Temmingh, Roelof

 

b. Amsterdam, 28 September 1946

 

Roelof Temmingh was born in Amsterdam, and moved to South Africa when his family emigrated there in 1958. He obtained his BMus, BA and MMus at the University of Cape Town between 1965 and 1970, thereafter studied composition in Germany, and was appointed to teach at the University of Stellenbosch in 1973. In 1976, he obtained a PhD in Musicology and in 1979 he studied computer music at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Temmingh has established himself as one of the leading composers in South Africa. Initially he aroused some controversy with a number of experimental works. 

 

From circa 1985 onwards, these tendencies became less notable, as may be observed in his three operas: Enoch Prophet of God (premiered in Cape Town in 1995), Sacred Bones (Cape Town 1997) and Buchuland (Pretoria 1998). Since 1988 he has won all the major composition competitions in South Africa, including the Helgaard Steyn Award for the best South African work int he years 1986-1990 (for his Three Sonnets for string orchestra). Temmingh has worked in all genres, including electronic music. Temmingh's music has been performed widely both at home and abroad, across Europe and North America.

 

Operas:

Enoch, Prophet of God (1994) Sacred Bones (1997)

 

Buchuland (1998)

 

Orchestra:

Scherzo vir klavier en orkes (1968)

 

Movement vir klavier en orkes (1969)

 

Lobola (1972)

 

Prelude en Fuga vir strykers (1973)

 

Simfonie nr. 1 (1974)

 

Simfonie nr. 2 ‘A-Mol’ (1975)

 

Simfonie nr. 3 ‘Die Winterbruid’ (1978)

 

Hobokonsert nr. 1 vir hobo en strykers (1978)

 

Orrelkonsert nr. 1 (1983)

 

Hobokonsert nr. 2 (1985)

 

Dreams vir strykers (1985)

 

Radar II vir orkes en kasset (1985)

 

3 Sonette vir strykers (1988)

 

Natal Festival Overture (1988)

 

Autumn vir kamerorkes en kasset (1988)

 

Fluitkonsert (1989)

 

Tjellokonsert (1992)

 

Orrelkonsert nr. 2 (1993)

 

Klavierkonsert (1995)

 

Vocal:

After the Rain (Breyten Breytenbach) vir sopraan, horing, tromboon, slagwerk, klavier en kasset (1981)

 

Foreplay and Song (Temmingh) vir sopraan, klarinet, horing, tjello en klavier (1983)

 

Lokkiester (Boerneef) vir SATB en klavier (1986)

 

Joernaal van Jorik (D.J. Opperman) vir vokale ensemble en kasset (1989)

 

Himne (Temmingh) vir SATB en klavier (1989)

 

The Secret Muse (R. Campbell) vir sopraan en klavier (1993)

 

Sanctus (Temmingh) vir TTBB (1994)

 

In Lumine Tuo (Temmingh) vir SATB (1995)

 

Rainbow Speech (Temmingh) vir SATB (1996)

 

Krugeriana (Temmingh) vir SATB, 2 klaviere en slagwerk (1996)

 

Chamber Music:

Music for 2 pianos (1980)

 

Radar I vir ensemble en kasset (1982)

 

Sonate vir hobo en klavier (1982)

 

Pro Forma vir ensemble en kasset (1986)

 

Last Pieces I vir ensemble (1986)

 

Kwartet vir fluit, hobo, klarinet en fagot (1990)

 

DISCH vir ensemble en kasset (1992)

 

Sonate vir viool en klavier (1993)

 

Septet vir fluit, klarinet, fagot, viool, altviool, tjello en klavier (1993)

 

Solo instrument:

Monofonie vir orrel (1972)

 

Fantasie op ‘n Tema van Mozart vir klavier (1973, hersien in 1981)

 

Ps xlii, 2 koraalpreludes vir orrel (1975)

 

Hoor hoe die Regter van die regters veroordeel word, orrelfantasie (1978)

 

Chant d’Eloge vir orrel (1979)

 

Ses oorblyfsels vir klavier (1980)

 

Last Pieces II vir fluit (1986)

 

Fixed vir klawesimbel (1988)

 

For Cassette:

Blomsit I (1978)

 

In memoriam Arnold van Wyk (1983)