Difference between revisions of "Roelof Temmingh"
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His son, [[Roelof Temmingh]] (1946-2012) - composer. | His son, [[Roelof Temmingh]] (1946-2012) - composer. | ||
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| − | Temmingh, born in Gorinchem in the Netherlands in 1913, was a music teacher and organist. | + | Temmingh, born in Gorinchem in the Netherlands in 1913, was a music teacher and organist. In February 1958, the Temmingh family immigrated to South Africa and settled in Griekwastad, in the Cape Province. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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He composed the operetta, ''[[Die Nagtegaal]]'' (1964). | He composed the operetta, ''[[Die Nagtegaal]]'' (1964). | ||
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='''TEMMINGH, Roelof''' (1946-2012). South African composer of mostly classical music. = | ='''TEMMINGH, Roelof''' (1946-2012). South African composer of mostly classical music. = | ||
Revision as of 19:38, 18 June 2025
Roelof Temmingh refers to two people:
Roelof Temmingh senior - musician.
His son, Roelof Temmingh (1946-2012) - composer.
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TEMMINGH, Roelof (1913-?). Musician and composer.
Biography
Temmingh, born in Gorinchem in the Netherlands in 1913, was a music teacher and organist. In February 1958, the Temmingh family immigrated to South Africa and settled in Griekwastad, in the Cape Province.
Career
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He composed the operetta, Die Nagtegaal (1964).
TEMMINGH, Roelof (1946-2012). South African composer of mostly classical music.
Biography
Brother of composer and academic Henk Temmingh and conductor Lykele Temmingh.
Career
Lecturer in composition and musicology in the Music Department at Stellenbosch University from 1973 and appointed Associate Professor in 1992.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Temmingh composed the following operas (with Michael Williams as librettist):
- Enoch, Prophet of God (1995)
- Sacred Bones (1997)
- Buchuland (1998)
Sources
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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