Meindest Boekel

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Meindest Boekel (born September 15, 1915 in Amsterdam , † May 2, 1989 in Hilversum ) was a Dutch composer .

At the age of eleven, Meindest Boekel received instructions in harmony from Evert Koning in Hoorn and learned to play the organ. At the age of 13 he was the organist of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Hoorn. He graduated from the Amsterdam Conservatory , where he studied the organ with Cornelis de Wolf and Anton van der Horst as well as harmony and counterpoint with Ernest Mulder . In 1937 he was appointed organist at the Nieuwe Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam . After the Second World War he led the Amsterdam Vocal Ensemble, and in 1946 he became organist and choirmaster at the NCRV radio in Hilversum . He later took over the management of the large radio choir at the NOS (Nederlandse Omroep Stichting) in Hilversum and stayed there until his retirement. He was the conductor of the Soli Deo Gloria choirs in Hoorn and the Koninklijke Oratorium Vereniging Excelsior in Amsterdam and conductor of wind orchestras, particularly the National Brass Band.

He composed choir and wind orchestra works. In 1950 he won the composition prize of the city of Amsterdam, and in 1964 the music prize of the Hilvarenbeek municipality , Netherlands .

Works

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1947 Scherzo
  • 1947–1948 Suite Classique
    1. Intrada
    2. Air
    3. final
  • 1953 New Orleans
  • 1954 Tableaux des Vosges
    1. Le lac de Retournemer
    2. Le Saut des Cuves
    3. La chapelle de Labaroche
    4. La Roche du Diable
  • 1956 Harlem Shadows
  • 1957 Concertino for Piano and Band
  • 1958 Fantasy sur trois Noëls
  • 1963 Grand Cañon du Verdon
  • 1964 Valerius Suite
    1. Hoe groot en hoe vervaerlic Staet nu ons leven vol verdriet
    2. Army! as ick denck doesn't goet dat ghy ons people doet
    3. Com nu met sangh van soete tonen, En u met snarenspel verblyt
    4. Merck toch hoe nu int werck al steld
  • 1965 Marcia Funèbre
  • 1965 Saint David Scena Symphonica
  • 1968 The Koppenbrüller Cave Suite
  • 1971 Three Motions
    1. Maestoso ma moderato
    2. Allegretto
    3. Allegro vivace
  • 1977 Two Sinfonic Interludes
    1. Andante espressivo
    2. Allegro con spirito
  • 1980 Lamento Pacis for fanfare orchestra
  • 1980 Suite Romantique
    1. Prelude
    2. Serenade
    3. nocturne
    4. rondo
  • 1980 Noëls de France
  • 1984 Veni Creator Spiritus for male choir and wind orchestra
  • 1986 Te Deum for choir and wind orchestra
  • A simple serenade
    1. Moderato
    2. Allegretto
    3. Allegro ma non troppo
  • Prelude - Op een Paaslied uit de 12e eeuw

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