Sunday, June 6, 2021

June 6 - Louis Andriessen (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 6th are found here: John Stainer (2019) and Siegfried Wagner (2020)

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Louis Andriessen (b. 6 June 1939) is a Dutch influential composer and pianist.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUIIIEEETTTT!


Large scale pieces such as De Staat ['Republic'] (1972–76), for example, are influenced by the energy of the big-band music of Count Basie and Stan Kenton and the repetitive procedures of Steve Reich, both combined with bright, clashing dissonances. ---Wikipedia


There’s music for breaking a lease in

The oeuvre of Louis Andriessen!

For instance, De Staat,

Which is loud and red hot,

Never letting a moment of peace in.

 

 

 

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