaginary play
• 1988: A Suite for Jazz Ensemble and (Wind) Band
  1. A bluebird
  2. A ballad
  3. A samba
• 1988: Dynamic Overture
• 1989: Entrata della Regina for two trumpets, two horns, three trombones, tuba, timpani and organ ad libitum
• Concerto grosso for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra
  1. Allegro Giusto
  2. Larghetto
  3. Allegro Giocoso
• Inno Della Tecnica
• Lunar orbiter - Mars
• Music for Bandstand
  1. Mars
  2. Canary
  3. Marlied
  4. Passepied
  5. Tambourines
  6. Mars
• Pavane
• Song for Lilian

Web links

• Works by and about Jurriaan Andriessen in the catalog of the German National Library

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