Tristan Keuris
Tristan Keuris (3 October 1946 in Amersfoort – 15 December 1996 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer.
Life and career
Keuris initially studied with
Saxophone Quartet Concerto (1986) on commission from the Dutch Government, Catena (1988), for the 100th anniversary of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
, Symphonic transformations (1987) for the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Concerto for two cellos (1992) for the BBC (Manchester Cello Festival).
Awards
- 1975 Matthijs Vermeulenprijs (for 'Sinfonia')
- 1982 Cultuurprijs van Hilversum
- 1995 Koussevitzky Foundation Award
Works
- 3 preludes for piano (1959, manuscript)
- Baldur en de bosnymph - symfonisch gedicht (1960, manuscript)
- Wind quintet (after Schönberg, 1962, lost)
- String quartet (1963)
- Songs on texts by Guillaume de Machaut (1964, lost?)
- Quartet for Orchestra (1967)
- Libra for clarinet and piano (1967?)
- Quartet no.2 for orchestra (1969, published by Donemus, withdrawn before its 1st public performance)
- Piano sonata (1970)
- Altosaxophone concerto (1971)
- Music for clarinet, violin and piano (1973)
- Sinfonia (1972-'74)
- Serenade for oboe and orchestra (1976)
- Fantasia for flute solo (1976)
- Piano concerto for Theo Bruins (1976, not identical with the 1980 concerto, unfinished short score)
- Violin sonata (1977)
- Concertino (1977 rev '78)
- Capriccio (1978)
- Piano concerto (1980)
- 8 Miniatures (1980)
- Movements for orchestra (1981)
- Divertimento (1982)
- String quartet no.1 (1982)
- 7 Pieces for orchestra with bassclarinet (1983)
- Clarinet quartet (1983)
- Violin Concerto no.1 (1984)
- Pianotrio (1984)
- String quartet nr.2 (1985)
- Variations for Strings (1985)
- Aria for flute and piano (1985, premiered November 27, 1985 in Wageningen)
- Concerto for Saxophone quartet and orchestra (1986)
- Music for Saxophones (Saxophone quartet no.2) (1986)
- Aria for flute and orchestra (1987) (for the Scheveningen Muziek Concours 1988)
- Symphonic Transformations (1987)
- To Brooklyn Bridge (1987)
- Intermezzi for winds (1988)
- Catena (1988)
- Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (1988)
- 5 Pieces for Brass Quintet (1988)
- 3 Sonnets for altosaxophone and orchestra (1989)
- Canzone (1990)
- Passegiate for 4 recorders (1990)
- L'Infinito (1990)
- Michelangelo Songs (1990)
- Antologia for Orchestra (1991)
- Concerto for 2 'cellos and orchestra (1991/92)
- Concerto for organ and orchestra (1993)
- Laudi - a symphony for soloists, choir and orchestra (1993)
- 3 Preludes for Orchestra (1994)
- String sextet (1994)
- Chamber concerto (1995)
- Symphony in D (1995)
- Arcade - 6 more preludes for orchestra (1995)
- violin concerto no.2 (1995)
- Songs on German texts (1996, short score only, unfinished)
- Work for 8-part female chorus (1996, sketches)
- clarinet concerto (1996, sketches)
Keuris also composed music for television and radio commercials (1970s) and filmscores for "De Mannetjesmaker" and "Oeroeg"
Discography
On the Emergo Classics label:
- To Brooklyn Bridge (1988) for 24 voices and ensemble
- Intermezzi (1989) for wind ensemble
- L'infinito (1990) for vocal quintet and ensemble
- Violin Concerto No. 2 (1995)
- Symphony in D (1995)
- Laudi (1992/93) A symphony for mezzo-soprano, baritone, two mixed choirs and orchestra
- Arcade (1995) Six preludes for orchestra
- String Quartet No.1 (1982)
- String Quartet No.2 (1985)
- Clarinet Quartet (1988) for clarinet and string quartet
- Concertino for string quartet and bass clarinet (1976/77, rev. 1979)
On the Challenge Records International label: Complete Works (2010)
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