Gerard Drieman
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Gerard Drieman | |
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| Born | 17 December 1915 Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Died | 2 August 1980 (aged 64) Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Genres | Classical, chamber, orchestral |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
Gerhardus Hendricus Johannes Drieman (17 December 1915 – 2 August 1980), known as Gerard Drieman was a Dutch composer of 20th-century classical music who later turned his attention to the study of psychology and language.[1][2][3]
Musical life[edit]
Gerard Drieman started learning to play the piano at the age of five. He became a good pianist, but severe asthma prevented him from performing in public or attending the local conservatory in his home city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Largely self-taught, he began composing at the age of nineteen. His early works were of a neo-classical symphonic style, inspired by the works of Anton Bruckner and Gustav Mahler.
In 1936 and 1937 Drieman composed an extensive symphony in three movements. The first two movements have been lost. However, the third movement or Finale is an extensive work for symphony orchestra and female choir (soprano) in its own right. Drieman used polytonal and polyrhythmic techniques in parts of the Finale, adopting its large Latin choral from Prudentius’ ancient Christian hymn Deus ignee fons animarum.
In 1936 Drieman met the Viennese composer Hans Erich Apostel (1901-1972) who had studied with Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. A correspondence followed and Drieman made a shift in his music.[4] From 1938 onwards his compositions became short and leaned increasingly towards the style of the Second Viennese School, also known as the Schoenberg School. Although the structure of Drieman’s later music is not strictly serial, it does not have any repeating motifs; the melody becomes increasingly subordinate and negligible, while variations of sound, timbre and tempo become essential. His later compositions, particularly his piano works, can be categorized as expressionist music.
Movements with extraordinarily slow tempi are a characteristic feature of Drieman’s music from 1936 onwards. Apparently, these extremely slow parts are intending to create a certain degree of tension, appealing to the listeners’ subjective impression of time.
Gerard Drieman composed from 1934 until 1950. From 1951 onwards his focus turned to pursuits outside the field of music. He died in Amsterdam on August 2, 1980, aged 64.
Compositions[edit]
- Symphony No. 1 (1935)
- Chamber symphony (1936)
- Symphony No. 2, Finale (3rd movement) (1936-1937)
- Sonatina for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet (1938)
- Two Pieces for String Quartet (1938)
- Divertimento for Piano (1939)
- Five Pieces for Orchestra (1942)
- Thirty-five Miniatures for Piano (1945-1946)
- Five Pieces for Piano (1948)
- Sonata for Violin and Piano (1950)
- Sonatina for Piano (1950)
Manuscripts and correspondence[edit]
The main manuscript of Gerard Drieman’s Sonatina for Piano 1950 is retained in Apostel’s archive in the Musiksammlung of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (the Austrian National Library’s Music Department) in Vienna. All other manuscripts and two letters from Apostel to Drieman from 1943 and 1954 are kept in The Hague at the Nederlands Muziek Instituut / Haags Gemeentearchief (Netherlands Music Institute at The Hague City Archives). Several copies of the manuscripts and copies of the two aforementioned letters from Apostel are also kept in the Austrian National Library.
Psycholinguistic studies[edit]
Drieman's music was never performed during his lifetime. From 1951 onwards he broke with music and focused on other issues, graduating cum laude in psychology from the University of Amsterdam in 1965. His paper Differences between written and spoken language: An exploratory study was widely cited in books and academic journals.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Gerard Drieman, Dutch 20th century classical composer". Muziekencyclopedie.nl. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Drieman, Gerard - composer". Donemus Publishing House of Contemporary Classical Music. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Differences between written and spoken language by G.H.J. Drieman. Acta Psychologica, 20, 36-57; 78-100". ScienceDirect. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Copies of letters from Apostel to Gerard Drieman in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek". Austrian National Library. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Differences between written and spoken language: An exploratory study by G.H.J.Drieman, citation list". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
External links[edit]
- Muziekencyclopedie.nl (both in English and Dutch)
- List of Gerard Drieman's works kept at the Austrian National Library
- Sonatina for Piano (1950), performed by Marianne Boer, piano, in Amsterdam, 15 October 2012
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