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)
Instruments:
2fl/2vl bc
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Organ; Oboe and keyboard instrument; Mixed ensemble (2-11 players); Wood Wind Ensemble and keyboard instrument; Wind and string and key instrument(s); Flute and keyboard instrument; Flute and keyboard instrument
Instruments:
org / ob org / org vl vla / fl 2ob org / ob org vl / fl-a org / 2fl org
Musica : per flauto, viola, violoncello e chitarra, opus 17, (1972) / Hendrik de Regt
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
fl g vla vc
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