How Wiek Hijmans makes the electric guitar socially acceptable

by Thea Derks
19 June 201830 March 2022
4 min read
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Wiek Hijmans (1967) zet zich onvermoeibaar in voor het gebruik van de elektrische gitaar in hedendaags gecomponeerde muziek. Hij laat zich in zijn eigen stukken bovendien graag beïnvloeden door jazz en rock. Op Electric Language, zijn nieuwste cd presenteert hij naast zijn eigen Victus muziek van acht componisten. Zes stukken werden speciaal voor hem gecomponeerd. Het schijfje verscheen op het label Attacca, als nummer 16 in de onvolprezen serie Ladder of Escape.
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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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