Concert· Nottingham
De Staat - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
*De Staat* (1972–76) is a landmark composition by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, a four-movement work for female voices and an amplified ensemble of winds, brass, harps, guitars, and keyboards. Its text, drawn from Plato's *Republic*, debates the relationship between music and society, and the piece is noted for its driving minimalist rhythms and Stravinskyan- and jazz-inflected energy.