Jan van der Roost: Partituras medio

1834 - Machara Impressions was a commission for the 175th anniversary of the band Harmonie Municipale Grevenmacher from the town of Grevenmacher - formerly Machara - in Luxemburg. It is a work of many...

Jan Van der Roost wrote this festive overture for the Yokohama Art Festival. The theme is an obvious reflection of the vibrant, dynamic city of Yokohama. The chorale-like moments in this energetic and...

This noble concert march was commissioned by the Musikverein Heek, Germany, for its 125th anniversary. In German mythology, Donar is the God of Thunder, and in the area around Heek, 'Thunder Mountain'...

Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt requested a new work to be commissioned for the celebration of its 111th anniversary. They asked the composer to create a piece lasting approximately 11 minutes and 11 se...

Pfarreimusik Wünnewil-Flamatt requested a new work to be commissioned for the celebration of its 111th anniversary. They asked the composer to create a piece lasting approximately 11 minutes and 11 se...

This piece was written to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Takayama Wind Orchestra, who also commissioned it. The historic city of Takayama draws numerous visitors from home and abroad, not j...

This piece was written to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Takayama Wind Orchestra, who also commissioned it. The historic city of Takayama draws numerous visitors from home and abroad, not j...

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 very...

Right from the outset until the very end, the speed, energy and 'drive' of the tuneful music is palpable. It's abundantly clear why the title 'Seatbelts Fastened!' was chosen: just like an airplane, t...

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of...

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of...

Esta composición destila serenidad y tranquilidad, pero también intensidad y expresividad, lo que le confiere cualidades similares a obras anteriores de Van der Roost, como Canterbury Chorale y Adagio...

Esta composición destila serenidad y tranquilidad, pero también intensidad y expresividad, lo que le confiere cualidades similares a obras anteriores de Van der Roost, como Canterbury Chorale y Adagio...

This opener was written for the 10th anniversary of Brass Band Midden Brabant (BBMB), the composer's own band. A soft and lyrical middle section follows on the powerful opening fanfare which, if the t...

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...

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...

Minerva by Jan Van der Roost was composed on the commission of the German 'Musikverein Braunshausen' on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the orchestra. The composition, first performed on Septe...

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...

Minerva by Jan Van der Roost was composed on the commission of the German 'Musikverein Braunshausen' on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the orchestra. The composition, first performed on Septe...

This concert march is written in the tradition of Mercury, Arsenal, Helios, Jupiter, Apollo, Minerva and others: the rather moderate tempo lends this march by Jan Van der Roost a rather dignified and...

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...

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...