Edward Top

Siemon Edward Top (b. January 1972 in Ommen) is a Dutch composer.

Top studied violin and composition with Peter-Jan Wagemans at the Rotterdam Conservatorium. He won the Dutch prize for composition in 1999. Also he took frequent lesson with Klaas de Vries. After his graduation he studied music theory and analysis at King's College in London.

During the Dutch Music Days of 2004 he won the Henriëtte Bosmans Prize for his orchestra work "Marble Sparks".Society of Dutch Composers: [http://www.geneco.nl/?nid=5000&oid=8a1c4a62-9360-4178-9ad1-ac7d81c40aec Edward Top winner of the Henriëtte Bosmans Prize for 2004] ] Dame J: [http://www.ad.nl/archive/?service=archive&articleID=2485078 Muziekdagen, óók om te kijken] (Dutch: Music Days, also for viewing), "Haagsche Courant", January 13, 2004] He also won the 2003 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award at the University of Illinois for his "String Quartet Nr. 1". [http://www-camil.music.uiuc.edu/comptheory/Awards/Martirano.html Salvatore Martirano Award, Composition-Theory Division, School of Music] , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]

Most of his music has been published by Donemus in Amsterdam.

elected works

* Stillpoint (1995)
* Overwhelming Blankness of the Ultimate Meaninglessness of Tragedy (1996)
* String Quartet Nr. 1 (1998)
* Silk Execution (1999)
* Symphony Gouden Draak (2000) [Van de Kamp W: [http://www.ad.nl/archive/?service=archive&articleID=1094549 Componisten brengen het verhaal terug] (Dutch: Composers bring the story back), "Haagsche Courant", June 6, 2002]
* Sonate for violin and piano (2001)
* Piano Trio "en weende hij bitter" (Dutch: And He Wept Bitterly) (2001)
* String Quartet Nr. 2 "Das Lied der Schwermuth" (2002)
* Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise (2003) [Van der Ven A: [http://www.ad.nl/archive/?service=archive&articleID=1870372 Nieuwe muziek in de greep van Messiaen] (Dutch: New music captured by Messiaen), "Haagsche Courant", January 13, 2003]
* Marble Sparks (2004)
* 34 - Concerto for acoustic guitar and wind orchestra (2006)
* Jimmy (2007) [Fiumara A: [http://archief.trouw.nl/artikel?text=%22edward%20top%22&SORT=date&ED=ola&SEC=%2A&SO=%2A&PRD=20y&fdoc=1 Kamerbreed theater] (Dutch: Chamber wide theater), "Trouw", April 17, 2007]
*Concerto for violin and two orchestras (2007) [Groot R: [http://www.hollandsymfonia.com/pdf/HD_071211.pdf Nieuw vioolconcert Edward Top is topstuk] (Dutch: New violin concerto Edward Top is top piece), "Haarlems Dagblad", December 11, 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.edwardtop.com Website Edward Top]
* [http://www.donemus.nl/componist.php?id=426 Edward Top at] Donemus
* [http://www.donemus.nl/nieuws_details.php?id=1309 Article on Top at Donemus]