composer
Steven Hoogenberk, born in 1941, got his first lessons in composition at the age of 10 from Hans Brandts Buys in Hilversum. Later, at the Conservatory of The Hague he ...
related works
On the Edge of Reality : 3 fantasy pieces for piano / Steven Hoogenberk
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
medium/low pf
Le Mort Joyeux : for voice and piano / Olivier Greif; lyrics by Charles Baudelaire
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
bar pf
Ave Maria : per voce bassa e pianoforte (o organo), -1973- / Alexander Voormolen
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano; Voice and Organ
Scoring:
low pf/org
composition
Die Feier Im Grabe : 7 songs for baritone and piano, written on old Egyptians poems / Steven Hoogenberk
Description:
In ancient Egypt, Death-culture took an important place in daily life. Everything was done to make life in the Hereafter as beautiful and pleasant as possible, so death could be considered as a continuation of earthly life. Remembered by numerous images and texts on the walls of the tomb, one was well prepared to receive death as an improvement, as a shelter, as a homecoming after years of imprisonment.
The poem of the last song - Ein Lied auf den Tod - describes in a lyric way all the happiness you can expect when Death is standing before you. These beautiful lines are full of love and warmth, without any bitterness. The used texts all come from the volume "Old Egyptian Love Songs", translated by Siegfried Schott into German, Edition Artemis, Zürich (1950)
Steven Hoogenberk