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
Concertino : for piano and four instruments, 2003 / Joep Straesser
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Wind and string and key instrument(s)
Scoring:
fl kl pf v vc
L'etoile de mer : for soprano, accordion, marimba and bass clarinet / Frans Mulder
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr acc mar cl-b
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr 4acc acc-b
Wit : opus 33, zes liederen voor sopraan en harp, 1988 / Leo Samama
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr hp
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