- Pieter van der Staak
Pieter van der Staak (born in
The Hague ,May 25 ,1930 - passed awayNovember 2 ,2007 inZwolle ), Dutch classical guitarist,composer and professor of music.Education
As a guitarist Pieter van der Staak was self-taught till he met
Andrés Segovia in 1954. From 1955 to 1959 he studied guitar with Segovia and withAlirio Diaz in Sienna. WithEmilio Pujol he studied thevihuela and ancient music notation. Both, Alirio Diaz and Emilio Pujol became life long friends of Pieter van der Staak. He studied composition with Wolfgang Wijdeveld and with Hans Lutz Niessen at the Conservatory of Music inMaastricht the guitar.Activities
Pieter van der Staak combined his interest in writing for the guitar with teaching activities and concertising. He made several LP records with i.e. the well-known singer Willy Brill, the tenor
Arjan Blanken and his wife Maria Hol, a professional violoncellist. With Willy Brill and with Maria Hol, he gave concerts all over the world. Besides his many activities Pieter van der Staak was the 1st professor of guitar at the Municipal Music Highschool ARTez in Zwolle where he trained and educated several generations of fine classical guitarists.Pieter van der Staak also established the well-known Dutch International Guitarweeks Zwolle. A festival regarded as one of the oldest and best known guitar courses. Here young and talented guitar students can study guitar techniques, interpretation and stage presentation under the guidance of international renowned guitarists.Compositions
He has composed a large number of chamber music, among which are works for string quartet, clarinet quintet and cello trio. He has written many didactic pieces for one up to four guitars because he felt involved with the development of new didactical material. Besides compositions for cello ensemble and accordion orchestra, he composed music for less common combinations such as guitar, flute and clarinet. He wrote many works for guitar teaching, published by Ars Nova (Sweden), Hortensia (Paris), Suvini Zerboni (Milano) and Broekmans & Van Poppel (Amsterdam).Concertino III, for solo guitar and guitar quartet (1970) is published by Donemus. Recently the Canadian publishing house Les Productions d'OZ issued several unknown works composed by Pieter van der Staak.
External links
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* http://www.mandolineorkest.nl/informatie/enpieter.htmText with photos and music sample:
* http://www.mandolineorkest.nl/samples/enstaak.htmPieter van der Staak as the founder of the 'International Guitarweeks Zwolle' - http://www.guitarfestivalzwolle.nl -
Pieter van der Staak - donemus.nl http://donemus.nl/componist.php?id=280
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