February 19, 201115 yr So - Louis Andriessen. Good composer, or best composer? http://www.classicaltv.com/v810/not-mozart-m-is-for-man-music-mozart (There's lots of (artistic?) nudity in that one, so don't watch if you don't want to see it!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INehqNO_apg I loves him so much. He's coming to Montreal in a few days and I'm really hoping I get a chance to *at the very least* wrap my arms around him and whisper sweet nothings into his ears.
February 20, 201115 yr He's got almost a nasal sound to his composing... like the vocals... I sort of like the Racconto -- it's like a very modern romantic song. the De Materie sounds a lot like NY loft jazz... can't remember the specific band, but int hat kind of disconnected phrasing and static orchestration. Neat, but not really my thing.
February 20, 201115 yr I find Andriessen to be interesting technically, but he is not a composer that bears multiple hearings of a particular work. I played Hocketus and Workers' Union during my years of study and after a few goes through was rather frustrated by the fact that often there is only one really unique idea in the composition. That said, having viewed the video of Racconto I was quite drawn to it. Also, De Stijl is delightfully bonkers.
February 21, 201115 yr OH he did Hoketus! That's where I know the name... That piece is nifty, if a one-trick pony.
April 3, 201114 yr a composer commented to me that she thought his work has become dated with time - i think it's awfully charming - especially De Staat. I think he is rather golden, and has mentored some rather good, successful composers as a teacher. He is at least a /competent/ composer, as well as a competent pedagogue. My personal take is that he is much more than that, and can move beyond functional harmony in a diatonic way without resorting to pure minimalism, but it is simply my take on the matter.
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