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Henk Badings |
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Henk Badings was born in Bandung (in the former Dutch East Indies) on January 17, 1907. He died on June 26, 1987, in Maarheeze (Netherlands).
Education
He studied geology at Delft Technical University, graduating cum laude in 1931. Meanwhile he developed into a virtually - self-taught composer.
Activities
After some years of geological research he became teacher and director at various Dutch conservatories from 1935 to 1945. Later he devoted himself primarily to composition. In 1956 he built an electronic studio at Eindhoven (Philips). He lectured on acoustic and information theory at the Utrecht University, was professor of composition at the Stuttgart Music Academy, and worked as guest lecturer in Australia and the United States. Many articles of his hand were published in international periodicals.
Compositions
Prior to his graduation in Delft, Badings heard his First Symphony premièred by the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Willem Mengelberg in 1930. Subsequently his works were performed with increasing frequency in concert halls. He received commissions to write an orchestral work for the centenary of the Wiener Philharmoniker, a symphony for the 60th anniversary of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, a symphony of psalms and an opera for the Holland Festival, a symphony for the Louisville Symphony Orchestra, an orchestral work for the Norddeutsche Rundfunk, an opera for the South-African radio, an overture for the Cork Festival, and a triple concerto for the commemoration of the 750th anniversary of Eindhoven. His first 31-tone composition dates from 1952. Notably in the fifties and sixties he wrote mainly electronic works. Badings' complete oeuvre numbers nearly 500 works covering all musical genres. The electronic music for ballet was released on the CD (Basta 30.9141.2)
Prizes and distinctions
- 1949 appointed foreign member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Literature and Arts of Belgium
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1950 Ballade voor orkest Wereldomroep
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1951 Six Images, for choir and Trois Ballades for womens choir, - Radiodiffusion Française, Parijs
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1951 Suite nr. 2 for carillon, the Jef Denijn award, Mechelen
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1952 Piano Quintet, Accademia Chigiana Prize, Biennale Venetië
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1953 Sonate for violin solo nr. 2 and 3, 1st and 2nd Paganini award, Genua
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1954 Radiophonic opera Orestes, Prix Italia
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1959 Electronic opera Salto Mortale, Salzburg
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1959 Dubble concert for 2 violins, Rostrum of Composers, UNESCO
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1964 Concert for 2 piano and orchestra, Premio Marzotto, Venetië
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1965 Sound and Image (electronic music) Australian Film Institute
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1965 Honorary Citizen van New Martinsville, USA
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1965 Medaille Arts-Sciences-Lettres van de Académie Française
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1967 Oeuvre: Johan Wagenaar Prize
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1971 La ballata del cacciatore sanguinario, RAI-Italiaprijs
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1972 Oeuvre: Sweelinck Prize
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photo: Archief Donemus
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