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
Tien vocale minuten : voor mezzosopraan en bas / [red. Michael Nieuwenhuizen]
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice solo; Vocal Ensemble (2-12)
Instruments:
sopr-m bas ; sopr-m ; bar ; bas
Van de jaargetijden : voor harp en piano / Henri Zagwijn
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
hp pf
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
g g-b dobro drumset
Gestures : for marimba and bass clarinet, 1981 / Daan Manneke
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
cl-b mar
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