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<h2 id="works">Works</h2> <h3>Orchestra and large ensemble</h3> <ul><li>2014 Rise of Spinoza; for chorus and orchestra</li> <li>2008 Jubilation Jump; for Tap Dancer and orchestra.</li> <li>2002 Seyir; for 25 European and non-European instruments.</li> <li>2000 Koraalvariaties “Von der Höhe in der Tiefe”; for 19 instruments.</li> <li>1998 Esmée-suite: “Ondergang”; for orchestra.</li> <li>1997 Vueltas; for strings and percussion.</li> <li>1986 Naima Suite; for orchestra.</li> <li>1986 Intermezzo; for orchestra, from the opera “Naima” (1985).</li> <li>1983 In Prison; for orchestra, fragment from the opera “Naima” (1985).</li> <li>1983 Music for a Strange Wedding; for orchestra, choreographic scene from the opera “Naima” (1985)</li> <li>1979 Flexio; for orchestra.</li> <li>1971 Bacchanten; stage music for a theatrical piece by Euripides.</li> <li>1966 Confluxus; for jazz-orchestra and symphony-orchestra.</li></ul> <h3>Chamber music</h3> <ul><li>2003 Victoria Regina; for flute, clarinet, violin and violoncello.</li> <li>2001 Per quanti? III; for alto flute, harp and percussion.</li> <li>1999 <i>Sonata Coloniae</i> for viola solo (1999)</li> <li>1998 Two Mediterranean Dances; for 8 violoncellos.</li> <li>1998 Golliwog's other dances; for clarinet, trumpet and bassoon.</li> <li>1997 Ackermusik; for piano trio.</li> <li>1997 Sandsandsnaresandsizzles; for 3 percussionists.</li> <li>1996 ¿Que pasa en la calle?; for 4 trumpets.</li> <li>1996 Fanfare; for 9 brass instruments and percussion.</li> <li>1995 Laps; for ensemble.</li> <li>1994 Two pieces on canons by Guillaume de Machaut; for saxophone quartet.</li> <li>1994 Amsterdam Tango; for violin, bandoneon, viola, violoncello, double bass and piano.</li> <li>1993; arr. 1994 Two pieces on canons by Guillaume de Machaut; for mandoline, guitar, harp and bass clarinet resp.clarinet.</li> <li>1993 Two pieces on canons by Guillaume de Machaut; for flute quartet.</li> <li>1992 Cycles; for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano.</li> <li>1992 Lerchen-Trio; for clarinet, violoncello and piano, in memoriam <a href="/facts/Olivier_Messiaen/0HG9SV46">Olivier Messiaen</a></li> <li>1991 Drones, for violin and piano.(Drones, Cycles and the Lerchen-Trio form in this order a trilogy)</li> <li>1990 Passacaglia alla Turca; (1990) for 8 instruments.</li> <li>1988 Plus One; for flute, bass clarinet and piano [1981-1988].</li> <li>1986 Back Bay Bicinium; for 7 instruments.</li> <li>1986 Dance; for violin solo</li> <li>1981 Venus and Adonis suite; for 5 instruments.</li> <li>1980 Nonet; for winds, percussion, piano and double bass.</li> <li>1980 Venus and Adonis; for ensemble, music for a theatre production after a poem by *William Shakespeare.</li> <li>1979 Voor Jan, Piet en Klaas; for 2 pianos 8-hands.</li> <li>1974 Prelude; for 6 percussionists.</li> <li>1974 Timbo; for percussion group (6 players).</li> <li>1974 The Nightingale; for ensemble, music for a theatre version of the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.</li> <li>1971 Music for bass clarinet and piano.</li> <li>1968 Tre Pezzi; for piccolo clarinet (in Eb), clarinet (in b) and bass clarinet (in b)</li> <li>1964 Three Pieces for youth ensemble</li></ul> <h2 id="discography">Discography</h2> <ul><li>1978 <a href="/facts/Bart_Berman/NkMhT16W">Bart Berman</a>, piano: <a href="/facts/Jan_Vriend/QqI0odrK">Vriend</a>, <a href="/facts/Walter_Hekster/LkIGA6KM">Hekster</a>, Loevendie, <a href="/facts/Klaas_de_Vries_(composer)/Hz7vFBSg">De Vries</a>, <a href="/facts/Jan_Kleinbussink/1Rgud6tn">Kleinbussink</a> (Golf)</li> <li>1986 Theo Loevendie Quintet (<a href="/facts/Omroepvereniging_VARA/6I4TkSnB">Varajazz</a>)</li> <li>1998 Esmeé, Opera in two acts conducted by <a href="/facts/Geoffrey_Moull/t2VaLC6F">Geoffrey Moull</a>, with Margaret Thompson, William Oberholtzer, Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra, <a href="/facts/Bielefeld_Opera/xVTMnfe7">Bielefeld Opera</a> Chorus, Donemus CV74/75<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li> <li>2005 Cello Octet Conjunto Iberico: Four Winds (<a href="/facts/Etcetera_Records/a2Mjazuc">Etcetera</a>)</li> <li>2005 Bayram: Theo Loevendie meets Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit (TryTone)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li> <li>2022 DUO for bass clarinet solo, recorded by Fie Schouten (Trytone)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="awards">Awards</h2> <ul><li>1969 - <a href="/facts/Edison_Award/zECBG9pK">Edison</a> for a jazz album</li> <li>1979 - The <a href="/facts/VPRO%2fBoy_Edgar_Award/ua5jf8Qd">Wessel Ilcken Award</a></li> <li>1982 - <a href="/facts/Edison_Award/zECBG9pK">Edison</a> for <i>De nachtegaal</i> (1979)</li> <li>1984 - Koussevitzky International Record Award (together with <a href="/facts/Pierre_Boulez/YXt2XhIc">Pierre Boulez</a>)</li> <li>1986 - <a href="/facts/Matthijs_Vermeulen_Award/128A5yVj">Matthijs Vermeulen Award</a> for <i>Naima</i></li> <li>1988 - 3M Award</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.theoloevendie.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"CD's". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-07-06. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120217111240/http://www.donemus.nl/cd_detail.php?id=61" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120217111240/http://www.donemus.nl/cd_detail.php?id=61</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"TryTone ::: New ways of jazz >>> CDS / Bayram". Archived from the original on 2007-07-05. Retrieved 2008-06-04. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070705193159/http://www.trytone.org/cds.php?id=90" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070705193159/http://www.trytone.org/cds.php?id=90</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Figures". www.trytone.org. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023. <a href="https://www.trytone.org/catalog/98-figures.html" target="_blank">https://www.trytone.org/catalog/98-figures.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>