|
|
 |
Kees van Baaren |
PRINT
Kees van Baaren was born in Enschede on October 22, 1906. He died in Oegstgeest on September 2, 1970.
Education
He studied in Berlin with Rudolf Breithaupt (piano), Boris Blacher and Friedrich Koch (theory and composition) from 1923 to 1929. Thereafter he studied composition with Willem Pijper.
Activities
Successively he was principal of the Muzieklyceum in Amsterdam (1948-1953), the Utrecht Conservatory (1953-1958) and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (1958-1970). As a teacher and composer he had a very stimulating influence on Dutch musical life and the new generation of composers who were his students, including Louis Andriessen, Theo Bruins, Reinbert de Leeuw, Misha Mengelberg, David Porcelijn, Peter Schat, Jan van Vlijmen and Jan Wisse.
Compositions
Van Baaren's technique evolved around 1950 from a chromatic idiom to dodecaphony; he was the first Dutch composer to use the twelve-tone system in his work. His compositions include the orchestral works Sinfonia (1957), Variazioni per orchestra (1959), a Piano Concerto (1964) and Musica per orchestra (1966); the chamber music compositions Septet for violin, wind quintet and double bass (1952), 2me Quartetto per archi (1962) and Quintetto a fiati (1963); the organ work Musica per organo (1969); the vocal works Three poems by Emily Dickinson for female choir (1947), Alpejagerslied and Ichnaton (1952) for male choir and The Hollow Men for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra (1948 and 1955).
Prizes
Kees van Baaren was awarded the Sweelinck Prize in 1969 for his complete oeuvre.
|
|
|
|
|
