In 1927 he moved to Paris, where the music of Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky made a deep impression on him. Here he was in close contact with the group of composers known as Les Six, which included Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger, and Francis Poulenc. He married Lien de Vries in Amsterdam in January 1933. At the end of 1936, Smit moved to Brussels, where he stayed for a year. In late 1937, he returned to Amsterdam, where he completed his last work, the sonata for flute and piano, on February 12, 1943. On April 27, 1943 he was deported to Sobibor, where he was killed three days later.
After his death there was for a time little interest in his music, but since the late 1980s, his work has been performed regularly. A 4-CD box set containing his complete works, Kamermuziek en Orkestwerken (NM 93003) has been issued.
Compositionsedit
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1943); orchestrated in 1989 by Willem Strietman
String Quartet (1939–1943)
Divertimento for Piano 4-Hands (1940); orchestrated in 2008 by Andries van Rossem
Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra (1940)
De bruid (The Fiancée) for Female Chorus (1939); words by Jan Prins
Suite for Oboe and Cello (1938)
Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (1938)
Kleine Prelude van Ravel for Alto and Piano (1938); poem by Martinus Nijhoff
La Mort (Death) for Soprano, Alto and Piano (1938); words by Charles Baudelaire
Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra (1937)
Concertino for Cello and Orchestra (1937)
Symphonie in C (1936)
Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano (1933)
Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (1933)
Deux hommages for Piano (1928–1930)
Schemselnihar, Ballet for orchestra (1929)
Quintet for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Harp (1928)
Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp (1926)
Suite for Piano (1926); Forlane et Rondeau, movements freely orchestrated in 1958 by Godfried Devreese
Silhouetten for Orchestra (1925)
Voorspel tot Teirlincks "De vertraagde film" (Overture to Teirlinck's "De Vertraagde Film") for Orchestra (1923)
Twintig eenvoudige oefeningen (20 Simple Exercises) for Piano
Twaalf stukken voor 4 handen (12 Pieces) for Piano 4-Hands
Referencesedit
^"Leo Smit Foundation". www.leosmit.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
^"Leo Smit". www.forbiddenmusicregained.org. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
External linksedit
Leo Smit Foundation (in English and Dutch)
January 01, 1970
smit, dutch, composer, leopold, smit, 1900, april, 1943, dutch, composer, murdered, during, holocaust, sobibor, extermination, camp, smitleo, smit, 1918bornleopold, smit, 1900, 1900amsterdam, netherlandsdied30, april, 1943, 1943, aged, sobibór, extermination, . Leopold Leo Smit 14 May 1900 30 April 1943 was a Dutch composer murdered during The Holocaust at the Sobibor extermination camp 1 2 Leo SmitLeo Smit in c 1918BornLeopold Smit 1900 05 14 14 May 1900Amsterdam NetherlandsDied30 April 1943 1943 04 30 aged 42 Sobibor extermination campOccupationComposerEra20th century Contents 1 Life 2 Compositions 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe came from a mixed Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardi Jewish family 3 4 He was born at Plantage Kerklaan nl 17 Amsterdam and studied piano at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Sem Dresden and Ulfert Schults and then composition with Bernard Zweers and Sem Dresden In 1927 he moved to Paris where the music of Maurice Ravel and Igor Stravinsky made a deep impression on him Here he was in close contact with the group of composers known as Les Six which included Darius Milhaud Arthur Honegger and Francis Poulenc He married Lien de Vries in Amsterdam in January 1933 At the end of 1936 Smit moved to Brussels where he stayed for a year In late 1937 he returned to Amsterdam where he completed his last work the sonata for flute and piano on February 12 1943 On April 27 1943 he was deported to Sobibor where he was killed three days later After his death there was for a time little interest in his music but since the late 1980s his work has been performed regularly A 4 CD box set containing his complete works Kamermuziek en Orkestwerken NM 93003 has been issued Compositions editSonata for Flute and Piano 1943 orchestrated in 1989 by Willem Strietman String Quartet 1939 1943 Divertimento for Piano 4 Hands 1940 orchestrated in 2008 by Andries van Rossem Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra 1940 De bruid The Fiancee for Female Chorus 1939 words by Jan Prins Suite for Oboe and Cello 1938 Trio for Clarinet Viola and Piano 1938 Kleine Prelude van Ravel for Alto and Piano 1938 poem by Martinus Nijhoff La Mort Death for Soprano Alto and Piano 1938 words by Charles Baudelaire Concerto for Piano and Wind Orchestra 1937 Concertino for Cello and Orchestra 1937 Symphonie in C 1936 Sextet for Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Horn and Piano 1933 Concertino for Harp and Orchestra 1933 Deux hommages for Piano 1928 1930 Schemselnihar Ballet for orchestra 1929 Quintet for Flute Violin Viola Cello and Harp 1928 Trio for Flute Viola and Harp 1926 Suite for Piano 1926 Forlane et Rondeau movements freely orchestrated in 1958 by Godfried Devreese Silhouetten for Orchestra 1925 Voorspel tot Teirlincks De vertraagde film Overture to Teirlinck s De Vertraagde Film for Orchestra 1923 Twintig eenvoudige oefeningen 20 Simple Exercises for Piano Twaalf stukken voor 4 handen 12 Pieces for Piano 4 HandsReferences edit Leo Smit Foundation www leosmit nl Retrieved 24 November 2022 Samama L 2006 Nederlandse muziek in de twintigste eeuw voorspel tot een nieuwe dag in Dutch Amsterdam University Press p 149 ISBN 978 90 5356 862 0 Leo Smit 22 November 2016 Leo Smit www forbiddenmusicregained org Retrieved 24 November 2022 External links editLeo Smit Foundation in English and Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo Smit Dutch composer amp oldid 1216985316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
