Schat was born on 5 June 1935 in Utrecht. He studied composition with Kees van Baaren at the Utrecht Conservatoire and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1952 until 1958, and then went on to study in London with Mátyás Seiber in 1959 and with Pierre Boulez in Basel in 1960–61. His early training with van Baaren and Seiber disposed him toward twelve-tone technique, and his earliest compositions, such as the Introductie en adagio in oude stijl (1954) and the Septet (1957), combine traditional forms with dodecaphony. Boulez, however, led him to a more radical, strict form of serialism, and he was regarded in the Netherlands as one of the outstanding representatives of the avant garde.[1] While still a student he created his opus 1, Passacaglia and Fugue for organ (1954), and Septet (1957). In 1957 he also won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award.
In the late sixties Schat became associated with the Provo movement; their publications were printed in his cellar.[2] He was involved in the notorious 1969 "notenkrakersactie" (Nutcracker Action) in which a group of activists interrupted a concert by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, demanding an open discussion of music policy.[3] That same year, Schat contributed, together with the composers Reinbert de Leeuw, Louis Andriessen, Jan van Vlijmen, and Misha Mengelberg, and the writers Harry Mulisch and Hugo Claus, in Reconstructie, a sort of opera, or "morality" theatre work, about the conflict between American imperialism and liberation.[1]
In February 1969 he co-founded the Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music (STEIM) in Amsterdam. Among his most widely noted works are Thema (from 1970) and To You (from 1972). To You was performed at the Holland Festival.
The 1970s also brought Schat's most distinctive contribution to 20th-century music theory, the "tone clock". It lends its name to a translation of his collected essays, The Tone Clock (Contemporary Music Studies) (1993, Taylor and Francis Verlag, ISBN978-3-7186-5369-0).
Schat died in Amsterdam on 3 February 2003, from cancer.[4]
Groot, Rokus de. 2001. "Schat, Peter". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
Leeuw, Ton de. 1960. "New Trends in Modern Dutch Music". Sonorum Speculum, no. 4:131–33.
Waa, Frits van der. 2003. "Wereldbestormer". De Volkskrant (4 February): 9.
peter, schat, peter, schat, june, 1935, february, 2003, dutch, composer, 1968, contents, biography, composition, sources, footnotes, external, linksbiography, editschat, born, june, 1935, utrecht, studied, composition, with, kees, baaren, utrecht, conservatoir. Peter Ane Schat 5 June 1935 3 February 2003 was a Dutch composer Peter Schat in 1968 Contents 1 Biography 2 Composition 3 Sources 3 1 Footnotes 4 External linksBiography editSchat was born on 5 June 1935 in Utrecht He studied composition with Kees van Baaren at the Utrecht Conservatoire and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1952 until 1958 and then went on to study in London with Matyas Seiber in 1959 and with Pierre Boulez in Basel in 1960 61 His early training with van Baaren and Seiber disposed him toward twelve tone technique and his earliest compositions such as the Introductie en adagio in oude stijl 1954 and the Septet 1957 combine traditional forms with dodecaphony Boulez however led him to a more radical strict form of serialism and he was regarded in the Netherlands as one of the outstanding representatives of the avant garde 1 While still a student he created his opus 1 Passacaglia and Fugue for organ 1954 and Septet 1957 In 1957 he also won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award In the late sixties Schat became associated with the Provo movement their publications were printed in his cellar 2 He was involved in the notorious 1969 notenkrakersactie Nutcracker Action in which a group of activists interrupted a concert by the Concertgebouw Orchestra demanding an open discussion of music policy 3 That same year Schat contributed together with the composers Reinbert de Leeuw Louis Andriessen Jan van Vlijmen and Misha Mengelberg and the writers Harry Mulisch and Hugo Claus in Reconstructie a sort of opera or morality theatre work about the conflict between American imperialism and liberation 1 In February 1969 he co founded the Studio for Electro Instrumental Music STEIM in Amsterdam Among his most widely noted works are Thema from 1970 and To You from 1972 To You was performed at the Holland Festival The 1970s also brought Schat s most distinctive contribution to 20th century music theory the tone clock It lends its name to a translation of his collected essays The Tone Clock Contemporary Music Studies 1993 Taylor and Francis Verlag ISBN 978 3 7186 5369 0 Schat died in Amsterdam on 3 February 2003 from cancer 4 Composition edit nbsp Peter Schat s studio under the roof on Oudezijds Voorburgwal 119 Symphonies Symphony No 1 1978 rev 1979 Symphony No 2 1983 rev 1984 Symphony No 3 1998 2003 Chamber music Octet 1958 Improvisations and symphonies 1960 Signalement 1961 First Essay on Electrocution 1966 Hypothema 1969 Choir music The Fall 1960 The Fifth Season 1973 Breath 1984 An Indian Requiem 1995 Opera and music theater Labyrint 1966 Reconstructie 1969 Houdini 1977 Aap verslaat de knekelgeest 1980 Symposion 1989 Piano music Variations 1956 Inscriptions 1959 Anathema 1969 Polonaise 1981 Other Passacaglia and Fugue for organ 1954 Clockwise and Anti Clockwise for 16 wind instruments 1967 Thema 1970 To you 1972 Canto General Kind en Kraai De Hemel 1990 Sources editAdlington Robert 2013 Composing Dissent Avant garde Music in 1960s Amsterdam Oxford and New York Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 998101 4 Beer Roland de 1994 Tegen de toplaag tegen de kunstpausen Het stille cruciale effect van de Notenkrakeractie De Volkskrant 11 November Dufallo Richard 1989 Trackings Composers Speak with Richard Dufallo New York Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 505816 X Groot Rokus de 2001 Schat Peter The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians second edition edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell London Macmillan Publishers Leeuw Ton de 1960 New Trends in Modern Dutch Music Sonorum Speculum no 4 131 33 Waa Frits van der 2003 Wereldbestormer De Volkskrant 4 February 9 Footnotes edit a b Groot 2001 Adlington 2013 Waa 2003 Beer 1994 Nederlandse componist Peter Schat AVROTROS in Dutch 2014 External links editOfficial website http www peterschat nl composition html in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Schat amp oldid 1217010698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
