Jacob TV
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Jacob ter Veldhuis (born 14 November 1951), known by the pseudonym Jacob TV, is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music. Self-described as an "avant-pop composer", Jacob TV's music takes inspiration from Steve Reich, mixing classical music with elements of popular culture in a postmodernist manner.
Life and career edit
He studied with Willem Frederik Bon at the Groningen Conservatory. [2]
Many of his works build melodies around samples of the human voice, as in Steve Reich's composition 'Different Trains'. Some of his works have been performed by the New York string quartet ETHEL.
Music edit
Jacob TV's music includes elements of American popular culture and mass media, in a postmodernist manner.[3] Commentators frequently compare this approach to the visual arts; the music critic Anne Midgette likened it to Pop art, particularly the collages of Tom Wesselmann,[4] while the musicologist Kevin Lewis described it as Warholian.[3] Midgette also drew connections to the kitsch work of Jeff Koons,[4] a comparison echoed by NRC Handelsblad, who described him as the "Jeff Koons of new music".[5]
Jacob TV describes himself as an "avant-pop composer"; in light of his largely tonal style he remarks: "I pepper my music with sugar".[5]
Significant works edit
- Heartbreakers (1999)-- based on samples from American television talk shows
- Paradiso (2001)-- video oratorio, 72 minutes, based on Dante's Paradiso
- Grab It! (1999)-- for tenor saxophone and soundtrack, based on samples from the documentary 'Scared Straight.'
References edit
- ^ "JacobTV". Dutch Guitar Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Houten, Theodore van (2001). "Bon, Willem Frederik". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03472. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ^ a b Lewis, Kevin (2014). "The Search for Self An Exploration of the Percussion Music of Stuart Saunders Smith". In Lewis, Kevin; Aguilar, Gustavo (eds.). The Modern Percussion Revolution. New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 133–162 [144]. ISBN 978-1-317-97654-7.
- ^ a b Midgette, Anne (4 May 2007). "Dutch Composer Samples Pop Culture and Gives It a Melody". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "JacobTV". WQXR. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
External links edit
- Official website