Groot, Cor de

Amsterdam, 7 July 1914
Amsterdam, 26 May 1993

Apparition
1960
duration: about 5′;
publisher: Donemus, Amsterdam 1960.

Solitude
1968
duration: about 2’15”;
publisher: Donemus, Amsterdam 1974.

Invocation
1974
duration: about 3′;
publisher: Donemus, Amsterdam 1974,
dedicated to Joop Cantor.

En ut
1983
duration: about 3’30”;
publisher: Donemus, Amsterdam 1983;
dedicated to Anton Hekker.

Zonder strijkstok – een pizzicato-wals [Without bow – a pizzicato waltz]
1980
duration: about 2’15”;
publisher: Donemus, Amsterdam 1983;
dedicated to Dirk Wesselingh.

Between 1960 and 1980 Cor de Groot composed a number of short pieces for cello and piano. They were written in a tonal idiom, simple and without any excess of notes, and are very tasteful.

(december 24th, 2014)