The bulk of Andriessen's output is for the stage; his study in Paris was primarily in writing film music. He had a variety of musical influences which he drew upon, including American film music, Aaron Copland's ballets, folk music of various cultures, neoclassicism, and serialism; this eclecticism combined with his compositional skill made his writing well-suited to scoring dramatic works. His first stage composition was incidental music for "The Miraculous Hour", a play premiered at the celebration of the 50th year of Queen Wilhelmina's reign, in 1948. In 1954 the Haagse Comedie (now the Nationaal Toneel, or "National Theatre") appointed him resident composer, where he wrote scores for Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra and Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, among numerous others.
In addition to the theatre works he is most noted for, Andriessen was also a prolific composer of chamber and vocal works, many of which were meant to be performed by amateurs; he has also been a director for television.
Selected worksEdit
Het wonderlijke uur (The Miraculous Hour), incidental music (1948)
Berkshire Symphonies, orchestral (1949)
Rouw past Elektra (Mourning becomes Electra), incidental music (1954)
Concertino, for bassoon and double woodwind quintet (1962)
Three dances, for piano solo (1962)
Entrata Festiva, orchestral, for the wedding of Princess Beatrix (1966)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, stage score (1968)
Een Prince van Orangien, orchestral, for the silver jubilee of Queen Juliana (1973)
Entrata della regina, orchestral, for the coronation of Queen Beatrix (1980)
Sciarada Spagnuola, Divertimento voor Blaaskwintet (1963)
Les Cloches des Clochards, suite for carillon (1976)
FamilyEdit
Andriessen's father, Hendrik, brother Louis, and uncle Willem have also been notable composers
ReferencesEdit
Jos Wouters and Ronald Vermeulen: "Andriessen". Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy. Accessed 7 March 2005.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jurriaan Andriessen (composer).
jurriaan, andriessen, composer, jurriaan, hendrik, andriessen, november, 1925, haarlem, august, 1996, hague, dutch, composer, andriessen, studied, composition, with, father, hendrik, utrecht, conservatory, before, moving, paris, where, studied, with, olivier, . Jurriaan Hendrik Andriessen 15 November 1925 Haarlem 23 August 1996 The Hague was a Dutch composer Andriessen studied composition with his father Hendrik at the Utrecht Conservatory before moving to Paris where he studied with Olivier Messiaen Jurriaan AndriessenJurriaan AndriessenBornJurriaan Hendrik Andriessen15 November 1925HaarlemDied23 August 1996 1996 08 24 aged 70 The HagueEducationUtrecht ConservatoryParentHendrik Andriessen father RelativesLouis AndriessenFamilyWillem Andriessen uncle His brother Louis Andriessen 1939 2021 was also a composer and pianist as well as his uncle Willem 1887 1964 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Selected works 2 Family 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditThe bulk of Andriessen s output is for the stage his study in Paris was primarily in writing film music He had a variety of musical influences which he drew upon including American film music Aaron Copland s ballets folk music of various cultures neoclassicism and serialism this eclecticism combined with his compositional skill made his writing well suited to scoring dramatic works His first stage composition was incidental music for The Miraculous Hour a play premiered at the celebration of the 50th year of Queen Wilhelmina s reign in 1948 In 1954 the Haagse Comedie now the Nationaal Toneel or National Theatre appointed him resident composer where he wrote scores for Eugene O Neill s Mourning Becomes Electra and Tom Stoppard s Rosencrantz amp Guildenstern Are Dead among numerous others His stay in the United States on a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship from 1949 to 1951 was a fruitful one for his orchestral writing another notable area of his work during this time he composed the Tanglewood Overture for Serge Koussevitsky and the Berkshire Symphonies later used as ballet music by George Balanchine His compositions were commissioned for state celebrations including the wedding and the coronation of Queen Beatrix and the silver jubilee of Queen Juliana In addition to the theatre works he is most noted for Andriessen was also a prolific composer of chamber and vocal works many of which were meant to be performed by amateurs he has also been a director for television Selected works Edit Het wonderlijke uur The Miraculous Hour incidental music 1948 Berkshire Symphonies orchestral 1949 Rouw past Elektra Mourning becomes Electra incidental music 1954 Concertino for bassoon and double woodwind quintet 1962 Three dances for piano solo 1962 Entrata Festiva orchestral for the wedding of Princess Beatrix 1966 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead stage score 1968 Een Prince van Orangien orchestral for the silver jubilee of Queen Juliana 1973 Entrata della regina orchestral for the coronation of Queen Beatrix 1980 Sciarada Spagnuola Divertimento voor Blaaskwintet 1963 Les Cloches des Clochards suite for carillon 1976 Family EditAndriessen s father Hendrik brother Louis and uncle Willem have also been notable composersReferences EditJos Wouters and Ronald Vermeulen Andriessen Grove Music Online ed L Macy Accessed 7 March 2005 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jurriaan Andriessen composer Jurriaan Andriessen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jurriaan Andriessen composer amp oldid 1171450164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
