DeathSeptember 222014

Erik van der Wurff

Erik van der Wurff, Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1945)

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When
Monday, September 22 201412 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Who they were

Erik van der Wurff was a Dutch pianist, composer, arranger, record producer and conductor. He worked mainly on soundtracks and as a composer for many film and television shows. He also made acting appearances in two Dutch-German television shows in 1977 and 1980. He was the regular pianist and composer on the Herman van Veen shows. He composed music for many theater productions, musicals, movies and for the comic series Alfred Jodokus Kwak which was aired in various countries.

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September 22 2014 — 12 years ago, on a Monday.

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