Kristoffer Zegers (born 27 December 1973) is a

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composer.

Life

Zegers was born in

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, and was taught by Gilius van Bergeijk, Jan Boerman, Martijn Padding,

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, Diderik Wagenaar at the

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Career

In Zegers' music

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clusters are the main object. His music is about slow developments in clusters via

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. Because of that: his motto "''Glissandéz mes enfants, Glissandéz toujours!''" after

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: "''Moduléz mes enfants, Moduléz toujours!''". Zegers most important work is Pianophasing, composition for 20 to 60 pianos. This work is played in the United Kingdom, Australia and several places in The Netherlands.

Important works

*Pianophasing (2004) (Novembermusic the Netherlands) *Pianophasing II (2009) (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, England) *Pianophasing III (2012) (the Soundstream Festival in Adelaide Australia)

External links

Kristoffer Zegers
* ttp://vimeo.com/8309099 Documentary film Pianophasing II Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield Englandbr> Pianophasing II Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Huddersfield England Novembermusic in the NetherlandsMusic Center Netherlands, about Zegers Soundstream Festival Australia 2012
1973 births Living people 20th-century Dutch classical composers Dutch male classical composers People from Breda Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni 20th-century Dutch male musicians {{Netherlands-composer-stub