composer
Rieteke Hölscher (1969) studied piano classical music and jazz / pop at the conservatory of the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (1987-1992) with Frans van Dalen and Tine Schneider, also ...
related works
Eigen-wijsje Nº 2 (Wildlife) : for piano / Rieteke Hölscher
Genre:
Chamber music
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Piano
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Sonata : for piano, (1970) / Tristan Keuris
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
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Etude no. 8 : "ragtime", piano, 1976 / Sas Bunge
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
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Nederlandse Suite : for piano / Shin Mizutani
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
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composition
Social Distance? : for piano / Rieteke Hölscher
Description:
In the bizarre surreality of the quarantine measures in 2020 due to the infectious disease COVID19, our human life (temporarily?) seems like a bad dream. This inspired me to create a few solo pieces for piano. After all, the current measures make it impossible to play together without too many obstacles.
I have always been an opponent of – forced by circumstances – increasingly 'living' online. Now that is the case more than ever, it sometimes feels like a blessing. It is now our only chance for something similar to human contact. But I believe that human contact is indispensable for a happy and balanced mental life, which is why I (also in the titles) question these dreary form of life that is likely to become the new reality in our society in the near future (?).
Rieteke Hölscher, April 2020