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Slaet opten trommele

By Marius Flothuis

genre
Orchestra
instrumentation
Large ensemble (12 or more players) (instr)
year
1952
location of manuscript
www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 351/127

Details

‘Beat the drum’ Variations for 16 instruments

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About Marius Flothuis

Marius Flothuis

Marius Flothuis led an eventful life. Early on, he was politically aware and left-wing orientated. He lost his job at the Concertgebouw Orchestra on his refusal to register with the Kultuurkamer, a regulatory cultural agency installed by the German occupying forces during World War II. He was arrested for his resistance work, imprisoned in Camp Vught and deported to Sachsenhausen in 1944. Meanwhile, he continued composing and survived the hardships. In the postwar Dutch and international music worlds he held numerous positions.

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