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Ausonius ad uxorum

By Sem Dresden

genre
Chamber music
instrumentation
Voice and piano (voice pf)
year
1951
location of manuscript
www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 047/056a 047/056b
dedication

For Kooske

Details

Correct spelling would be ‘ad uxorem’

Words by Decimus Magnus Ausonius, Epigr. XL (Anton van Duinkerken)

25 March 1951

About Sem Dresden

Sem Dresden

Despite his German-oriented teachers, Sem Dresden felt attracted early on to modern French music. He developed his own refined and sober style, composing his entire life. Dresden was of pivotal importance to Dutch musical life, working as a choral conductor and director of the conservatories in Amsterdam and The Hague. His legendary composition classes had a major impact during the interwar period.

by Geert van den Dungen