Peter Schat

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Peter Schat, 1968

Peter Ane Schat (born June 5, 1935 in Utrecht , † February 3, 2003 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch composer, music teacher and music writer.

Schat studied piano with Jaap Callenbach at the Utrecht Conservatory and music theory and composition with Kees van Baaren at the Den Haag Conservatory . He continued his training with Mátyás Seiber in London (1959) and Pierre Boulez in Basel (1960–61). He is an important representative of the musical avant-garde in the Netherlands, was a passionate provocateur, social critic and author and has published numerous articles and books, including De Toonklok (1984) and De Wereld Chromatisch (1988).

In 1961 he joined the Mood Engineering Society of Willem de Ridder on, a group that combined the visual in multimedia projects art, music and theater. In 1967 he was one of the founders of the Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music ( STEIM ), a center for electro-instrumental music in Amsterdam. From 1974 to 1982 he taught at the Hague Conservatory.

Schat's first composition was a Passacaglia and Fugue for organ, which was performed at Gaudeamus Music Week in 1954, and in 1957 he won the Gaudeamus Foundation Composition Prize for his Septet op. 3 . He distinguished himself as an avant-garde composer of twelve-tone, electronic and serial music in the 1950s and 1960s. He composed more than 50 works, including choral and chamber music, piano pieces and five operas. Schat was married to the actress Marina Schapers , who died in an accident in 1981.

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  1. ↑ Composition Prize 1957
personal data
SURNAME Shit, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schat, Peter Ane (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch composer, music teacher and music writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Utrecht
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 2003
Place of death Amsterdam