composer
Bob Hanf was born in Amsterdam on November 25, 1894. His parents Joseph Hanf and Laura Romberg, assimilated German Jews, were originally from Westphalia and had settled shortly after their ...
related works
C'est le repos éclairé : for voice and piano / Robert (Bob) Hanf; on words by Rimbaud
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
zang pf
Parovoz Structures : for ensemble / Alexey Sioumak
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fl cl fg bar pf 2vn vla vc db
Harpe Diem : for bass trombone and harp / Chiel Meijering, 2010
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
trb-b hp
Poems Written but Never Sent : for bassoon, vibraphone and string orchestra / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring:
fg vib 4vl 2vla 2vc db
composition
Strijksextet / Robert (Bob) Hanf
Other authors:
Leo Smit Stichting
(curator)
Description:
The series 'Forbidden Music Regained' proudly presents works by composers who were persecuted during the Second World War. Performances of these works were forbidden during the war. Many composers were imprisoned, several did not survive and others went into hiding.
After the war a new generation took over. The pre-war composers were soon forgotten and their compositions remained hidden in closets and archives or fell otherwise into oblivion. In recent decades numerous works have been rediscovered through the efforts of the Leo Smit Foundation. Some scores were found in attics, others in a garden shed and a pile of music was found by young children next to a garbage can. These compositions are of a high quality and deserve to be performed again. The diversity of styles represents the entire spectrum of the first half of the Twentieth century: romanticism, impressionism, modernism, neoclassicism, jazz, and so forth. This project aims to encourage musicians, young and old, from across the globe to perform these compositions, and for concert audiences to (once again) become acquainted with this “unheard” music.