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Concerto per Arpa ed Orchestra

By Lex van Delden

genre
Orchestra
instrumentation
Harp and orchestra (2212 2100 str(10.8.6.4.3) hp-solo)
duration
24 minutes
year
1952
location of manuscript
http://www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number: 238/063 a and b
status
published score
order full score here
dedication

For Phia Berghout

Details

opus 32

Allegro

Notturno

Tempo di valse

First performance

Sep 20, 1952 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam - Phia Berghout en Concertgebouworkest o.l.v. Eduard van Beinum

'Concerto per Arpa ed Orchestra' on CD

About Lex van Delden

(09/10/1919 - 07/01/1988)
Lex van Delden

During World War II, Alexander Zwaap had to cover his identity by living under an alias. As of 1953, he legally changed his name to Lex van Delden. His life story is impressive considering the traumatic events he experienced in the war years. A past of which he never spoke, and which he knew to overcome with tremendous courage and resilience. Music was for him a “transfer medium between people.” He literally practiced this with his compositions. Van Delden was a great advocate of Dutch music and held several board positions in the Dutch music world.

by Margaret Krill