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Louis Andriessen

Dutch composer, pianist and university lecturer (1939-2021) · Netherlands · Musicians · Died at 82

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Louis Joseph Andriessen was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. Considered the most influential Dutch composer of his generation, he was a central proponent of The Hague school of composition.

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Grawemeyer Awards2011
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition2011
Matthijs Vermeulen Award
Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music

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Louis Joseph Andriessen was a Dutch composer, pianist and academic teacher. Considered the most influential Dutch composer of his generation, he was a central proponent of The Hague school of composition. Although his music was initially dominated by neoclassicism and serialism, his style gradually shifted to a synthesis of American minimalism, big band jazz and the expressionism of Igor Stravinsky.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2021 · aged 82

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