Peter Schat, Jan van Vlijmen and Louis Andriessen: the three composers collaborated on the high-profile opera Reconstructie in 1969; however, during the 70s they went their separate ways.

For instance, Schat laid the foundation for his ‘tone clock’ with Canto General and Jan van Vlijmen once again immersed himself in the serial techniques of his early Serie per sei strumenti. Meanwhile, Andriessen was drawn to the pulsating rhythms of minimal music. However, he had less affinity with the sweet-voiced harmonies of his American colleagues, as is evident in Workers Union. Philip Glass’s Music in Similar Motion provides an interesting comparison.

Artists

Louis Andriessen
Workers Union
Peter Schat
Canto General
Philip Glass
Music in Similar Motion
Jan van Vlijmen
Serie per sei strumenti
Peter Adriaansz
Phrase
Frederic Rzewski
Coming Together

Asko|Schönberg
Lunapark
Ensemble Klang
mezzosoprano
Antje Lohse