Birth Chart
Willem Pijper
Willem Frederik Johannes Pijper
Sun Virgo
Moon Capricorn
Ascendant Scorpio
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Virgo - 15°42' - in house 11
↣ Moon in Capricorn - 00°47' - in house 3
↣ Mercury in Virgo - 20°19' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Leo - 24°32' - in house 10
↣ Mars in Taurus - 04°39' - in house 7
↣ Jupiter in Cancer - 03°04' - in house 9
↣ Saturn in Libra - 23°03' - in house 12
↣ Uranus in Scorpio - 12°20' - in house 1
↣ Neptune in Gemini - 15°47' - in house 8
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 11°47' - in house 8
↣ North Node in Aries - 01°17' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 03°04' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Leo - 14°58' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Scorpio - 19°53'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 11
↣ Moon in house 3
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 10
↣ Mars in house 7
↣ Jupiter in house 9
↣ Saturn in house 12
↣ Uranus in house 1
↣ Neptune in house 8
↣ Pluto in house 8
↣ North Node in house 5
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (4°36' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (3°23' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune square (0°05' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto square (3°55' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°11' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus trine (6°15' separating)
↣ Moon and Mars trine (3°52' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (2°17' applying)
↣ Moon and North Node square (0°31' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant sextile (2°17' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune square (4°31' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°25' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn sextile (1°29' separating)
↣ Venus and Uranus antiparallel
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°39' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (9°34' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (1°35' applying)
↣ Mars and Uranus opposition (7°41' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant opposition (1°35' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node square (1°46' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant trine (0°00' applying)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant conjunction (10°01' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (7°34' separating)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant conjunction (9°16' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven square (2°39' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto conjunction (4°00' separating)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven sextile (0°49' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven sextile (3°12' separating)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant parallel
Birth data
- Original name
- Willem Frederik Johannes Pijper
- Chart date
- 08/09/1894
- Chart time
- 10:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Zeist, Netherlands - Latitude and longitude
- 52°05' North · 5°15' East
- Time zone
- 00:21 East
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About
Willem Frederik Johannes Pijper was a Dutch composer, music critic and teacher, recognized as one of the leading composers in the Netherlands during the first half of the 20th century. Largely self-taught in composition, Pijper early developed an interest in symmetrical structures and techniques based on small “germ cells,” moving from late influences of Mahler toward a language notable for polychorality and frequent use of the octatonic scale — sometimes referred to in Dutch as the “Pijper scale.”
Also active as a critic, he played a controversial role in local cultural affairs, combining journalistic work with advisory roles in concert halls. In 1926 he founded the magazine De Muziek with Paul F. Sanders and published collections of essays that influenced the Dutch musical scene.
His output includes symphonies, concertos (piano, violin, cello), chamber music and works for piano; notable are the stylistic transformations between his First and Second Symphonies and the emotional character of works such as the Third Symphony. As a teacher, Pijper exerted great influence on generations of Dutch composers, serving as senior professor of orchestration and later as director of the Rotterdam Conservatory, a legacy that cemented his importance in modern Dutch music.
