Jan van der Roost

The impact that Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the Saxophone, (Dinant, Belgium, 1814 - Paris, France, 1894) has had on musical history is undeniable. In this work, Jan Van der Roost has tried to pay a s...

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...

In composing Puszta, Jan Van der Roost wrote folk dances related to Slavonic folk music. Its character and sounds are comparable to the Hungarian and Slavonic dances by Brahms and Dvorak and to the Hu...

Balkanya ist eine fröhliche Suite aus drei Tänzen im Stil der Volksmusik vom Balkan, die jedoch keine originalen Volksmelodien enthält. In Myriam MeesÔÇÖ Arrangement für Akkordeonorchester kommen vers...

This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and myste...

In composing Firework Jan Van der Roost has once again succeeded in creating another spectacular intro following on Flashing Winds and Signature. In just over a minute the composer shows the band off...

Adagio for Winds is similar in atmosphere to the well-known Canterbury Chorale (also by Jan Van der Roost), in that it has no exaggerated melodrama, but rather a melodically wide and expressive approa...

When composing this work the brief from the commissioning band was for the composer to base the work on a chorale-like subject matter and this he has done with aplomb. In the very first bars a chorale...

Die belgische Gemeinde Heist-op-den-Berg feierte im Jahr 2008 ihr mindestens tausendjähriges Bestehen; Grund genug, einen festlichen Marsch für diesen Ort in Auftrag zu geben, den jeder der sage und s...

Diptyque is the French word for 'diptych, ' meaning a hinged two-part image. The first section of this two-part musical painting has an Oriental feel, with characteristic pentatonic melody lines and c...

It may be surprising to see a fanfare piece commissioned by a Japanese ensemble, since fanfare orchestras are typically found in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, and also France and Switzerland. Senzo...

This semi-programmatic work about medieval Great Britain - of which Albion is the earliest known name - was originally composed for brass band. Due to its great success, Jan Van der Roost created a fa...

This semi-programmatic work about medieval Great Britain - of which Albion is the earliest known name - was originally composed for brass band. Due to its great success, Jan Van der Roost created a fa...

The Lords of Masmine was composed on the occasion of the ninetieth anniversary of the Koninklijk Fanfare Orkest (Royal Fanfare Orchestra) Volksopbeuring of Massemen in Belgium in 2021. The work portra...

The Lords of Masmine was composed on the occasion of the ninetieth anniversary of the Koninklijk Fanfare Orkest (Royal Fanfare Orchestra) Volksopbeuring of Massemen in Belgium in 2021. The work portra...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate briefly brings us into contact with heaven by way of music. It has beautiful solos for euphonium and flugelhorn, a star role for the trumpets and trombones, but it is also a...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate briefly brings us into contact with heaven by way of music. It has beautiful solos for euphonium and flugelhorn, a star role for the trumpets and trombones, but it is also a...

The Greek word 'hypernikon' roughly translates as 'More Than Conquerors', the motto of Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts - the commissioner of this piece. The work is inspired by David Rox's ver...

The Greek word 'hypernikon' roughly translates as 'More Than Conquerors', the motto of Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts - the commissioner of this piece. The work is inspired by David Rox's ver...

Balkanya ist eine fröhliche Suite aus drei Tänzen im Stil der Volksmusik vom Balkan, die jedoch keine originalen Volksmelodien enthält. In Myriam Mees Arrangement für Akkordeonorchester kommen verschi...

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...

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...