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.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 10
self 2
La Commedia (2014)
The Forgotten Space (2010)
The New Math(s) (2001)
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama (1999)
Time (1984)
The Family (1973)
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1939-06-06 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceUtrecht, Netherlands
FatherHendrik Andriessen
SiblingsJurriaan Andriessen, Caecilia Andriessen
CitizenshipsKingdom of the Netherlands
AwardsHonorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Matthijs Vermeulen Award, Grawemeyer Award, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- Louis Andriessen
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons