Roepman, Johanna |
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BORN 4 Aug 1892, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland - DIED 8 Oct 1971, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland BIRTH NAME Roepman, Johanna Suzanna Hendrina GRAVE LOCATION Den Haag, Zuid-Holland: Oud Eik en Duinen, Laan van Eik en Duinen (A2 1-2948) |
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Johanna Roepman educated herself as a composer. She created works for orchestra, choir and piano. In 1914 she married the lawyer and author F. Bordewijk. They had a son, Robert, and a daughter, Nina. Bordewijk wrote the libretto for her opera "Rontonde" (1941). During the 1940s and 1950s her compositions were the most successful. She received many commisions and in 1943 she received a prize issued by the Dutch State for "Sonate". Family • Husband: Bordewijk, Ferdinand (1914-1965) |
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 The grave of Ferdinand Bordewijk at the Oud Eik en Duinen Cemetery, The Hague. Picture by Androom (03 Aug 2007) |
 The grave of Ferdinand Bordewijk at the Oud Eik en Duinen Cemetery, The Hague. Picture by Androom (03 Aug 2007) |
