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Louis Andriessen was a Dutch composer born on June 6, 1939, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and he passed away on July 1, 2021, in Weesp, the Netherlands. He was part of a prominent Dutch family of composers, including his father, uncle, elder brother, and sister. Andriessen was not only known for his extensive body of work, which exceeds 130 compositions across various genres such as stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, piano, and electroacoustic music, but also for his contributions as a teacher, lecturer, and author. His notable pupils include Steve Martland and many major Dutch composers. Andriessen's works have been performed globally by renowned ensembles and soloists. He collaborated with British filmmaker Peter Greenaway on several projects, including "M Is For Man, Music, Mozart" (1991), "Rosa" (1993-1994), and "Writing To Vermeer" (1997-1999), as well as with American filmmaker Hal Hartley on "The New Math" (2000). One of his last major works, "La Passione," premiered in October 2002, as part of a two-week celebration of his oeuvre at the South Bank Centre in London. Throughout his career, Andriessen received numerous accolades, including the Selected Work at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers in Paris in 1977 and the Matthijs Vermeulen

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