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Man, Roderik de (b. May 23, 1941, Bandung, Java). Indonesian-born Dutch composer of mostly chamber and electroacoustic works that have been performed throughout the world.
Mr. de Man studied percussion with Frans van der Kraan and music theory at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag, where he also studied composition with Kees van Baaren and worked in the electronic studio as a student of Dick Raaijmakers.
His honors include Second Prize in the Concours International de Musique Électroacoustique de Bourges (1991, for Chordis Canam; 1999, for Air to Air), in which he has also been a finalist seven times (1996, for Gramvousa; 1997; 1998, for Slagschaduw; 2000, for Écoute, écoute; 2001, for Vanishing Points; 2002, for Auxochromes; 2003, for Sin descanso). In addition, he has received Second Prize in the Torino competition (1999, for Air to Air) and his Slagschaduw was selected for IAMIC's Annual List (2001). His music has been performed at numerous festivals, including five times at the ISCM World Music Days (1991, Oslo; 1993, Mexico City; 1997, Seoul; 1998, Bucharest/Chisinau; 2004, Switzerland).
He has written pieces for the Arnhem Society for Chamber Music, the Aurelia Saxophone Quartet, the Brisk Recorder Quartet, pianists Jan van Dijk, René Eckhardt and Ananda Sukarlan, ensemble de ereprijs, baritone Sigurður Guðmundsson, the Mingusproject of Eric van der Westen, the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble, Orkest de Volharding, the Osiris Trio, and the Slagwerkgroep Den Haag, among other ensembles and soloists. He has also received commissions from the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, the Baron de Vos van Steenwijk Stichting, the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst, the city of Haarlem, the Johan Wagenaar Stichting, the Musica Sacra festival in Maestricht, the New Music Foundation Brabant, and the Spaziomusica festival in Cagliari.
He is also active in other positions. He served as a board member of GENECO, the Dutch composers society, from 1993-97 and has been a member of the Artistic Committee of the publisher MuziekGroep Nederland since 1997 and the Centre for Electronic Music since 1998.
He has taught composition and theoretical subjects at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag since 1972.
He is married to the eminent harpsichordist Annelie de Man and has written many pieces for her.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: rdeman@chello.nl
Street address: Mr. Roderik de Man, 1e Tuindwarsstr. 3, 1015 RT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Telephone: + 312 0638 6487
Fax: + 312 0638 6208
Website: http://www.roderikdeman.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Dark Intervals (dance music, choreography by Sanna Myllylahti), tape, 2002; Mensa Secunda (incidental music, play by Jorge Isaac, Miguel Silva), recorders (1 player), tape, 2004
ORCHESTRAL: Dhawa Cendak, gamelan orchestra, tape, 1994; Changin' Sue, big band, 1999; Magnetic Fields, orchestra, tape, 1999; Array, string orchestra, 2001
CHAMBER MUSIC: Séance, alto recorder/flute, 1986, revised 1997; Stravaganza, alto flute, 1986, revised 1988; Dulcamara, guitar, 1987, revised 1997; Entanglements, 4 recorders (1 player), 1987, revised 1992; In Triplicate, flute (+ piccolo), French horn, piano (+ glockenspiel), 1988; Discrepancies, 4 saxophones, 1990; Momentum, bass clarinet, harpsichord, tape, 1991; Touch-and-go, bass clarinet, violin, piano, 1991 (also version for baritone saxophone, violin, piano, 2000); Departures from the Romantic Agony, violin, cello, piano, 1993; Concords and Discords, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), violin, cello, piano, percussion, 1994; Sardana?, cobla band (flabiol, tambori, 2 tibles, 2 tenoras, 2 trumpets, trombone, euphonium, double bass), 1994; Serendipity, tuba, guitar, double bass, percussion, 1995; Gramvousa, flute, bass clarinet, piano, tape, 1995; Strammer Max, 6 snare drums, 1995; Pocket Edition, oboe, clarinet, cello, piano, percussion, 1996; Miden Agan, string quartet, 1996; Lesser Slides of Sound, 2 quarter-tone flutes, 1996; Dirge, tuba, harpsichord, tape, 1997; Geburtstagjubel, clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, piano, 1998; Air to Air, flute (+ piccolo), basset horn, trumpet (+ piccolo trumpet), tape, 1998
CHAMBER MUSIC: Leonardo's flying machine, 4 recorders, tape, 1999; Écoute, écoute!, bass clarinet, tape, 1999; Volatile Voices, 2 clarinets, 3 saxophones, French horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, double bass (+ bass guitar), piano, tape, 2000; Kage, alto recorder, tape, 2000; Con todo el alma, bass clarinet, organ, 2001; Machina ex Deo, harmonium, tape/CD, 2002; Case history, percussion, 2002; Tandem, basset horn (+ clarinet, bass clarinet), marimba (+ percussion), 2002; Sin descanso, recorders (1 player), tape, 2002; Rush, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), bassoon, violin, cello, piano, 2003; Zest, 4 saxophones, 6 percussion, 2003; Samen Sterk (concerto), bass clarinet, ensemble (2 flutes, clarinet, trumpet, 2 French horns, 2 trombones, tuba, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, percussion), 2003; Spazio Piccolo, violin, 2003
CHORAL: On Sensations of Tone (texts by Hermann von Helmholtz, Plato, Francis Bacon, Percy Bysshe Shelley), mixed chorus, tape, 1995, revised 1997; Stepping Stones (text by Dag Hammarskjöld), baritone, mixed chorus, organ, 2003
VOCAL: 5 Songs on Poems by Wendy Cope, mezzo-soprano, piano, 1990 (also version for mezzo-soprano, soprano saxophone, harp, violin, piano, marimba [+ percussion], 1999); Sigurður's Song, mezzo-soprano, baritone, digital delay system, 1997; Nuit de l'enfer, tenor, small orchestra, tape, 1998; Transports, female voice, toy piano, 2002; Tsaar Peter's Schepping (text by Aleksandr Pushkin), tenor, tape/CD, 2003
PIANO: Ivoren Landschap, 1992; Distant Mirror, 2 pianos, 1996 (version of multimedia work); Toccata voor kleinbehuisden, 1998; Auxochromes, piano, tape, 2001; Wajang, piano, tape, 2002
ORGAN: Vanishing Points, organ, 4-track tape, 2001; Crosscurrents, 2004
HARPSICHORD: Frenzy, 1985; What's in a name?, 1985; Chordis Canam, harpsichord, tape, 1989; Three Minutes for Harpsichord, 1-manual harpsichord, 1991, revised 1998
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Visioen, tape, 1994; Radioverhaal (radiophonic work), tape, 1996; Passages voor 'Une saison en Enfer', tape, 1998; Wait a minute, tape, 1999; Music, when soft voices die..., tape, 2002; Vaarwel, tape, 2003
MULTIMEDIA: Verloren Paradijzen, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 4 strings, tape, slide projections, 1991; Distant Mirror, 2 harpsichords, digital effects processor, slide projections, 1996 (also version for 2 pianos); Orkes Bercahaya, gamelan orchestra, light projections, 1997; Slagschaduw, percussion, tape, theatrical sculpture, 1998; Lirica, soprano, tape, film (by Maura Biava), 1999
DISCOGRAPHY (in chronological order, but without specific dates)
Frenzy; What's in a name?. Annelie de Man, harpsichord (HGM: CD 02)
Chordis Canam. Annelie de Man, harpsichord (Harmonia Mundi: LDC 278053/54, CM 211)
Chordis Canam; Ivoren Landschap; Entanglements; Departures from the Romantic Agony; Momentum; Visioen. Jettie Ouwehand, recorders; Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet; Ananda Sukarlan, piano; Annelie de Man, harpsichord; Osiris Trio (Erasmus: WVH 141)
Momentum. Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet; Annelie de Man, harpsichord (NM Classics: 92038)
Sardana?. Rutger van Leyden/La Cobla Principal d'Amsterdam (Syncoop: 5757 CD 211)
Gramvousa; Distant Mirror (original version); Nuit de l'enfer; Dhawa Cendak; Leonardo's flying machine. Marcel Beekman, tenor; Annelie de Man, Silvia Márquez Chulilla, harpsichords; Brisk Recorder Quartet; Het Trio; Jurrien Sligter/Basho Ensemble; Rutger van Leyden/Gending (Attacca Babel: 9989)
Écoute, écoute; Vanishing Points; Air to Air; 5 Songs on Poems by Wendy Cope (second version); Slagschaduw; Auxochromes; Kage; Wait a minute. Andrea Austin Jones, mezzo-soprano; Marjolijn van Roon, alto recorder; Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet; René Eckhardt, piano; Willem Tanke, organ; Fredrike de Winter, percussion; European Wind Ensemble; Rosa Ensemble (Emergo Classics: 3905)
Tandem. Tara Bouman, basset horn, clarinet, bass clarinet; Tatiana Koleva, marimba, percussion (Novalinea Records: TK 0401)
Dulcamara. Reinhold Westerheide, guitar (Erasmus: WVH 072)
Orkes Bercahaya. Jurrien Sligter/Gending (BV/HAAST: CD 0201)
Wait a minute. (PEM: CD 1)
Changin' Sue. Eric van der Westen's Quadrant (Challenge Records: CHR 70077)
Sin descanso; Dark Intervals; Chordis Canam; Entanglements; Momentum; Wait a minute; Tsaar Peter's Schepping. Marcel Beekman, tenor; Jorge Isaac, recorders; Harry Sparnaay, bass clarinet; Annelie de Man, harpsichord; European Wind Ensemble (Electroshock Records: ELCD 040)
(Last updated on May 31, 2004)
