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In 1979, halfway his studies in musicology at the University of Utrecht, a number of Huub de Lange's songs were recorded by The Mo, a popgroup that he had founded earlier that year together with his brother Clemens. Bass and piano were played by Clemens, while Huub played organ and bassoon. The demo of the music, with fellow-musicians Heili Helder (vocals) and Harm Bieger (drums), caught the attention of the Dutch record company Phonogram. An album, simply called 'MO', was released in Autumn 1980 and surprisingly reached the top 10 of the Dutch album-charts a few month later. | In 1979, halfway his studies in musicology at the University of Utrecht, a number of Huub de Lange's songs were recorded by The Mo, a popgroup that he had founded earlier that year together with his brother Clemens. Bass and piano were played by Clemens, while Huub played organ and bassoon. The demo of the music, with fellow-musicians Heili Helder (vocals) and Harm Bieger (drums), caught the attention of the Dutch record company Phonogram. An album, simply called 'MO', was released in Autumn 1980 and surprisingly reached the top 10 of the Dutch album-charts a few month later.<br> | ||
The song 'Fred Astaire' was released as a single and reached the single-charts in the beginning of 1981 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWCK3anBTDU) | The song 'Fred Astaire' was released as a single and reached the single-charts in the beginning of 1981. (The Mo on Dutch TV: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWCK3anBTDU)])<br> | ||
Fred Astaire himself reacted to 'Fred Astaire'. See his letter (April 1981): [{{website|delange}}/Letter_by_Fred_Astaire.jpg]<br> | |||
May 1981 Huub left the band. Several years followed of ‘all kinds of everything’ including studies in Drama at the University of Amsterdam, that he completed in 1985. In 1995 there was the release of a CD called 'Life and Death in a Street-organ' containing twelve short compositions that he wrote for the combination of a traditional Dutch street-organ and live played strings (Albert van Eeghen/violin, Caroline Dubbeld/cello and Kees van der Heide/double bass). To realize this project he learned in Monnickendam (a nice old little town near Amsterdam at the border of the Gouwzee) with technical support of Nico Genot, the builder of the street-organ, how to manufacture the cardboard books, with the holes punched, that run the mechanism of the mechanical organ and make the organ-pipes sound. (For a review of the album by Lauren Ruth Wiener see: http://www.verbing.com/writing/mongrel-music/artists/2000.html#street).<br> | May 1981 Huub left the band. Several years followed of ‘all kinds of everything’ including studies in Drama at the University of Amsterdam, that he completed in 1985. In 1995 there was the release of a CD called 'Life and Death in a Street-organ' containing twelve short compositions that he wrote for the combination of a traditional Dutch street-organ and live played strings (Albert van Eeghen/violin, Caroline Dubbeld/cello and Kees van der Heide/double bass). To realize this project he learned in Monnickendam (a nice old little town near Amsterdam at the border of the Gouwzee) with technical support of Nico Genot, the builder of the street-organ, how to manufacture the cardboard books, with the holes punched, that run the mechanism of the mechanical organ and make the organ-pipes sound. (For a review of the album by Lauren Ruth Wiener see: [http://www.verbing.com/writing/mongrel-music/artists/2000.html#street)].)<br> | ||
In 2016 the short movie 'Life and Death in a Street-organ' will be produced by NiNa films/Belgium | In 2016 the short movie 'Life and Death in a Street-organ', based on tracks of the album, will be produced by NiNa films/Belgium. [https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lifeanddeathinastreetorgan?source=feed_text&story_id=660456604089465].<br> | ||
Nowadays he lives in Vinkeveen, a village between Amsterdam and Utrecht. | Nowadays he lives in Vinkeveen, a village between Amsterdam and Utrecht. |
Revision as of 07:10, 23 October 2015
Life
Born: 7 July 1955, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Biography:
In 1979, halfway his studies in musicology at the University of Utrecht, a number of Huub de Lange's songs were recorded by The Mo, a popgroup that he had founded earlier that year together with his brother Clemens. Bass and piano were played by Clemens, while Huub played organ and bassoon. The demo of the music, with fellow-musicians Heili Helder (vocals) and Harm Bieger (drums), caught the attention of the Dutch record company Phonogram. An album, simply called 'MO', was released in Autumn 1980 and surprisingly reached the top 10 of the Dutch album-charts a few month later.
The song 'Fred Astaire' was released as a single and reached the single-charts in the beginning of 1981. (The Mo on Dutch TV: [1])
Fred Astaire himself reacted to 'Fred Astaire'. See his letter (April 1981): [2]
May 1981 Huub left the band. Several years followed of ‘all kinds of everything’ including studies in Drama at the University of Amsterdam, that he completed in 1985. In 1995 there was the release of a CD called 'Life and Death in a Street-organ' containing twelve short compositions that he wrote for the combination of a traditional Dutch street-organ and live played strings (Albert van Eeghen/violin, Caroline Dubbeld/cello and Kees van der Heide/double bass). To realize this project he learned in Monnickendam (a nice old little town near Amsterdam at the border of the Gouwzee) with technical support of Nico Genot, the builder of the street-organ, how to manufacture the cardboard books, with the holes punched, that run the mechanism of the mechanical organ and make the organ-pipes sound. (For a review of the album by Lauren Ruth Wiener see: [3].)
In 2016 the short movie 'Life and Death in a Street-organ', based on tracks of the album, will be produced by NiNa films/Belgium. [4].
Nowadays he lives in Vinkeveen, a village between Amsterdam and Utrecht. His recent choral compositions have been written for mixed choir, both a cappella and to the accompaniment of piano, organ or orchestra. Recent instrumental compostions are a piano trio (piano, violin and cello/ 7 parts) and a violin concerto ('The Pilgrimage'/ 5 parts).
Contact information
E-mail: info@huubdelange.com
List of choral works
English texts
- Christmas Songs
- 3 Edgar Allan Poe Songs
- A dream within a dream ( )
- The lake ( )
- The Bells ( )
- 4 Romantic Poems
- 4 Tennyson Elegies
- All people that on earth do dwell (Psalm 100) ( )
- Angel of the night ( )
- Anthem for doomed youth ( )
- Daffodils ( )
- Four Blake Songs
- A Cradle Song ( )
- The little black boy ( )
- Laughing song ( )
- The Fly ( )
- Four Shakespeare Songs
- Four Stuart Songs
- Spring, The Sweet Witch ( )
- The Gift ( )
- War Memorial ( )
- The Pensive Autumn ( )
- Four Wilbur Songs
- Boy at the window ( )
- The Ride ( )
- The beautiful changes ( )
- To the Etruscan Poets ( )
- Indian Love Songs
- Golden eyes ( )
- Unforgotten ( )
- The gold forlorn ( )
- Riddle ( )
- Symphony of dreams
- Symphony of light and shadow
- The Garden of Proserpine ( )
- The Lamb ( )
- The Roundel ( )
- The Voice ( )
French texts
- Chanson d'automne ( ) revised version 22/10/2015
- Chanson de Louange (Psalm 100) ( )
- L'Eternel est mon berger (Psalm 23) ( )
- La Charité ( )
- Notre Père ( )
- Salut Reine ( )
' German texts
- 4 Liedchen von Liebe und Tod
- In der Fremde ( )
- Der Fischer ( )
- Christiane ( )
- Die Liebe ( )
- Drei Claudius Lieder
- Der Mensch ( )
- O Gottes Engel ( )
- Um Mitternacht ( )
- Drei Goethe Lieder
- Der Erlkönig ( )
- Meeresstille ( )
- Gefunden ( )
- Hermann Hesse Lieder
- Sommermittag ( )
- Blumen nach einem Unwetter ( )
- Nacht ( )
- Blauer Schmetterling ( )
- Himmelhoch ( )
- Jahreszeiten
- Wenn es Winter wird ( )
- Neuer Frühling ( )
- Im Sommer ( )
- Verklärter Herbst ( )
- Myrte Lieder
- Mignon ( )
- Licht und Friede ( )
- Der Pilgrim ( )
- Abendlied ( )
- Unverweslich Sein ( )
- Wandervögel ( )
] Latin texts
- Credo ( )
- De profundis (Psalm 130) ( )
- Magnificat ( )
- Miserere mei, Deus (Psalm 51) ( )
- Missa A Cappella
- Missa Aura
- O magnum mysterium ( ) revised version 21/9/2015
- O salutaris hostia ( )
- Requiem
- Stabat Mater ( )
- Veni Sancte Spiritus ( )
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