Brons, Carel

Brons, Carel, Dutch composer; b. Groningen, Jan. 1, 1931; d. Hilversum, May 16, 1983. He studied piano with Luctor Ponse, organ with Cor Batenburg, and theory with Johan Vetter (1949–55). He worked for Radio Holland (1954–72), and from 1958 also was music director of the Hilversum Radio. He adopted versatile idioms in his compositions, making occasional use of serial methods.

Works

orch.:Varianten (1966; orchestration of organ work); Epitaphium (1967); Music for Strings (1969); They Are Telling Us for 2 Harps and Chamber Orch. (1976–78); Symphonic Fantasy for Organ and Orch. (1980). chamber:Balletto for Wind Quintet (1961); Dialogs I for Oboe and Piano (1962) and II for Flute and Harp (1967); 3 string quartets (1962, 1969, 1977); Serenata I for Flute (1963), II for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon (1964), and III for 4 Clarinets (1974); Mutazione for Wind Quintet (1964); Monologue I for Oboe (1967), 17 for Flute (1967), III for Clarinet (1968), IV for Bassoon (1968; rev. 1974), and V for Trumpet (1970); Concertino for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1977); Gentle Vision for Flute and Piano (1978); Threnody for Flute (1978); Ballade ’81 for Saxophone Quartet (1981); Springtime Music for 11 Instruments (1982–83). keyboard: piano:Imaginations I-III (1966, 1966, 1974); Telling a Story I (1970) and 2 for Young Pianists (1978). organ:Invenzione (1963); Reflecties (1965); Varianten (1965; orchestrated 1966); Prismen (1967); Astrabikon (1968); Cyclus (1969); Litany (1971); Reflections for 2 Organs (1975); Suite (1979); Structures in Music (1980). vocal:Vox mea, cantata for Soprano, Chorus, Instrumental Soloists, and Orch. (1974–76).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire