Hendrik Andriessen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hendrik Andriessen

Dutch composer, organist and music educator

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1892

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1981

Profession: composer, conductor, organist, university teacher, musicologist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 in Haarlem – 12 April 1981 in Haarlem) was a Dutch composer and organist.
He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands.
Andriessen composed in a musical idiom that revealed strong French influences.
He was the brother of pianist and composer Willem Andriessen and the father of the composers Jurriaan Andriessen and Louis Andriessen and of the flautist Heleen Andriessen.