Bruynèl, Ton

Bruynèl, Ton, Dutch composer; b. Utrecht, Jan. 26, 1934. He studied piano at the Utrecht Cons., and then worked in the studio for electronic music at the Univ. of Utrecht. In 1957 he organized a private electronic music studio. Most of his compositions involve instruments in combination with electronics, and some require theatrical visualizations.

Works

Resonance I (1960–62) and II (1963), theater pieces; Reflexes for Birma Drum (1961); Relief for Organ and 4 Sound Tracks (1964); Mobile for 2 Sound Tracks (1965); Milieu for 2 Sound Tracks and Organ (1965–66); Arc for Organ and 4 Sound Tracks (1966–67); Mekaniek for Wind Quintet and 2 Sound Tracks (1967); Decor, ballet score (1967); Signs for Wind Quintet, 2 Sound Tracks, and Video Projection (1969); Ingredients for Piano and Sound Tracks (1970); Intra I for Bass Clarinet and Sound Track (1971); Elegy for Woman’s Voice and 2 Sound Tracks (1972); Looking Ears for Bass Clarinet, Grand Piano, and Sound Tracks (1972); Phases for 4 Sound Tracks and Orch. (Utrecht, Jan. 10, 1975); Soft Song for Oboe and 2 Sound Tracks (1975); Dialogue for Bass Clarinet and Sound Tracks (1976); Translucent I for String Quartet and Sound Tracks (1977) and II for String Orch. and Sound Tracks (1978); Toccare for Piano and Sound Tracks (1979); From the Tripod for Loudspeakers, Women, and Listeners (1981); John’s Lullaby for Chorus, Tape, and Orch. (1985); Continuation for Chorus and Tape (1985); Nocturno en Pedraza for Flute and Sound Tracks (1988); Ascolta for Soloist and Chorus (1989); Tarde for Cello (1992); Le Jardin for Alto Flute, Harpsichord, and Woman’s Voice (1992).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire