composer
Hendrik Andriessen was raised in an artistic environment. Of his six children, Juriaan, Caecilia, and Louis also became composers. As an organist and composer, he gave attention to both sacred ...
related works
L' indifférent : pour quatuor à cordes / Hendrik Andriessen
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
String Quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
Scoring:
2vl vla vc
Hommage à Chabrier : (naar de aan Cor de Groot opgedragen piano solo), '50-'51 / Hugo Godron
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4331 timp 2perc str
Caprice pour orchestre : 1994 / Piet Kingma
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3222 4331 timp 2perc 2hp str
Homage to Gershwin : voor groot orkest / Jan Koetsier
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra; Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp 4perc cel hp str (pf-solo in 1 en 3)
composition
Ricercare : orchestra, (1949) / Hendrik Andriessen
Description:
Program note (English): [Première: 25 January 1950 - Residentie Orkest o.l.v. Willem van Otterloo] - The original 16th century ricerare was in fact a vocal form without words. Instrumental music searched therein a sort of independence, the contents were therefore a musical evocation. This Ricerare is also a recollection of several themes, which are 'apparently' mutually contradictory, but due to their contrast and by their contrapuntal dialogue an entire symphonic form is realized. These themes are shaped by the notes b, a, c, h. There is however no relation of this 'Ricercare' to the ancient motet character. - HENDRIK ANDRIESSEN