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Gilius van Bergeijk

From
Den Haag, Netherlands
Since
1946–present
Releases
2
  • jazz
  • modern classical

About

Gilius van Bergeijk (born 7 November 1946 in The Hague) is a Dutch composer.

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Taught by Kees van Baaren and Dick Raaymakers (electronic music), Gilius van Bergeijk is a teacher at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Van Bergeijk also studied oboe and alto saxophone, playing with Peter Brötzmann in the Instant Composers Pool orchestra.
Many of his works focus on the transformation of familiar materials through deconstructive formal processes.
Some of his better known works include:

6 Piano installations.
On Death and Time 1980 (for electronic instruments, piano, organ contralto voice)
Symphony of a 1000 (alphabetically)
BAC 1968-1970 for Barrel organ
Notable students include Richard Ayres, Allison Cameron, Kristoffer Zegers, Sinta Wullur, Frank Martinez and many other composition students who have passed through the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#Gilius van Bergeijk.
Van Bergeijk is also an avid cyclist and speed-skater.

From Gilius van Bergeijk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

Albums 2

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Tags

  • to clean up

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000025128327

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.