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[[Hans Olaf Andresen]] (1902–1985). German-born composer.

== Biography ==

Born in Berlin, he settled in South Africa in 1931. In 1939 he was engaged to Marthel Dittrich, an Afrikaans lady of Austrian origin. During the outbreak of the Second World War he was interned at the Leeukop prison. Eight months later he escaped and fled in South Africa for eleven months. During this time he composed marches for the Ossewa Brandwag under the pseudonym [[Andries Cilliers]]. After a period of time outside the South African border, he returned to South Africa where he was imprisoned for three years. Only with the power of the National Party in 1948 he returned to South Africa.

Andresen published and disseminated his works by means of his own publishing firm (Melotone Waves Music Publishers).

== Career ==

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

Andresen composed several operas, including ''[[Die Heidenooientjie]]'' (1957), ''[[Die Drie Astertjies]]'' (1960) and ''[[Die Mieliefeetjie]]'' (1961).

== Sources ==

Hilde Roos. 2012. 'Indigenisation and history: how opera in South Africa became South African opera'. Acta Academica Supplementum. 2012(1).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Andresen composed several hildren's operettas, including ''[[Die Heidenooientjie]]'' (1957), ''[[Die Drie Astertjies]]'' (1960) and ''[[Die Mieliefeetjie]]'' (1961).
+Andresen composed several children's operettas, including ''[[Die Heidenooientjie]]'' (1957), ''[[Die Drie Astertjies]]'' (1960) and ''[[Die Mieliefeetjie]]'' (1961).
 == Sources ==

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	He died in Kempton Park in 1985.		He died in Kempton Park in 1985.
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 == Biography ==
-Born in Berlin, he settled in South Africa in 1931. In 1939 he was engaged to Marthel Dittrich, an Afrikaans lady of Austrian origin. During the outbreak of the Second World War he was interned at the Leeukop prison. Eight months later he escaped and fled in South Africa for eleven months. During this time he composed marches for the Ossewa Brandwag under the pseudonym [[Andries Cilliers]]. After a period of time outside the South African border, he returned to South Africa where he was imprisoned for three years. Only with the power of the National Party in 1948 he returned to South Africa.
+Born in Berlin, Andresen was a violinist, and studied violin, music theory and composition at the Heller Conservatory in Berlin. In 1916, he debuted as violinist in public. In 1926 he toured South America, and during the great depression he returned to Germany and after a few months left for South Africa where he settled in 1931.
 He composed nearly 400 works, dance music, marches, 3 operettas for children, but the majority were Afrikaans songs, most notably "My hart verlang na die Boland" and the anthem of the Ossewabrandwag, "Opsaal Boere". Andresen published and disseminated his works by means of his own publishing firm (Melotone Waves Music Publishers).

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 Born in Berlin, he settled in South Africa in 1931. In 1939 he was engaged to Marthel Dittrich, an Afrikaans lady of Austrian origin. During the outbreak of the Second World War he was interned at the Leeukop prison. Eight months later he escaped and fled in South Africa for eleven months. During this time he composed marches for the Ossewa Brandwag under the pseudonym [[Andries Cilliers]]. After a period of time outside the South African border, he returned to South Africa where he was imprisoned for three years. Only with the power of the National Party in 1948 he returned to South Africa.
-He composed nearly 400 works, dance music, marches, 3 operettas for children, but the majority were songs. Andresen published and disseminated his works by means of his own publishing firm (Melotone Waves Music Publishers).
+He composed nearly 400 works, dance music, marches, 3 operettas for children, but the majority were Afrikaans songs, most notably "My hart verlang na die Boland" and the anthem of the Ossewabrandwag, "Opsaal Boere". Andresen published and disseminated his works by means of his own publishing firm (Melotone Waves Music Publishers).
 He died in Kempton Park in 1985.

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