componist

Hölscher, Rieteke

Rieteke Hölscher (1969) studied piano classical music and jazz / pop at the conservatory of the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (1987-1992) with Frans van Dalen and Tine Schneider, also ...

gerelateerde werken

Chorus of Invisible Angels (Light version) : for mixed choir / Rieteke Hölscher; lyrics by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Genre: Vocaal
Subgenre: Gemengd koor
Bezetting: GK

Roulette of moments : for choir (percussion and strings ad lib.), 1979 / Tera de Marez Oyens

Genre: Vocaal
Subgenre: Gemengd koor; Gemengd koor en instrumenten
Bezetting: GK4 (perc str ad lib.)

Sacred Harmonies : for 4, 5, 6 and 8 voices / collected by Caspar Hassler; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers

Genre: Vocaal
Subgenre: Gemengd koor
Bezetting: GK

The First Lindner Collection : for 5-9 voices: Volume 1 / Various authors; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers

Genre: Vocaal
Subgenre: Gemengd koor
Bezetting: GK

compositie

Maria Magdalena (aan de voeten van Jesus) : for choir a cappella / Rieteke Hölscher; text Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher (1594-1649)

Toelichting:
Mary Magdalene, a biblical figure from the New Testament (one of the women who were present at the crucifixion of Christ), has often been a rather maligned and sinful figure in history. Seen in this light, it's interesting that this poem from the 17th century is a tribute to Mary Magdalena. However, one may be questioning whether the decision to leave everything behind her was the right thing to do for Mary Magdalene; we all know how the story ends: Jesus died eventually: should she have never had any doubts? In particular I tried to add this last element to my composition, mainly detectable in the musical and rhythmic shifts that take place in the otherwise rather Gregorian-like melody.
Rieteke Hölscher (October 2017)