Horst, Anthon van der

Horst, Anthon van der, Dutch organist, conductor, pedagogue, and composer; b. Amsterdam, June 20, 1899; d. Hilversum, March 7, 1965. He studied with de Pauw (piano; Prix d’Excellence for Organ, 1919) and Zweers (composition) at the Amsterdam Cons. He was organist of Amsterdam’s Grande Eglise Wallonne (1915–18) and English Reformed Church (1918–41), Hil-versum’s Netherland’s Protestant League (1944–55), and Naarden’s Grote Kerk (1955–64). Horst taught at the Amsterdam Muzieklyceum (1922–27) and Cons. (1935–65). He conducted various choral groups and was conductor of the Netherlands Bach Soc. of Amsterdam from 1931. In some of his organ and piano pieces, he adopted Pijper’s scales, which he called “modus con-junctus.”

Works

orch 3 syms. (1935-37; Divertimento pittorale, 1954; 1959); Nocturne funèbre (1950–51); Organ Concerto, Concerto per organo romantico (1952); Violin Concerto, Concerto Spagnuolo (1953); 3 études symphoniques (1954); Concerto in Baroque Style for Organ and Strings (1960); Reflexions sonores (1962); Ricercar svelato for Brass, Organ, and Strings (1963); Salutatio joyeuse (1964). CHAMBER: Cello Suite (1941); Theme, Variations, and Fugue for Flute, Violin, and Viola (1957). keyboard: pianoTema con variazioni in modo conjuncto (1950); Sonata in modo conjuncto for 2 Pianos (1951). organ:Suite in modo conjuncto (1943); Partita diverse sopra Psalm 8 (1947); Suite for 31-tone Organ (1953). VOCAL: Chows I-VIII for Soloists, Chorus, and Orch. (1931–58); Rembrandt Cantata (1956); choruses; songs.

Bibliography

G. Oost, A.v.d. H, 1899-1965: Leven en Werken (Al-phen aan den Rijn, 1992).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire