Born on November 29, 1959, Munstergeleen, the Netherlands
Full Name: Johannes Maria Suijkerbuijk
The last Name 'Suijkerbuijk' is also written as 'Suykerbuyk'
The last Name 'Suijkerbuijk' is also written as 'Suykerbuyk'
J.M. Suijkerbuijk taught himself to read and write music at the age of eleven. He studied musicology at the university of Utrecht, graduated in 1984.
As a student, J.M. Suijkerbuijk developed his own compositorial language, a form of tonal centre-based music that appears both alien and familiar.
Most of his early works have gone lost.
J.M. Suijkerbuijk is associated with the Stichting Limburgse Componisten (Foundation for Limburgian Composers).
He declines all prizes and awards on principle.
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Mentions of the composer and examples of his music elsewhere on the world wide web:
International Music Score Library Project - compositions in the Petrucci Music Library
link: imslp.org
Muziekencyclopedie - entry in the Dutch music encyclopedia by Beeld en Geluid
link: muziekencyclopedie.nl
Music Encyclopedia - entry in the English music encyclopedia by Beeld en Geluid
link: en.muziekencyclopedie.nl
Online Computer Library Center - identity in the World Library Catalog
link: worldcat.org
Virtual International Authority File
link: viaf.org
Stichting Limburgse Componisten - page at the Limburgian Composers’ Foundation
link: limburgsecomponisten.nl
Entry in the Dutch Wikipedia
link: wikipedia.nl
Entry in the German Wikipedia
link: wikipedia.de
Music by the composer on YouTube
link: youtube.com
Music by the composer on SoundCloud
link: soundcloud.com