Jan van der Roost: spartiti medio

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...

Mercury by Jan Van der Roost is undoubtedly one of the most famous and widely performed concert marches for concert band worldwide. With its distinctive blend of solemn festivity, virtuosic brilliance...

Arsenal è stata composta per il 50° anniversario della "Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal" [arsenale ferroviario], con sede a Mechelen (Belgio). Si tratta di una marcia da concerto piuttosto imponente...

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...

Jan Van der Roost verarbeitete in dieser recht einfachen Suite vier Volkslieder aus der Überlieferung der schwedischsprachigen Gebiete Finnlands. Die Lieder wurden ohne Pausen aneinander gereiht, so d...

As The Curtain Closes is a ceremonious composition that radiates noblesse and pride, and features challenges for all sections. At the beginning, the main theme is introduced by the flute, accompanied...

Questa composizione trasuda serenità e calma, ma anche intensità ed espressività – richiamando alla mente opere precedenti di Van der Roost come "Canterbury Chorale" e "Adagio for Winds". I temi princ...

Questa composizione trasuda serenità e calma, ma anche intensità ed espressività – richiamando alla mente opere precedenti di Van der Roost come "Canterbury Chorale" e "Adagio for Winds". I temi princ...

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 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 work consists of two movements. The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character, written in a gently rocking 12/8 time and expressing the tranquillity of the area around the medieval tow...

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...

Il 2011 è stato un anno tragico per il Giappone; al devastante terremoto e al non meno catastrofico tsunami dell'11 marzo, sono seguiti i gravi problemi al reattore nucleare di Fukushima. Il settore d...

In Dublin Dances Jan Van der Roost has combined three well-known traditional Irish melodies to form an attractive medley. The medley contains Brian Boru's March, a melody made popular by world famous...

Bring festive brilliance to your concert programme! With "Christmas Time", De Haske Publications presents an atmospheric work for concert band that wonderfully captures the magic of the holiday season...

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...

Prima Luce (First Light) was commisioned by the Holy Angels Elementary School located in Aurora (USA). The name of the town (which means dawn), the town's great religious history and the fact that thi...

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...

A book containing the first flute parts for ten works by the well respected concert band composer Jan Van der Roost. The accompanying play-along CD contains concert band recordings of each work for yo...

A book containing the first trumpet parts for ten works by the well respected concert band composer Jan Van der Roost. The accompanying play-along CD contains concert band recordings of each work for...

Stepstones' was commissioned by the Harmonie Victoria Téiteng from Tétange (Luxembourg) for its 125th anniversary. The composer references the music of Rossini, who died 25 years before the commission...

Stepstones' was commissioned by the Harmonie Victoria Téiteng from Tétange (Luxembourg) for its 125th anniversary. The composer references the music of Rossini, who died 25 years before the commission...

This concert overture, which has the air of a symphonic poem, takes its inspiration from an ancient Roman bridge. A massive introduction, a threatening allegro and alternating virtuoso and chorale the...