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composer

Loevendie calls himself a “latecomer as a composer”. Until the 1970s, he was known only as a jazz saxophonist. He gained international fame with his quartet (with Hans Dulfer, Arjen ...

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Variable instrumentation

Preparations for coma : for bass clarinet and typewriter, 1974, revision 1993 / Robert Nasveld

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments: cl-b typewriter

Five games : (without losers), vijf dansstukken voor strijkkwintet, piano en slagwerk, 1991 / Roel van Oosten

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments: perc pf 2vl vla vc cb

Nonet : for winds, percussion, piano and double-bass, (1980) / Theo Loevendie

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments: pic(fl) cl fg h trp trb perc pf cb

composition

Venus and Adonis suite : for 5 instruments, 1981 / Theo Loevendie

Publisher: Amsterdam: Donemus, cop. 1981
Publisher's number: 02816
Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments: cl-b perc man g vl
Remarks: Voor basklarinet, viool, mandoline, gitaar en slagwerker. - Suite uit de in 1980 gecomponeerde toneelmuziek Venus and Adonis. - Tijdsduur: 15'
Duration: 14'00"
Number of players: 5
Year of composition: 1981
Status: fully digitized (real-time delivery)

Description:
Program note (English): The Venus en Adonis Suite is based on stage music, written for a theatrical performance of Shakespeare's poem 'Venus and Adonis'. The instrumentation has been left unchanged. Some musical parts were added.
The performance in 1980 of the stage music written in this scoring gave rise to the founding of the now famous Nieuw Ensemble. - THEO LOEVENDIE

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Product	Description	Price/piece	Count
Score	Download to Newzik (A4), 38 pages	EUR 16.95
	Download as PDF (A4), 38 pages	EUR 20.34
	Hardcopy, normal size (A4), 38 pages	EUR 33.90
Parts	Download to Newzik (B4), 46 pages	EUR 23.33
	Download as PDF (B4), 46 pages	EUR 28.00
	Hardcopy, normal size (B4), 46 pages	EUR 46.67