Pierre Boulez turns 90 yet again

by Thea Derks
6 December 201529 March 2022
3 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC

Dit jaar was het feest rond twee componisten van twee schijnbaar totaal verschillende planeten. De Est Arvo Pärt (1935) werd tachtig, de Fransman Pierre Boulez (1925) negentig. De één is ongekend geliefd bij een groot publiek vanwege zijn welluidende 'tintinnabulistijl', de ander wordt bejubeld door een select groepje ingewijden om zijn avant-gardistische composities, die het algemene publiek echter ervaart als onbegrijpelijke 'plink-plonk'. Beide componisten waren dit jaar niet weg te denken va...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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