Piet Kee

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Piet Kee (2008)
Piet Kee's grave in the Kleverlaan cemetery in Haarlem.

Piet Kee (born August 30, 1927 in Zaandam , † May 25, 2018 in Haarlem ) was a Dutch organist and composer .

biography

Piet Kee was the son of Cor Kee and studied piano, organ and composition at the Amsterdam Conservatory . He won the prize at the international improvisation competition in Haarlem three times in a row (1953, 1954, 1955). From 1954 to 1988 he taught at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. From 1952 to 1987 he was the organist of the Laurenskirche in Alkmaar and from 1956 to 1989 the municipal organist of the Müller organ in the St. Bavo church in Haarlem. Kee composed especially organ, choir and carillon music.

Compositions

organ

  • Tryptich on Psalm 86 (1960)
  • Two Organ Pieces (1962)
Fantasia on "Wake Up"
Passion chorale
  • Four Pieces for Manuals (1966)
  • Gedenck-Clanck 76 - Ode to Valerius based on 3 Dutch songs (1976)
  • Bios - in seven movements (1995)
  • The Organ - inspired by paintings of Peter Saenredam (2000)

Organ with other instruments

  • Music and Space - for two organs, three trumpets and two trombones (1969)
  • Confrontation - for church organ and three barrel organs (1979)
  • Network - for large organ, positive or electronic keyboard, alto saxophone and soprano recorder (1996)
  • Festival Spirit - for large organ and four positives (2001)
  • Bios II - for organ, violin and percussion (2002)
  • Haarlem Concerto - for organ and orchestra (2005)

Choir

  • The World - on a text by Henry Vaughan for mixed choir, four soloists (SATB) and ad libitum continuo instrument (1999)
  • Heaven - on a text by George Herbert for mixed choir and two sopranos (2000)

Carillon

  • Frans Hals Suite (1990)
  • Daaaee (1999)

Other

  • Flight - flute solo (1992)
  • Opstreek (Up-bow) - for violin and piano (1997)
  • Winds - for woodwind quintet (2000)

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Organist en componist Piet Kee (90) overleden , Dutch , accessed on May 26, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Kee, Piet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Zaandam
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 2018
Place of death Haarlem