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(Redirected from Jacob Ter Veldhuis) Dutch composer (born 1951)
Jacob TV
BornJacob ter Veldhuis
(1951-11-14)14 November 1951
Westerlee, Netherlands
OccupationComposer
Websitewww.jacobtv.net

Jacob ter Veldhuis (born 14 November 1951), known by the pseudonym Jacob TV, is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music. Self-described as an "avant-pop composer", Jacob TV's music takes inspiration from Steve Reich, mixing classical music with elements of popular culture in a postmodernist manner.

Life and career

Jacob ter Veldhuis was born on 14 November 1951 in Westerlee, Netherlands. In his youth, he had a variety of classical, rock, blues and jazz influences.

He studied composition with Willem Frederik Bon [nl] and electronic music with Luctor Ponse [nl] at the Groningen Conservatory.

Music

Jacob TV's music includes elements of American popular culture and mass media, in a postmodernist manner. Commentators frequently compare this approach to the visual arts; the music critic Anne Midgette likened it to Pop art, particularly the collages of Tom Wesselmann, while the musicologist Kevin Lewis described it as Warholian. Midgette also drew connections to the kitsch work of Jeff Koons, a comparison echoed by NRC Handelsblad, who described him as the "Jeff Koons of new music".

Jacob TV describes himself as an "avant-pop composer"; in light of his largely tonal style he remarks: "I pepper my music with sugar".

References

  1. ^ "JacobTV". Dutch Guitar Foundation. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Milestones". JacobTV.net. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. Houten, Theodore van (2001). "Bon, Willem Frederik". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03472. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  4. ^ Lewis, Kevin (2014). "The Search for Self An Exploration of the Percussion Music of Stuart Saunders Smith". In Lewis, Kevin; Aguilar, Gustavo (eds.). The Modern Percussion Revolution. New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 133–162 . ISBN 978-1-317-97654-7.
  5. ^ Midgette, Anne (4 May 2007). "Dutch Composer Samples Pop Culture and Gives It a Melody". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "JacobTV". WQXR. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

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