A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Willem Pijper

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September 8, 1894: Willem Frederik Johannes Pijper is born in Zeist, Kingdom of the Netherlands, the only child of Johannes Willem Pijper, a paper hanger, and Willemina Andrea Frederika Beeftink.
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December 22, 1913: The first two movements of a Piano Trio in e minor by Willem Pijper (19) are performed for the first time, in Zeist. See 18 May 1914.
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May 18, 1914: Piano Trio in e minor by Willem Pijper (19) is performed completely for the first time, in Zeist. See 22 December 1913.
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December 11, 1915: Orchestra Piece with Piano by Willem Pijper (21) is performed for the first time, in Utrecht, the composer at the keyboard.
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August 2, 1917: Fêtes Galantes for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by Willem Pijper (22) to words of Verlaine, is performed for the first time, in the Kurhaus, Scheveningen.
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April 23, 1918: Symphony no.1 by Willem Pijper (23) is performed for the first time, in Amsterdam.
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August 22, 1918: Willem Pijper (23) marries Annette Wilhelmina Maria Werker.
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September 19, 1919: Sonata no.1 for violin and piano and Sonata no.1 for cello and piano by Willem Pijper (25) are performed for the first time, in Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. The composer plays piano in both.
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March 3, 1920: Willem Pijper (25) writes that he has wanted to play his music for Alfons Diepenbrock (57) but put it off for fear Diepenbrock would think it too conservative.
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March 27, 1920: Incidental music to Sophocles’ play Antigone by Willem Pijper (25) is performed for the first time, in the City Theatre of Utrecht.
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April 15, 1920: Romance sans Paroles for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by Willem Pijper (25) is performed for the first time, in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, directed by the composer.
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February 28, 1921: Septet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, double bass, and piano by Willem Pijper (26) is performed for the first time, in Amsterdam.
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March 12, 1921: La Maumariée, two songs for voice and piano by Willem Pijper (26), is performed for the first time.
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March 2, 1922: Symphony no.2 by Willem Pijper (27) is performed for the first time, in Amsterdam.
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April 22, 1923: Sextet for piano and wind quintet by Willem Pijper (28) is performed for the first time, in Utrecht.
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November 5, 1923: Violin Sonata no.2 by Willem Pijper (29) is performed for the first time, in Amsterdam, the composer at the keyboard.
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December 1, 1923: Piano Trio no.2 by Willem Pijper (29) is performed for the first time, in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the composer at the keyboard.
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December 18, 1924: Incidental music to Euripedes’ play The Bacchae (tr.Verhagen) by Willem Pijper (30) is performed for the first time, in the City Theatre, Utrecht.
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March 21, 1925: Sonata for flute and piano by Willem Pijper (30) is performed for the first time, in Amsterdam.
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April 8, 1925: String Quartet no.2 by Willem Pijper (30) is performed for the first time, in Amsterdam.
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February 20, 1926: Sonatina no.2 and Sonatina no.3 for piano by Willem Pijper (31) are performed for the first time, in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, by the composer.
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April 29, 1926: Willem Pijper (31) and his first wife, Annette Wilhelmina Maria Werker, divorce.
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October 28, 1926: Symphony no.3 by Willem Pijper (32) is performed for the first time, in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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March 17, 1927: Willem Pijper (32) marries his second wife, the writer Emma Paulina van Lokhorst.
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March 23, 1927: Trio for flute, clarinet, and bassoon by Willem Pijper (32) is performed for the first time, in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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December 22, 1927: The Second Piano Concerto of Willem Pijper (33) is performed for the first time, in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam the composer at the piano.
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April 12, 1928: Six Symphonic Epigrams by Willem Pijper (33) are performed for the first time, in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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February 4, 1931: Sonata for piano by Willem Pijper (36) is performed for the first time, in the Small Hall of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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December 23, 1931: String Quartet no.4 by Willem Pijper (37) is performed for the first time, in the Bachzaal, Amsterdam.
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March 23, 1932: Sonata for solo violin by Willem Pijper (37) is performed for the first time, in the Bachzaal, Amsterdam.
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June 13, 1933: Halewijn, a symphonic drama by Willem Pijper (38) to words of van Lokhorst after Nijhoff, is performed for the first time, in the City Theatre, Amsterdam.
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January 16, 1936: Willem Pijper (41) and his second wife, Emma Paulina van Lokhorst, divorce.
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January 18, 1936: Wind Quintet by Willem Pijper (41) is performed for the first time, in Rotterdam.
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April 18, 1936: Van den coninc van Castilien for male chorus by Willem Pijper (41) to traditional words is performed for the first time, in the Doelenzaal, Rotterdam.
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November 22, 1936: Cello Concerto by Willem Pijper (42) is performed for the first time, in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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June 6, 1937: Mr. Danielken for chorus by Willem Pijper (42) to traditional words is performed for the first time, in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
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March 18, 1947: Willem Pijper dies in Leidschendam, Kingdom of the Netherlands of cancer, aged 52 years, six months, and ten days. His mortal remains will be laid to rest in Begraafplaats Zorgvlied, Amsterdam.
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November 14, 1951: Six Adagios for orchestra by Willem Pijper (†4) are performed for the first time, in Utrecht. A premiere was being planned in 1940 when the Germans invaded the Netherlands.
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June 7, 1952: Merlijn, a symphonic drama by Willem Pijper (†5) to words of Vestdijk, is performed for the first time, in a concert setting in Rotterdam.