Ketting, Otto
Ketting, Otto
Ketting, Otto, Dutch composer, son of Piet Ketting; b. Amsterdam, Sept. 3, 1935. He studied composition at the Royal Cons, of Music at The Hague (1952–58). After teaching at the Rotterdam Cons. (1967–71) and the Royal Cons, of Music at The Hague (1971–74), he concentrated upon composition. In 1958 he received the Gaudeamus Composition Prize and in 1973 the Kees van Baaren Prize. He received 2nd prize in the UNESCO Rostrum of Composers and was awarded the Matthijs Vermuelen Prize in 1978. In 1992 he received the Barlow Prize of the U.S.
Works
dramatic:Opera: Dummies (The Hague, Nov. 14, 1974); O, Thou Rhinoceros (Holland Festival, June 2, 1977); Ithaka (Amsterdam, Sept. 23, 1986).ballet:The Last Report (1962); Interior (1963); Collage No. 7 (1967).orch.:Sinfonietta (1954); 2 canzoni (1957); Passacaglia (1957); 3 syms. (1957-59; 1978; 1990); Concertino for 2 Trumpets, Strings, 3 Horns, and Piano (1958); Concertino for Jazz Quintet and Orch. (1960); Variations for Wind Orch., Harp, and Percussion (1960); Collage No. 9 (1965); In memoriam Igor Stravinsky (1971); Time Machine for Wind Ensemble (1972); For Moonlight Nights for Flute and Ensemble (1973); Capriccio for Violin and Ensemble (1987; rev. 1995); Adagio (1989); Medusa for Alto Saxophone and Orch. (1992; rev. 1996); De aankomst (1993); Kom, over de zeeën (1994); Cheops for Horn and Orch. (1995).chamber: Sonata for Brass Quartet (1955); Serenade for Cello and Piano (1957); A Set of Pieces for Flute and Piano (1967; also for Wind Quintet, 1968); Adagio for 12 Players (1977); Mars for 4 Clarinets and 4 or 8 Saxophones (1979); Quodlibet for 2 Percussionists, Piano, Bass Clarinet, and String Quartet (1979); Autumn for Horn and Piano (1980); Monumentum for Brass Instruments, Piano, and 4 Percussionists (1983); Summer for Bass Clarinet, Flute, and Piano (1985); Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1988; rev. 1995); Winter for Alto Flute, Harp, Violin, and Cello (1988); Preludim for 12 Saxophones (1989); Windsor Hotel for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1998).Piano: Collage No. 5 (1976); Palace Hotel (1998).vocal:Christmas Songs for Chorus and Small Orch. (1953); Song Without Words for Soprano and Piano (1968); The Light of the Sun for Soprano and Orch. (1978; rev. 1983); Summer Moon for Soprano and Orch. (1992).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire