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Horizons Hollandais

By Max Vredenburg

genre
Orchestra
instrumentation
Orchestra (2fl 2ob 2cl 2bsn 2hn 2tr timp perc pf/hp str)
duration
7 minutes
year
1950
location of manuscript
http://www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number: 338/031-1
status
published score
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dedication

Paul Dukas

Details

Composé à Amsterdam, du 2 au 8 avril 1950. Published version dates from 1959. Variations on a 16th century folk song "Di mey playsant".

About Max Vredenburg

Max Vredenburg

Max Vredenburg is especially known for his pioneering role in the establishment of Jeugd en Muziek Nederland (Youth and Music in the Netherlands). As a music critic, he worked for almost all the Dutch newspapers sharing his great knowledge with readers. As a composer he left a varied oeuvre.  A unique man, who honestly and tirelessly expressed his love for music. A modest and amiable person with an exemplary work ethic and a strong desire to realize his ideals.

by Aagje Pabbruwe