Norbert Wissing

Norbert Wissing (born 18 May 1959, Amsterdam) is a Dutch composer of chamber music, orchestral music, music for theatre and classical music. He got his training from Lex van Delden.

Musical style

His oeuvre consists of a series Musica: solo pieces some with accompaniment, some solo; and of a series Canto: large scale works for chamber ensembles and orchestras.

The style of Norbert Wissing's music can be described as moderately modern or Neo-Romantic. He uses long melodic lines in a basically modal world, his harmonies are built on fourths. The orchestration of Wissing's music is refined and powerful. Influences on his melodic style have been traced back to Carl Nielsen and Leoš Janáček, while the orchestration of Wissing is influenced by Gustav Mahler, Dmitri Shostakovitch and Richard Strauss.

Orchestral works

Fassbinders Tod 1997
Symphony No1 2003
Symphony no2 2007
symphony no3 2008/9
Impresione di una mallatia 2009/11
La vita con un autistico 2010/12

Chamber music

Brass Quintet No1 1987
Brass Quintet No2 2006/9
String Quartet 1998
Libramente per ensemble da camara 2012
Musica per Oboe d'amore e Arpa 2013

Music theatre

Die Todes Fuge for voice and orchestra, 2002/10

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