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
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
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Replica Droid : for flute, guitar, banjo, harp and soprano / Chiel Meijering
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
fl g ban hrp sop
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr man 2vl vla vc pf
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Voice and instrument(s)
Scoring:
sopr-m vc pf
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