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
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
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
medium fl ob cl fg h pf
Vues des anges : Version for soprano and cor anglais / Joop Voorn
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
sopr eh
Drie liederen : voor mezzosopraan en vijf instrumenten / Karel Goeyvaerts
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Instruments:
mezzo fl cl vn vla 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