Hendrik Andriessen is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Hendrik Andriessen as Dutch composer, organist and music educator (1892-1981).
Hendrik Andriessen was born at Haarlem in 1892. His recorded nationality is Netherlands. He trained at Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as composer, musicologist and music educator.
The instruments recorded are organ.
His work is classed as classical music.
Among his best-known works are Symphonic Etude and Symphony No. 3. What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
That the work came out of Netherlands shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Hendrik Andriessen died in 1981, aged 89. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Symphonic Etude
- Notable work: Symphony No. 3
- Instruments: organ
- Genres: classical music
