Louis Andriessen

Louis Andriessen

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1939-06-06 (85 years old)

Biography

Louis Joseph Andriessen (Dutch: [luˈʋi ˈɑndrisə(n)]; 6 June 1939 – 1 July 2021) 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.

Born in Utrecht into a musical family, Andriessen studied with his father, the composer Hendrik Andriessen as well as composers Kees van Baaren and Luciano Berio. Andriessen taught at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1974 to 2012, influencing notable composers. His opera La Commedia, based on Dante's Divine Comedy, won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition and was selected in 2019 by critics at The Guardian as one of the most outstanding compositions of the 21st century.

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Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1939-06-06 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Utrecht, Netherlands

Father
Hendrik Andriessen

Siblings
Jurriaan Andriessen, Caecilia Andriessen

Citizenships
Kingdom of the Netherlands

Awards
Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Matthijs Vermeulen Award, Grawemeyer Award, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition

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