T he Living Composers Project

Adriaansz, Peter (b. 1966, Seattle, Washington). American-born Dutch composer of mostly chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.

Mr. Adriaansz studied composition with Louis Andriessen, Brian Ferneyhough and Peter-Jan Wagemans, among others, at the conservatories of Den Haag and Rotterdam and completed his studies with distinction in 1994.

His music has been performed in Canada, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Russia, the UK, the USA, and Uzbekistan. He has received commissions from numerous ensembles and orchestras, including the Aurelia Saxofoonkwartet, the California EAR Unit, the Crash Ensemble, the Doelenensemble, Ensemble KORE, the Ives Ensemble, the Maarten Altena Ensemble, the Nederlands Radio Symfonie Orkest, the Nieuw Ensemble, the Schönberg Ensemble, and the Slagwerkgroep Den Haag.

Mr. Adriaansz is also active in other positions. He has served as artistic director of the Slagwerkgroep Den Haag since 1998.

He is married to the composer Seung-Ah Oh.

AsZoh Press publishes most of his music.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: p.adriaansz@planet.nl or p.adriaansz@wxs.nl

Street address: Mr. Peter Adriaansz, Fahrenheitstr. 50, 2561 EC Den Haag, The Netherlands

Telephone: + 317 0365 2057

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL: No. 13, 'Comfort', 2001; No. 27c, 'Structures X-XII' 'Single Lines on Moving and Static Planes', any small orchestra/orchestra (maximum 33 players), tape delay system ad libitum, 2005 (each of its three sections may be performed separately; also version of No. 27c, 'Structure X' as No. 27c, 'S X', 2006; also version of No. 27c, 'Structure XI' as No. 27c, 'S XI', 2006)

CHAMBER MUSIC: No. 1, 'Lines, Dots & Crosses', violin, piano, 1992; No. 9, 'Music of Mercy pt. 3', 4 saxophones, 6 percussion, 1997; No. 11, '3-pt. (untampered) Product', piccolo, trombone, harmonium, 2 percussion, 1998; No. 12, '3-pt.-Melodies, Variations & Objects, piano obbligato, ensemble, 2000; No. 16, 'Composition in 3 Parts', 4 saxophones, 6 percussion, ensemble (piccolo, 3 saxophones, French horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass guitar, piano), 2002; No. 18, 'Triple Concerto', recorder, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), trombone, electric guitar, violin, double bass, piano, marimba, 2003; No. 19, '6 Parts for 7 (or more) Players', any harmony instrument, percussion, ensemble (flute [+ harp], clarinet, trombone, cello [+ percussion], harpsichord), 2003; No. 20a, '9 through 99', 2 flutes, bass clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass (+ Chinese crash cymbal), piano 4 hands, vibraphone, marimba, 2003 (also versions as No. 20b, '9 through 99/2', flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, 2005; No. 20c, '9 through 99/3', alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, marimba, 2005); No. 17, 'Untitled Composition for Trumpet & Organ', 2002-04; No. 22, 'Chromatic Fundamentals', violin, piano, 2004; No. 23, 'Serenades II to IV', 3 electric guitars, bass guitar, 2004; No. 24, '7 Dances for Percussion 4-tet', 4 percussion, 2004

CHAMBER MUSIC: No. 25, 'Recessionist March', oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, double bass, 2005; No. 27a, 'Structures I-V' 'Single Lines on Moving Planes', any large ensemble (maximum 22 players), tape delay system ad libitum, 2005 (each of its five sections may be performed separately); No. 27b, 'Structures VI-IX' 'Single Lines on Static Planes', any small ensemble (maximum 8 players), tape delay system, 2005 (each of its four sections may be performed separately); No. 27d, 'Structures XIII-XV' 'Double Lines on Moving and Static Planes', any small ensemble (8-13 players), tape delay system ad libitum, 2005 (each of its three sections may be performed separately); No. 27e, 'Structure XVI', any 2 sustained-chord instruments, tape delay system ad libitum, 2005 (also version for organ, marimba, tape delay system ad libitum, 2005); No. 28, 'Strands I & II', bass recorder, bass clarinet, trombone, electric guitar, violin, double bass, piano, vibraphone, 2005–

CHORAL: No. 26, 'Altijd, Al', 8 mixed voices, 2005

VOCAL: No. 4a, 'Chant Descendant' (Chants Monotones pt. 2) (text by Jacques Prévert), soprano, piano, 1994 (also version as No. 4b for soprano, organ, percussion, 1997); No. 5, 'Chant Négatif' (Chants Monotones pt. 3) (text by Jacques Prévert), soprano, 6 percussion, string orchestra, 1994; No. 3 II, 'Text and Treatment: Music to Unwind', soprano, tenor, piano, 1993-95; No. 6, 'Chant Ascendant' (Chants Monotones pt. 4) (text by Jacques Prévert), 2 sopranos, ensemble, 1995; No. 10, 'Om Jou' (texts by Herman Brusselmans, anonymous sources), soprano, viola, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1998-99; No. 15, 'Battle Hymns, for 3 multi-functional musicians' (both instrumentalists also sing), voice (+ percussion), piano, percussion, 2002; No. 21, 'Zo Stom als een Steen' (incidental song, text by Herman Brusselmans), soprano, piano, 2003

PIANO: No. 14, 'Pastorales I-IX', 2001; No. 29b, 'Formalist Dance #1', 2 pianos, 2005

ORGAN: No. 2, 'Primal Gestures for Organ', 1993, revised 1995

(Last updated on September 1, 2006)