Robert Heppener Explained

Robert Heppener
Birth Date:	9 August 1925
Birth Place:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:	Bergen, Netherlands
Occupation:	composer

Robert Heppener (9 August 1925 in Amsterdam – 25 August 2009 in Bergen^[1]), also known as Bob Heppener,^[2] was a Dutch composer.^[3] He was among the most important Dutch composers of the 20th century.^[4]

Early life and education

Heppener was born in Amsterdam on 9 August 1925. He studied composition with Bertus van Lier and piano with Jan Odé and Johan van den Boogert^[5] at the Amsterdam Conservatory.^[6]

Career

Heppener taught piano and music theory at the Rotterdam Music School. After leaving Rotterdam, he went to Amsterdam, where he taught music theory and composition at the Muzieklyceum. In his later years, he taught composition at the Conservatory of Music in Maastricht.^[1]

Death

Heppener died on 25 August 2009, at the age of 84.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robert Heppener . Donemus . 2 March 2017. January 26, 2023.
2. News: Robert Heppener passed away . . Aug 26, 2009 . https://archive.today/20230126095532/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2009/08/26/robert-heppener-84-overleden-11773464-a801187 . January 26, 2023 . live .
3. Web site: SPRING-SUMMER '98; 'Happy Birthday' and Variations . The New York Times . March 15, 1998 . Vernon Kidd . https://archive.today/20230126081547/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/15/travel/spring-summer-98-happy-birthday-and-variations.html . January 26, 2023 . live .
4. Web site: Jeroen Janssen . Robert Heppener Memorial Concert to be held in the Kopermolen . . October 9, 2019 .
5. News: Sincere music trumps innovation . . August 26, 2009 . Jochem Valkenburg . https://archive.today/20230126083335/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2009/08/26/oprechte-muziek-gaat-boven-vernieuwing-11773423-a718648 . January 26, 2023 . live .
6. Book: Jolande van der Klis . The Essential Guide to Dutch Music: 100 Composers and Their Work . Amsterdam University Press . 2000 . 978-90-5356-460-8 .