René Samson

René Samson
René Samson
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Born	25 June 1948
	5 July 2019 (aged 71)5 July 2019 (aged 71)
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René Samson (Paramaribo, June 25 1948 – Amsterdam, July 5 2019) was a Dutch composer and chemist, born and raised in Suriname.

Career[edit]

Chemistry[edit]

Samson studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam and subsquently at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. After his PhD, he worked for several years as a postdoc in the United States (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge), and then worked for Shell in the Netherlands. He continued to do so until his retirement. After his retirement, several of his papers were published, including those co-authored with Joseph Biello.^[1]

Music[edit]

As a flutist, René Samson studied with Hans van de Weyer and Eleonore Pameijer and played in various orchestras. He started composing at age forty. To this end he took lessons with Monique Suring, Leo Samama and Klaas de Vries.^[2] René Samson composed choral works, music theatre, and instrumental and vocal chamber music, often commissioned by prominent Dutch and foreign musicians. For the work Contrasting Moods, René Samson received an award ("Special mention and medal of the Presidente della Republica Italiana") at the international composition competition "Città di Udine".

René Samson Foundation[edit]

Following his death, a foundation was established,^[3] with the objective of preserving René Samson's compositions,^[4]^[5] and to have his worked performed regularly.

Compositions[edit]

Chambermusic vocal

# 4 Liederen (1989)
#15 Vier kerstliederen, for soprano (flute), viola and cello (1994)
#18 In Limine, song cycle for mezzo-soprano, flute, violin, cello and piano on poems by Eugenio Montale (1995)
#19 Vier Beatles liedjes, for a cappella singing (1995)
#24 Tegen de tijd, song cycle for baritone, clarinet and piano on poems by Rutger Kopland (1997)
#29 Drie madrigalen, song cycle for soprano, clarinet and piano on poems by Petrarch, Montale and Lucebert (1998)
#40 Twee Psalmen, for baritone, three horns and tuba (2001)
#43 Drie Jiddische Liedjes, for mezzo, viola and piano (2003)
#44 Regardant … écoutant..., song cycle for soprano, violin, cello and piano on poems by Philippe Jaccottet (2004)
#46 Songs of Love and Merriment, for female voice and harp (2005)
#48 Arrangement van 4 liederen van F. Cavalli, for voice and piano (2006)
#51 De Juliana's, music theater for soprano and harp on a text by Olaf Mulder (2006)
#52 Wagner’s Dreams, for baritone, violin, viola, cello and piano on a poem by Alissa Valles (2007)
#58 The darkling thrush, song cycle for mezzo-soprano and wind quintet (2008)
#66 The hours rise up, for mezzo-soprano and cello (2010)
#71 Drie Jiddische Liedjes, for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano (2011)
#73 Four Whitman Songs, for baritone and piano (2011)
#74 Walking into Clarity, a musical fantasy for baritone and piano based on the life and work of Ivor Gurney (2012)
#81 Kultuurtuin Kawina, for mezzo-soprano and percussion on texts by the Surinamese poets Bernardo Ashetu and Michaël Slory (2013)
#85 Guglielmo Ebreo, for soprano, baritone, violin and harpsichord, the duet aria on a text by Tsafrira Levy (2014)
#87 Three Sonnets, for baritone and piano on poems by Maarten Maartens (2015)
#93 Oaks, for mezzo-soprano and harpsichord on a poem by Z.Herbert (2017)
#94 The Scent of Pink, a song cycle for alto and piano on poems by Asaph Ben-Menahem (2017)

Magic Lantern, for voice and piano

#27 Overwintering op Nova Zembla (1997)
#30 Don Quichote (1998)
#36 Robinson Crusoe (2000)
#39 Damon en Pythias (2001)

Chamber music, instrumental

# 5 Dialoog van twee oude heren over de grondslagen der filosofie, for flute (1990)
# 6 Twee stukken, for cello (1991)
# 7 Trio Double-V, for flute, oboe and cello (1991)
# 8 Trio voor Piano, for piano, violin and cello (1992)
#12 Bagatelle, for piano (1992)
#14 Episoden, for two pianos in quarter-tones (1994)
#23 To yodl or not to, for piano (1996)
#22 Eine kleine gamalan-musik, for flute and piano(1997)
#31 Sonate, for cello and piano (1999)
#33 Elef Lajla We-lajla, for violin with vocals (2000)
#35 B.G. & Co, for clarinet, cello and piano (2000)
#37 Blues? Hin da mit!, for piano (2001)
#38 Leeggelopen Zee, Versplinterd Glas, for viola and piano (2001)
#41 Cadenza for four players, for piccolo violin, recorder, vibraphone and double bass (2002)
#45 Murmurs and cries, for flute and bass clarinet (2005)
#54 Acequias, for harp and marimba (2007)
#55 Farewell, for piano (2007)
#56 Four pieces, for flute, violin and double bass (2008)
#57 Lebensstürme, for 8 flutes, a transcription of Lebensstürme by Schubert (2008)
#60 Windkracht Acht, for 8 flutes (2009)
#61 Dagboek van een ongelukkige liefde, for flute and cimbalone (2009)
#64 Profiles, for violin and piano (2010)
#65 Sporen, for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2010)
#67 Thirty-one steps to heaven, for flute, clarinet, viola, 31-tone guitar, piano, 31-tone organ and percussion (2010)
#68 Synthesia #1, for 7 trombones (2011)
#68b Vüür Sacha en Jaron, for piano (2011)
#70 Contrasting moods, for flute, clarinet, percussion and piano (2011)
#75 Zeven zielige zweetmeeuwen bij een prijzig ijswak, for cello (2012)
#77 Arr. van Weberns Variationen für Klavier op.27, for 2 harps (2012)
#79 Lines, Dots and So On, for 2 harps (2012)
#80 SU4, for saxophone quartet (2013)
#83 Waterspel, for fortepiano and guitar (2013)
#84 Crossing lines, for violin and piano (2013)
#86 Réflexions, for flute and viola (2014)
#88 Butternut Squash Za'atar, for flute and piano (2015)
#89 Fuur Emile, for solo tuba (2015)
#90 Arr. drie delen uit die Kunst der Fuge, for violin, horn and piano (2015)
#95 Theme and Variations for Mike and Mirek, for viola (2017)
#99 Jaron 47, for piano (2019)

Choral music

#19 Vier Beatles liedjes, for a cappella singing group (1995)
#20 Herinneringen aan een gedroomd eiland, for speaker, choir, piano and percussion on poems by Yorgos Seferis and Willem van Toorn (1995/1996)
#21 Geen koorden maar draden, for 3 mixed choirs (1996)
#26 Drie Liedjes over Den Haag, for male choir (1997)
#28 Drie Baldadige Liedjes, for mixed choir a cappella (1998)
#34 Aan eenen jonge visscher, for male choir (2000)
#43 Drie Jiddische Liedjes, for choir a cappella (2003)
#49 Ourrichar Gangridge, for women's choir on poems by Anneke Brassinga (2006)
#59 Drents Drieluik, for mixed choir a cappella (2008)
#76 Kinot (Klaagzangen), for mixed choir, brass ensemble, percussion and harp (2012)
#78 Visje houd je snater, for mixed choir (2012)
#96 Collage in tijd, for mixed choir, solo alto and solo bass (2017)

Ensemble music

#10 Orkestratie van 5 liederen van Samuel Barber Hermit Songs (1992)
#11 Vier Duitse Liederen, for baritone and orchestra (1992)
#17 Batavia goes pop, for symphony orchestra (1995)
#47 Tehilim, for baritone and brass band(2006)
#50 Clairobscure, for solo string quartet and string ensemble (2006)
#53 Calmovivo, for string ensemble (2007)
#62 Fragments-20, for soprano and ensemble on a poem by Alissa Valles (2009)
#63 Splinters, for soprano and symphony orchestra on a poem by Alissa Valles (2009)
#69 Schumann Liederkreis, for 11 instrument, on Schumann's op.39 (2011)
#98 In the House of the Departed, song cycle for contra-alto and ensemble on poems by Asaph Ben-Menahem (2019)

Opera[edit]

#13 De Vervalsing, opera (1993/1994)
#42 Het Ware Geweld, opera in four acts to an original libretto by Olaf Mulder (2002/2004)
#72 Het Ware Geweld, for tenor, baritone, speaking voice, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2011)
#91 Arrangement van Si duolcement me fait amours as closing choir Guglielmo Ebreo (2015)
#92 Guglielmo Ebreo, chamber opera for 5 solo singers, mixed choir and ensemble on an original libretto by Tsafrira Levy (2016)
#97 We'll never let you down, chamber opera about the life of Jacqueline du Pré, third act, for baritone, actress, cello and piano, libretto by Mirjam Koen and Gerrit Timmers (2018)

Scientific publications[edit]

Pasmanter, Ruben & Samson, René & Ben-Reuven, Abraham. (1972). Light scattering by dense dielectric media. Chemical Physics Letters. 16. 470–472. 10.1016/0009-2614(72)80402-0.
Samson, René & Sommer, Bat-Sheva. (1974). Structure in excimer line shape. Chemical Physics Letters. 24. 257–259. 10.1016/0009-2614(74)85445-X.
Samson, René & Pasmanter, Ruben. (1974). Multiparticle effects in second harmonic generation. Chemical Physics Letters - CHEM PHYS LETT. 25. 405-408. 10.1016/0009-2614(74)85331-5.
Samson, René & Ben-Reuven, Abraham. (1975). The external-field approximation in quantum optics. Chemical Physics Letters. 36. 523-526. 10.1016/0009-2614(75)80294-6.
Samson, René & Pasmanter, Ruben & Ben-Reuven, Abraham. (1976). Molecular theory of optical polarization and light scattering in dielectric fluids. I. Formal theory. Phys. Rev. A. 14. 10.1103/PhysRevA.14.1224.
Samson, René & Ben‐Reuven, A.. (1976). Theory of collision‐induced forbidden Raman transitions in gases. Application to SF6. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 65. 10.1063/1.433588.
Samson, René & Deutch, John. (1977). Exact solution for the diffusion controlled rate into a pair of reacting sinks. Chemical Physics - CHEM PHYS. 67. 847-847. 10.1063/1.434853.
Samson, René & Deutch, John. (1978). Diffusion‐controlled reaction rate to a buried active site. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68. 285-290. 10.1063/1.435494.
Samson, René & Bedeaux, Dick & DEUTCH, JM. (1978). A simple model of fuel spray burning II. Linear droplet streams. Combustion and Flame - COMBUST FLAME. 31. 223-229. 10.1016/0010-2180(78)90133-5.
Samson, René & Bedeaux, Dick & Saxton, M.J. & Deutch, John. (1978). A simple model of fuel spray burning I: Random sprays. Combustion and Flame. 31. 215-221. 10.1016/0010-2180(78)90132-3.
Awerbuch, T.E. & Samson, René & Sinskey, Anthony. (1979). A quantitative model of diffusion bioassays. Journal of theoretical biology. 79. 333-40. 10.1016/0022-5193(79)90350-3.
Samson, René & Deutch, John. (1981). Influence of flow on chemical reaction rates. Chemical Physics - CHEM PHYS. 74. 2904-2909. 10.1063/1.441410.
Samson, René & Brakel, C. & Scott, A. & Chandrasekharan, K. & Veenstra, P.. (1988). A bubble model describing the influence of internals on gas fluidization. Chemical Engineering Science - CHEM ENG SCI. 43. 2215-2220. 10.1016/0009-2509(88)87106-9.
Goudriaan, F. & Masters, C.M.A.M. & Samson, René. (1989). Shell process for low temperature NOx control. Joint EPA-EPRI Symposium on Stationary Combustion NOx Control, San Francisco. 2. 8-39.
Woldhuis, A. & Goudriaan, F. & Groeneveld, M. & Samson, René. (1991). Process for Catalytic Flue Gas Denoxing. 10.2118/23334-MS.
Samson, René & Dries, Huub & Chen, Y.-M & Willbourne, P.. (2005). Refining: Advantages of partial-burn regenerators. 10. 77-78, 81.
Samson, René. (2011). A simple model of fuel spray burning. Combustion and Flame - COMBUST FLAME. 158. 189-189. 10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.08.007.
Chewter, Leslie & Dries, Hubertus & Samson, René & Ye, Mao. (2014). Riser reactor system and a process for the preparation of an olefinic product.
Dries, Huub & Ye, Mao & Samson, René. (2014). Catalyst return apparatus, and process for reacting a feedstock.
Chewter, Leslie & Dries, Hubertus & Samson, René & Ye, Mao. (2014). Catalyst return apparatus, and process for reacting a feedstock.
Biello, Joseph & Samson, René. (2015). Competitive effects between stationary chemical reaction centres: A theory based on off-center monopoles. The Journal of chemical physics. 142. 094109. 10.1063/1.4913216.
Biello, Joseph & Samson, René & Sigal, Eugene. (2016). The Steady-State Convection-Diffusion Equation at High Péclet Numbers for a Cluster of Spheres: An Extension of Levich's Theory. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. Vol. 76. pp. 1515-1534. 10.1137/15M1039389.
Samson, René & Biello, Joseph. (2016). Longitudinal Instability of Slurry Pipeline Flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 90. 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2016.12.005.

References[edit]

↑ "Biello – UC Davis Applied Mathematics and Atmospheric Sciences".
↑ "Leo Samama" (in Nederlands).
↑ "René Samson Foundation".
↑ "Home | Nederlands Muziek Instituut" (in Nederlands).
↑ "Donemus | Publishing House of Contemporary Classical Music".

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[1] "Biello – UC Davis Applied Mathematics and Atmospheric Sciences".

[2] "Leo Samama" (in Nederlands).

[3] "René Samson Foundation".

[4] "Home | Nederlands Muziek Instituut" (in Nederlands).

[5] "Donemus | Publishing House of Contemporary Classical Music".

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René Samson
Rene Samson.jpg Rene Samson.jpg
Born	(1948-06-25)25 June 1948
5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 71)5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 71)




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