composer
Joep Straesser was born in Amsterdam on March 11, 1934. He died on September 22, 2004 in Loenersloot.
Joep Straesser studied musicology from 1953 to 1955 at the University of Amsterdam.
related works
Points of contact I : for tenor recorder, marimba and some percussion, 1987 / Joep Straesser
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-11 players)
Instruments:
rec-t perc
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
sopr-m acc vc
A Dieu : for baritone and ensemble / br Kris Oelbrandt
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
bar cl(cl-b) perc 2vn vla vc
Maurice chéri : pour chant, piano et violoncelle / Elmer Schönberger
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
voc pf vc
composition
From the Chinese restaurant : a symphonic song cycle, for mezzo-soprano, alto saxophone, accordion and percussion, 1989 / Joep Straesser
Other authors:
Chin Sheng-T'An (Zoon van)
(librettist)
Confucius
(librettist)
Li T'Ai Po
(librettist)
Po Chu-I
(librettist)
Straesser-Verster, Stanny
(librettist)
Contains:
A man who wants to eat / tekst v. Confucius
Patience / tekst v. Confucius
Climbing higher and higher / tekst v. Po Chu-I
Should I envie [i.e. envy] the gods? / tekst v. Li T'ai Po
My whole life I have eaten / tekst v. de zoon van Chin Sheng-T'an