{"id":7,"date":"2011-10-23T14:39:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T12:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulusfolkertsma.nl\/en\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-05-03T10:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T08:10:37","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulusfolkertsma.nl\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.pf-bio-wrap {\n  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\n  max-width: 780px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 2rem 0 3rem;\n  color: #2c2c2c;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n}\n\n\/* Sectie-label boven kopjes *\/\n.pf-label {\n  font-size: 0.7rem;\n  letter-spacing: 0.15em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: #8b7040;\n  font-family: Georgia, serif;\n  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n  display: block;\n}\n\n\/* Infokaart bovenaan *\/\n.pf-infocard {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n  gap: 0;\n  border: 1px solid #d8d2c8;\n  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n}\n\n.pf-infocard dt {\n  background: #f8f5f0;\n  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;\n  color: #888;\n  font-style: normal;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d8;\n  font-size: 0.8rem;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  letter-spacing: 0.05em;\n  font-family: Georgia, serif;\n}\n\n.pf-infocard dd {\n  background: #fff;\n  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;\n  margin: 0;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d8;\n  color: #2c2c2c;\n}\n\n.pf-infocard dt:last-of-type,\n.pf-infocard dd:last-of-type {\n  border-bottom: none;\n}\n\n\/* Lopende tekst *\/\n.pf-bio-wrap p {\n  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;\n  font-size: 1.02rem;\n  color: #2c2c2c;\n}\n\n\/* Citaat *\/\n.pf-quote {\n  margin: 2rem 0;\n  padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;\n  background: #f8f5f0;\n  border-left: 3px solid #8b7040;\n  position: relative;\n}\n\n.pf-quote p {\n  font-size: 1.1rem;\n  font-style: italic;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n}\n\n.pf-quote cite {\n  font-size: 0.82rem;\n  color: #888;\n  font-style: normal;\n  display: block;\n}\n\n\/* Sectieafscheiding *\/\n.pf-divider {\n  border: none;\n  border-top: 1px solid #e0dbd3;\n  margin: 2rem 0;\n}\n\n\/* Media-links onderaan *\/\n.pf-media-list {\n  list-style: none;\n  padding: 0;\n  margin: 1rem 0 0;\n  display: flex;\n  flex-direction: column;\n  gap: 0.75rem;\n}\n\n.pf-media-list li {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: flex-start;\n  gap: 0.75rem;\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n}\n\n.pf-media-icon {\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  background: #8b7040;\n  color: #fff;\n  padding: 2px 7px;\n  border-radius: 2px;\n  white-space: nowrap;\n  font-family: Georgia, serif;\n  margin-top: 2px;\n}\n\n.pf-media-list a {\n  color: #8b7040;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #d4b88a;\n}\n\n.pf-media-list a:hover {\n  color: #5a4520;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 540px) {\n  .pf-infocard {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"pf-bio-wrap\">\n\n  <!-- Infokaart -->\n  <span class=\"pf-label\">Life &amp; Work<\/span>\n  <dl class=\"pf-infocard\">\n    <dt>Born<\/dt>\n    <dd>January 15 1901, Wommels<\/dd>\n    <dt>Died<\/dt>\n    <dd>May 4 1972, Aldeboarn<\/dd>\n    <dt>Profession<\/dt>\n    <dd>Teacher &amp; Composer<\/dd>\n    <dt>Style<\/dt>\n    <dd>Romantic<\/dd>\n    <dt>Influences<\/dt>\n    <dd>J.S. Bach, Viennese classics<\/dd>\n    <dt>Opus<\/dt>\n    <dd>77 official nrs. (100+ works)<\/dd>\n  <\/dl>\n\n  <!-- Biografie tekst -->\n  <p>\n    Paulus Folkertsma was born on January 15, 1901, in Wommels. In 1906, the family moved to Berlikum, where he received his first violin lessons from the local teacher. At the age of 14, Paulus Folkertsma attended the State Teacher Training College in Maastricht.\n\nFrom that moment on, music took on an increasingly significant role in his life, and he wrote his first compositions. He completed his studies by obtaining his teaching certificate.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n   After temporary appointments in Leeuwarden and Sondel, he was appointed to the public primary school in Aldeboarn, where he remained employed as a teacher for more than 40 years.\n\nIn 1956, he married Helga Khek from Vienna; they had four children. Paulus Folkertsma died on May 4, 1972, in Aldeboarn.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <hr class=\"pf-divider\">\n\n  <span class=\"pf-label\">As a composer<\/span>\n\n  <p>\n    As a composer, Paulus Folkertsma was self-taught. A self-taught musician who, driven by a keen scientific interest, unwavering enthusiasm, and a natural talent, mastered the art of composing with an iron will.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    Since Jaques Vredeman, Paulus Folkertsma is undoubtedly the most important composer Friesland has produced.\n\nPaulus Folkertsma left behind 77 official opus numbers; the actual number exceeds one hundred.\nThese include organ works, songs, works for symphony orchestra, cantatas, operettas, and chamber music for the most diverse ensembles..\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    It is not easy to describe Folkertsma\u2019s style. His musical language is anything but modern. He knew this very well himself. In a thank-you speech delivered by him in 1971 during a concert on the occasion of his 70th birthday, Paulus Folkertsma emphasized that, despite the great development music had undergone in the 20th century, he had remained a Romantic through and through. He intended to indicate that he was influenced by J.S. Bach and the Viennese Classics, and that the musical language of the Impressionists and later masters passed him by.\n\nHis work bears witness to an inner tension and emotionality that he sought to bring \u201cunder control\u201d in his music.\nHowever, the fact that he is deeply rooted in tradition does not mean that his work lacks something unique; passages can be found in his songs that can be counted among the most inspired ever composed to a Frisian text.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <!-- Quote -->\n  <blockquote class=\"pf-quote\">\n    <p>\n      &#8220;Despite the great development music had undergone in the 20th century,\n\nI have remained a romantic through and through.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n    <cite>\u2014 Paulus Folkertsma, concert on the occasion of his 70th birthday, 1971<\/cite>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n  <hr class=\"pf-divider\">\n\n  <!-- Media -->\n  <span class=\"pf-label\">Documentation &amp; Recordings<\/span>\n\n  <ul class=\"pf-media-list\">\n    <li>\n      <span class=\"pf-media-icon\">Video<\/span>\n      <span>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulusfolkertsma.nl\/wp-includes\/images\/PF bio.webm\" target=\"_blank\">\n          Video about Paulus Folkertsma\n        <\/a>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <span class=\"pf-media-icon\">Audio<\/span>\n      <span>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulusfolkertsma.nl\/wp-includes\/images\/Diskotabel.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">\n          Fragment from radiobroadcast Diskotabel\n        <\/a>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <span class=\"pf-media-icon\">TV<\/span>\n      <span>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/weromrop.omropfryslan.nl\/nl\/uitzending\/paulus-folkertsma-een-introverte-componist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n          Documentary Omrop Frysl\u00e2n \u2014 &#8220;Paulus Folkertsma, an introverted composer&#8221;\n        <\/a>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <span class=\"pf-media-icon\">Music<\/span>\n      <span>\n        <a href=\"\/?page_id=33\">Listen to his work on the Musical fragments page \u2192<\/a>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- einde biografie blok -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life &amp; Work Born January 15 1901, Wommels Died May 4 1972, Aldeboarn Profession Teacher &amp; Composer Style Romantic Influences J.S. 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