Ars Electronica Festival · 1996
De Zuchten van Rameau
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1996
“De Zuchten van Rameau” by Jacob Ter Veldhuis received a Honorary Mention in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1996.
“De Zuchten van Rameau” (“The Sighs of Rameau”) opus 71, a multi-media work for harpsichord, tape and slide projection, commissioned in 1995 by the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, was dedicated to Annelie de Man. The composition was inspired by “Les Soupirs” from the Suite no.
About Jacob Ter Veldhuis
Jacob Ter Veldhuis (NL), born 1951, studied composition with Willem Frederik Bon and electronic music with Luctor Ponse at the Groningen Conservatory in the Netherlands. His musical roots are found in the sixties and seventies.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.