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 ...
related works
Six Turkish folkpoems : for female voice and 7 instruments, (1977) / Theo Loevendie
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
sopr/sopr-m fl(pic) cl perc hp pf vl vc
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players); Clarinet and keyboard instrument; Electronics with different instruments; Mixed ensemble (2-11 players) with electronics
Instruments:
cl-b cemb tape / 2cl-b 4cemb
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players); Wind and string and key instrument(s)
Instruments:
fl spt vl vladg
Concertino per pianoforte : e sei strumenti, (1968) / Henk van der Vliet
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
fl cl trb xyl vl vc pf-solo
composition
Venus and Adonis suite : for 5 instruments, 1981 / Theo Loevendie
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