Sem Dresden

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Sem Dresden (1956)

Sem Dresden ( April 20, 1881 in Amsterdam - July 31, 1957 in The Hague ) was a Dutch composer and conductor .

Life

Dresden studied with Bernard Zweers at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and Hans Pfitzner in Germany . From 1924 to 1937 he was director of the Amsterdam Conservatory , then director of The Hague Conservatory . After the German occupation of the Netherlands , the Dutch collaborators forced him to give up the office due to his Jewish origin, which he then held again from 1945 to 1949.

His work includes u. a. Chorus tragicus for choir and orchestra, variations for orchestra, a violin concerto, a Sinfonietta for clarinet and orchestra, as well as numerous chamber music works.

According to the Dutch Music Institute, his work as a musician, teacher, administrator and author had a major impact on Dutch musical life. He was represented on numerous bodies and commissions and was a board member of a number of music organizations. His contributions were published in daily newspapers such as De Amsterdammer and De Telegraaf and appeared in the collection of essays Stromingen en Tegenstromingen in de Muziek in 1953 (currents and countercurrents in music). His Algemene Muziekleer (General Music Theory ) reached eleven new editions. His students included Eduard van Beinum , Cor de Groot , Marius Monnikendam , Jan Mul , Willem van Otterloo , Leo Smit and the composer Rosy Wertheim .

Sem Dresden is the father of the eponymous writer Sem Dresden (1914–2002).

Compositions (selection)

Orchestral works

  • 1913: Subjects change for large orchestra
  • 1936: Concerto No. 1 , for violin and orchestra
  • 1938: Symphonietta , for clarinet and orchestra
  • 1939: Concerto , for oboe and orchestra
  • 1942: Concerto No. 2 , for violin and orchestra
  • 1942: Concerto , for piano and orchestra
  • 1949: Concerto , for flute and orchestra
  • 1951: Dansflitsen (Dance flashes) , suite for orchestra
  • 1953: Concerto , for organ and orchestra

Cantatas, oratorios and sacred music

  • 1939: O Kerstnacht
  • 1943: Assumpta est Maria
  • 1953: Saint Antoine , oratorio
  • 1955: Carnavals Cantata for male choir and orchestra
  • 1956: Sint Joris , oratorio

Musical theater

  • 1945: Toto , operetta
  • 1957: François Villon , opera (orchestrated by Jan Mul)

Choral work and vocal music

  • 1905: Drie liedjes , Three songs for medium voice - Text: Jacques Perk
  • 1919: Wachterlied , for mixed choir à capella
  • 1927: Chorus Tragicus
  • 1953: Den aap en de katte (The monkey and the cat), for male choir à capella - Text: Joost van den Vondel
  • 1956: Rembrandt's Saul en David , for soprano and orchestra

Chamber music

  • 1905: Sonata , for violin and piano
  • 1911: Sextet , for strings and piano
  • 1911–1920: Suites No. 1-3 for piano and violin
  • 1912: Trio , for two oboes and an English horn
  • 1914: Three sextets , for wind instruments and piano
  • 1918: Sonata , for cello and piano
  • 1918: Sonata , for flute and harp
  • 1924: Strijkkwartet no. 1 [string quartet]
  • 1924: Strijkkwartet no. 2 [string quartet]

Works for piano and organ

  • 1914: Duo , for two pianos
  • 1950: Hor ai dolor , the second piece in the series Hommage à Willem Pijper
  • undated : Toccata, koraal & Fuga , German: Toccata, chorale and fugue

literature

  • Don Randel : The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music , Harvard 1996, p. 226

Web links

Commons : Sem Dresden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dutch Music Institute: Sem Dresden (1881–1957) ( Memento from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 20, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Dresden, Sem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1957
Place of death The hague