Jozef van Wissem
Jozef van Wissem (born 1962 in Maastricht) is a Dutch minimalist composer and lute player. He is renowned for his unusual approach of the Renaissance and Baroque lute, probably the most unlikely instruments in the world of contemporary music. Although he uses subtle electronic sound manipulation, van Wissem has largely stayed faithful to the particular timbre, resonance and playing technique of the lute. Van Wissem first came to be noticed a few years ago because of his radical conceptual approach to Renaissance lute music: He deconstructed existing compositions, for instance by playing them backwards. He also composed his own pieces for lute, using palindromes and mirrored structures. His music therefore does not have a traditional linear progression, nor leads to a climax, it rather stay
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
17
Albums
2
Total audio
1h 17m 55s
FMA listens
24,351
Favourites
140
Avg bitrate
230 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
- Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 10
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives — 7
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Soul Leaves The Body In Eternal Glory | A Priori | 0 | 7m 03s | 4,247 |
| How The Soul Has Arrived At Understanding Of Her Nothingness | A Priori | 0 | 9m 39s | 2,404 |
| Love is a Religion | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 0 | 3m 51s | 2,022 |
| The Heavens Are Parting And The Spirit Descends Like A Dove | A Priori | 0 | 3m 52s | 1,995 |
| De Anima | A Priori | 0 | 5m 22s | 1,767 |
| Aerumna | A Priori | 0 | 3m 23s | 1,741 |
| Into the Abyss of Perdition | A Priori | 0 | 3m 53s | 1,370 |
| Thelema | A Priori | 0 | 4m 11s | 1,322 |
| The Heavens Are Parting and the Spirit Descends Like a Dove | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 0 | 3m 10s | 1,245 |
| How the Soul Has Arrived at Understanding of Her Nothingness | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 0 | 7m 51s | 1,167 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 min | 3 | 17.6% |
| 3–6 min | 10 | 58.8% |
| Over 6 min | 4 | 23.5% |
Track Catalogue
17 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How The Soul Has Arrived At Understanding Of Her Nothingness [5, 456] | A Priori | 9m 39s | 2,404 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Aerumna [5, 456] | A Priori | 3m 23s | 1,741 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Into the Abyss of Perdition [5, 456] | A Priori | 3m 53s | 1,370 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Thelema [5, 456] | A Priori | 4m 11s | 1,322 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| The Heavens Are Parting And The Spirit Descends Like A Dove [5, 456] | A Priori | 3m 52s | 1,995 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| De Anima [5, 456] | A Priori | 5m 22s | 1,767 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| The Soul Leaves The Body In Eternal Glory [5, 456] | A Priori | 7m 03s | 4,247 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| How the Soul Has Arrived at Understanding of Her Nothingness [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 7m 51s | 1,167 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Thelma [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 2m 37s | 808 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| The Heavens Are Parting and the Spirit Descends Like a Dove [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 3m 10s | 1,245 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| Our Hearts Condemn Us [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 6m 19s | 911 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| In Him Is No Sin [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 4m 08s | 792 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| How Long Will It Go On After You Have Gone [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 2m 15s | 494 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| It Is All That Is Made [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 3m 49s | 612 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative | |
| The Day Is Coming [5, 456] | Live on WFMU's Airborne Event with Dan Bodah 1/17/2010 | 2m 02s | 847 | Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative |