Son of the composer [Hendrik Andriessen]? (1892-1981).
After his study at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Andriessen studied for two years with [Luciano Berio]?.
Andriessen's music is influenced by the multi-faced [Igor Stravinsky]?. Centre in his music are harmony, melody and rhythm. Instrumentation takes second place.
Louis Andriessen cooperated with cineast [Peter Greenaway]? on the opera's Rosa (1994) and Writing to Vermeer (1998).
[Andriessen's biography at the Dutch publishing house Donemus]
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