Jan van der Roost

Arsenal fue compuesta para el 50 aniversario de la "Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal" [Arsenal ferroviario], con sede en Malinas (Bélgica). Más bien una majestuosa marcha de concierto, tiene bellos t...

In Sonatina Piccola, consisting of three movements, the piccolo is presented in all its facets. The Ballata Malincolica features some melodic passages and makes the small instrument sing as well as la...

Arsenal was composed for the 50th anniversary of the 'Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal'[railroad arsenal], based in Mechelen (Belgium). Rather a stately concert march, it has beautiful themes and a b...

This quiet piece with its broad tones was originally written for brass band on request of Robert Leveugle, chairman of the composer's own band: Brass Band Midden Brabant (Belgium). The direct cause wa...

Every player of a wind instrument probably wishes they could play the lead part in a professional concert band. With this book this wish can be fulfilled. It contains wonderful concert works from the...

Rikudim (Hebrew for 'Dances') is a four-part dance suite based on Jewish music. By using eastern intervals and irregular time changes, the composer succeeds in creating a slightly melancholy but speci...

After Israel (Rikudim), Hungary (Puszta) and France (Suite Provencale) it was Scotland, with its famous highlands, that was to be a source of inspiration for Jan Van der Roost. In a musically impressi...

I Shall Love But Thee is an occasional work in the literal sense of the word, since it was originally written on the occasion of the composer's youngest son's wedding. The texts, by William Shakespear...

Llevar a los nietos a la escuela de música y volver a casa es una de las tareas -agradables- de muchos abuelos. Me complace mucho asumir esta tarea a menudo. Suelo sentarme en un lugar tranquilo a tra...

Esta obra fue escrita a petición de la sección de trombones de la Osakan Philharmonic Winds, una orquesta de viento profesional japonesa con la que el compositor ya ha trabajado varias veces como dire...

2011 was a disastrous year for Japan: on March 11 the northeast of the country suffered a violent earthquake, which triggered a huge tsunami and caused massive damage to people and the environment. Th...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate nos pone brevemente en contacto con el cielo a través de la música. En la pieza hay hermosos solos para bombardino y fliscorno, y las trompetas y trombones también desempeñan...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate nos pone brevemente en contacto con el cielo a través de la música. En la pieza hay hermosos solos para bombardino y fliscorno, y las trompetas y trombones también desempeñan...

Ya en la antigüedad existía en la costa oriental del Mediterráneo un instrumento de madera de doble lengüeta llamado aulos. Se han descubierto imágenes del mismo en varios países con miles de años de...

Contrasts' was written for, and dedicated to, trombone soloist Dr. Brett Baker. As the titles indicates, contrasting elements characterize this challenging piece. The slow movement 'Sounds' has a some...

Arsenal was composed for the 50th anniversary of the 'Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal'[railroad arsenal], based in Mechelen (Belgium). Rather a stately concert march, it has beautiful themes and a b...

From the first bars the stately character of this solemn, yet celebratory, march is clearly heard. The introduction of the main theme takes place in the medium register, immediately resulting in a nob...

From Ancient Times is a major work for brass band, inspired largely by the music of the Franco-Flemish School of the Renaissance. Hints of Gregorian chant and middle age dances pay tribute to music fr...

Die vierteilige Suite Rikudim (hebräisch für 'Tanzen') besteht aus von der jüdischen Musik inspirierten Tänzen. Durch den Gebrauch von orientalisch anmutenden Tonintervallen und unregelmässigen Taktar...

Mercury is a concert march composed in a typically British idiom. In 1990, Jan Van der Roost wrote this piece on the occasion of the 15-year anniversary of his own band: Brass Band Midden Brabant. Lik...

Namasé Rhapsody di_x005Fffers in several respects from most other concert works by Jan Van der Roost, with its impressive twists and turns and musical allusions to the work of John Adams. A first, mi...

This fantastic opener opens with a soft and lyrical middle section follows on the powerful opening fanfare which, if the technical equipment is available, can be used as background music for a spoken...

This 'Grand Overture' was commissioned by the 'Nagano Community Band' - Japan- on occasion of its jubilee in 1992 and is dedicated to the band's conductor, Ikuo Inagaki. The work is based upon three m...