Jan de Haan

The sparkling Oxford Intrada is based on the well-known Christmas carol O Come All Ye Faithful. The piece takes its name from the place where it was first performed, namely Oxford Cathedral in England...

The sparkling Oxford Intrada is based on the well-known Christmas carol O Come All Ye Faithful. The piece takes its name from the place where it was first performed, namely Oxford Cathedral in England...

Based on the famous melody from the Adagio movement of the Clarinet Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this work has a beautiful lyrical quality to it. Compositions of this nature require the abilit...

Based on the famous melody from the Adagio movement of the Clarinet Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, this work has a beautiful lyrical quality to it. Compositions of this nature require the abilit...

Das Rondo aus dem Stück Abdelazer oder die Rache des Mohren ist eines der bekanntesten Stücke von Purcell - nicht zuletzt, weil Benjamin Britten es für seinen berühmten Young Person's Guide to the Orc...

A moment of contemplation with this plain and beautiful chorale arranged by Jan de Haan.

Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was com...

Variations on a Chord was composed on the occasion of the second lustrum of the Dutch Brass Band Championships celebrated in 1990. The piece is the immediate sequel to Contrasten a piece which was com...

This Christmas carol arrangement consists of two continuous parts: Introductie and Koraal. Jan de Haan has orchestrated the hymn Macht hoch die Tür and has added his own introduction based on the melo...

Die Hanover Hymn stammt vom Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts, die heutige Form und ihren Namen bekam sie allerdings erst später. Das Arrangement von Jan de Haan beginnt mit einem luftigen, verspielten Them...

This substantial work by Jan de Haan explores the many tonal qualities of the brass band. Following a quiet opening theme based on Phrygian tonality the band bursts into life with a massive climax. Fo...

What a stunning piece of cinematic history and what a stunning soundtrack. John William's wonderfully compassionate main theme is woven into this arrangement that will haunt both band and audience. Th...

What a stunning piece of cinematic history and what a stunning soundtrack. John William's wonderfully compassionate main theme is woven into this arrangement that will haunt both band and audience. Th...

Harmony Festival is Jan de Haan's expression of his great respect for the composer of composers, Johann Sebastian Bach. He has used the four note names which form the name of this composer as the basi...

TTochter Zion, also known as See the Conquering Hero Comes, is the most famous chorus from the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus (1746) by the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). The heroic epic base...

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, von Martin Luther 1529 geschrieben, ist einer der bekanntesten protestantischen Choräle. Die Melodie wurde von einigen großen Komponisten verwendet, darunter Johann Seba...

This evocative concert piece begins with a dreamy introduction in which we here the firt theme. The musical tension is gradually increased in the Grandioso with a new forceful theme being heard. These...