Harry Sacksioni
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Harry Sacksioni is a composer
and guitar
virtuoso of Dutch
origin. The peak of his fame was during the 1970s, some famous works of this period include Meta Sequoia, Vensters, Elixer and Thee bij tante Josephine, along with re-arrangements of existing pieces, such as Anji (Davy Graham), I Wish (Stevie Wonder
) and Scarborough Fair
(arr. Paul Simon
). Sacksioni's work is mainly instrumental, although some more recent works are accompanied.
Sacksioni's work is not commercially motivated, and as a result, he is not featured often in the mainstream media. His records appear under an independent label as a protest against the high prices of CDs. Sacksioni often uses several different guitars during a concert. When touring, he chooses instruments from his collection of acoustic and electric guitars to suit the venue and programme. He plays both 6 and 12-string guitars. An unusual guitar of his is a hand-built double guitar: one half is electric and the other half is acoustic. Sacksioni lives in Lienden, Netherlands.
Harry Sacksioni was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau
, decorated by Klaas Tammes, mayor of the municipality of Buren
, during a concert in the Agnietenhof in Tiel
on 9 May 2009.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
virtuoso of Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
origin. The peak of his fame was during the 1970s, some famous works of this period include Meta Sequoia, Vensters, Elixer and Thee bij tante Josephine, along with re-arrangements of existing pieces, such as Anji (Davy Graham), I Wish (Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
) and Scarborough Fair
Scarborough Fair
"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional ballad of the United Kingdom.The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she...
(arr. Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
). Sacksioni's work is mainly instrumental, although some more recent works are accompanied.
Sacksioni's work is not commercially motivated, and as a result, he is not featured often in the mainstream media. His records appear under an independent label as a protest against the high prices of CDs. Sacksioni often uses several different guitars during a concert. When touring, he chooses instruments from his collection of acoustic and electric guitars to suit the venue and programme. He plays both 6 and 12-string guitars. An unusual guitar of his is a hand-built double guitar: one half is electric and the other half is acoustic. Sacksioni lives in Lienden, Netherlands.
Harry Sacksioni was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau is a military and civil order of the Netherlands which was created on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The Order is a chivalry order open to "everyone who have earned special merits for...
, decorated by Klaas Tammes, mayor of the municipality of Buren
Buren
Buren is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. It is also a county; with the Dutch Monarch still holding the title "Count of Buren".- Population centres :...
, during a concert in the Agnietenhof in Tiel
Tiel
' is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands.The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river on the south and the north side, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal on the east side. The city was founded in the 5th century AD....
on 9 May 2009.
Major collaborations
- Frank BoeijenFrank BoeijenFrank Boeijen is a Dutch singer and guitarist. His best known songs are Kronenburg Park about a prostitute, Zwart Wit about the racial murder of Kerwin Duinmeijer in Amsterdam and Twee gezichten about a split personality...
- Raymond van het GroenewoudRaymond van het GroenewoudRaymond van het Groenewoud is one of the most popular Belgian music artists. He is of Dutch and Jewish descent and sings mostly in Flemish. His career started in 1973 and he has since scored many hits in Flanders and the Netherlands, in many different styles...
- Digmon Roovers
- Herman van VeenHerman van VeenHermannus Jantinus "Herman" van Veen is a Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author. He is most famous as the creator of the Dutch-Japanese cartoon Alfred J...
- Erik van der Wurff
Singles
- Het dubbelleven van Holle Vijnman / Prikklok 07.45 uur (1979)
- Herman van Veen, Erik van der Wurff & Harry Sacksioni (1981)
- Suikerspin / Marco Polo (1981)
- Nachtjournaal / Escapade (1984)
- Je moet eerst vliegen / De telganger (1985)
- Paddentrek / Yeti (1987)
- Alter Ego / Bath Blues (1990)
- Fuerteventura / Arena (1994)
- The Killy Killy Song (1994)
- Jessica / Masai Mara (1994)
- Meta Sequoia / Axel F.: Toerist (1998)
- De paddentrek (2008)