Kees van Baaren
Kees Cornelis L. van Baaren (born October 22, 1906 in Enschede , † September 2, 1970 in Oegstgeest ) was a Dutch composer and music teacher .
Life
As the son of a music dealer, van Baaren played the piano , cello and harmonica at an early age . From 1924 to 1929 he studied piano with Rudolf Maria Breithaupt and composition and music theory with Boris Blacher and Friedrich Ernst Koch at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin . He also performed as a jazz and cabaret pianist. After returning to the Netherlands , he received lessons from Willem Pijper . From 1948 he was director of the Music Lycéum in Amsterdam , in 1953 he moved to the Utrecht Conservatory. In 1958 he was appointed director of the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and worked there until 1970; there he taught a young generation of Dutch composers (including Louis Andriessen , Theo Bruins , Misha Mengelberg , Reinbert de Leeuw , Jan van Vlijmen , Peter Schat and Jan Wisse ). In 1969 he received the Sweelinck Prize for his complete works.
Works
Works for orchestra
- 1934 Concertino f. Piano a. orchestra
- 1956 Sinfonia f. orchestra
- 1959 Variazioni per orchestra
- 1964 Musica per campane
- 1964 Concerto f. Piano a. orchestra
- 1966 Musica per orchestra
Works for wind orchestra
- 1961 Partita for symphonic wind orchestra , 1961
- Intrada
- Bourrée
- Sarabande
- Jig
Music for keyboard instruments
- 1948 Sonatina in memoriam Willem Pijper for piano
- 1954 Muzikaal zelfportret , musical self-portrait for piano
Masses and sacred music
- 1948 / 1955–1956 The Hollow Men Cantata for soprano , baritone , mixed choir a . Orchestra, T: Thomas S. Eliot
Vocal music and choral works
- 1947 Three poems for female choir, T: Emily Dickinson
- 1947 Recueillement for voice a. Piano, T: Baudelaire
- 1952 2 songs for male choir
Chamber music
- 1936 Trio for flute , clarinet a . bassoon
- 1952 Settetto for violin , flute , clarinet , oboe , bassoon , horn a . double bass
- 1960 Canzonetta triste for violin a. piano
- 1962 Quartetto per archi (Sovraposizioni I), string quartet
- 1963 Quintetto a fiato (Sovraposizioni II), wind quintet
- 1965 Musica per flauto solo
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baaren, Kees van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baaren, Kees Cornelis L. van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Enschede , the Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd September 1970 |
| Place of death | Oegstgeest , Netherlands |