ArtistInfo

Jurriaan Andriessen

syn, key, ep, org, 1925-1996 NL, Haarlem
Singer / Composer of Classical and Electronic
A.k.a. Jurriaan Hendrik Andriessen Leslie Cool

Jurriaan Hendrik Andriessen (15 November 1925, Haarlem – 19 August 1996, The Hague) was a Dutch composer, whose father, Hendrik, brother Louis, and uncle Willem have also been notable composers. Andriessen studied composition with his father at the Utrecht Conservatory before moving to Paris where he studied with Olivier Messiaen.In addition to the theatre works he is most noted for, Andriessen was also a prolific composer of chamber and vocal works, many of which were meant to be performed by amateurs; he has also been a director for television.

Instruments

• Synthesizer
• Keyboards
• Electric piano
• Organ

Genres

• Classical
• Electronic
• Jazz
• Pop
• Spoken Word