Simeon ten Holt (born in Bergen, Netherlands, 24 January 1923) (died in Alk… Read Full Bio ↴Simeon ten Holt (born in Bergen, Netherlands, 24 January 1923) (died in Alkmaar, 25 November 2012) was a Dutch composer. Ten Holt studied with Jakob van Domselaer, eventually developing a highly personal style of minimal composition. Ten Holt generally uses consonant, tonal materials and his works are organized in numerous cells, made up of a few measures each, which are repeated ad libitum according to the player's preference.
Many of Ten Holt's works (as, for example, Canto Ostinato) employ harmonies quite similar to those used by European composers of the Romantic period. Thus, his style of minimal composition is truly European in its orientation and has been little influenced by North American minimal composers, whose works draw more often on rock, jazz, and world musics.
Van Domselaer's influence on ten Holt's musical philosophy has been considerable, with the younger composer picking up van Domselaer's interests in the links between music and visual art, in music's relationship with mathematics, and in the use of the piano as a principal instrument in his compositions. Indeed, many of ten Holt's works are for piano or ensembles of multiple pianos.
One of the best known interpreters of the music of Simeon ten Holt is the Dutch pianist Kees Wieringa. He has recorded several CDs of ten Holt's music.
There is also an eleven CD set available of his "Complete Music for Multiple Pianos" performed by Irene Russo, Fred Oldenburg, Sandra van Veen & Jeroen van Veen. Brilliant Classics 7795
http://www.simeontenholt.com/
Many of Ten Holt's works (as, for example, Canto Ostinato) employ harmonies quite similar to those used by European composers of the Romantic period. Thus, his style of minimal composition is truly European in its orientation and has been little influenced by North American minimal composers, whose works draw more often on rock, jazz, and world musics.
Van Domselaer's influence on ten Holt's musical philosophy has been considerable, with the younger composer picking up van Domselaer's interests in the links between music and visual art, in music's relationship with mathematics, and in the use of the piano as a principal instrument in his compositions. Indeed, many of ten Holt's works are for piano or ensembles of multiple pianos.
One of the best known interpreters of the music of Simeon ten Holt is the Dutch pianist Kees Wieringa. He has recorded several CDs of ten Holt's music.
There is also an eleven CD set available of his "Complete Music for Multiple Pianos" performed by Irene Russo, Fred Oldenburg, Sandra van Veen & Jeroen van Veen. Brilliant Classics 7795
http://www.simeontenholt.com/
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Canto Ostinato
Simeon ten Holt Lyrics
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Laura Homs Pérez
Canto Ostinato allows one to stop rushing through the day, to sit down still until realizing the beauty of being alive. Such a wonderful music!
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jorge barba
El álbum es verdaderamente hermoso, mis lagrimas no pudieron detenerse. Muchas gracias !!!
Lilichi
My heart moves with this music.. This music is like the heartbeat of life.
Shelly Frape
@cellomaan INdeed - sound of life incorporates the heartbeat and the essence of life which is an underlying vibration, manifested here in the interactive sound and melodies of piano and marimba.
Shelly Frape
Actually it goes even beyond the heartbeat - that 5/4 with its ethereal joyous melodies takes us higher...IMHO
cellomaan
I actualy just heard this music first time to day. My first thought was exacly the same! This is the sound of life it self. Its the most magical music i have ever heard. I heard it all while driving. And after the last note I was completely silent in almost an hour. It literaly felt like my life was changed for ever. Life is like a Beautiful farytale if we want it to be. Sorry for the bad spelling. I just had to get it out.
Susana de la Torre
What a good description!. I agree with you 👍🙏. Best regards and beautiful life 🌹
Mark Carpenter
Your selection of stone paintings to go with this music is SUPERB! I can’t think of anything which fits the music better.
Captivating music, deceptively simple — but as anybody knows who has played this kind of music, its completely exposed textures are NOT easy to bring off.
I love this video.
Mark Carpenter
Want to add: this is one of the very best YouTube videos I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. This was a real gift.