The Busy Drone: Disruptive barrel organ music

by Thea Derks
25 October 201630 March 2022
3 min read
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Ooit gebouwd voor een Belgisch danscafé kwam The Busy Drone in de jaren zestig naar Nederland. Uitgeverij De Bezige Bij plaatste het draaiorgel in 1968 bij zijn stand op de jaarlijkse boekenbeurs in de RAI, wat de opvallende naam verklaart. Vijf jaar later kocht directeur Edy de Wilde het instrument aan voor zijn Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, waar het tot 2004 bleef staan. Geregeld werden er nieuwe stukken voor geschreven, door componisten als Louis Andriessen, Willem Breuker en Mischa Mengelbe...

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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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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 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody' in 2014.
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 Agreement.

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