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Who did it? is a composition for youth bands with limited instrumentation. While composing it, Jacob de Haan was inspired by a familiar situation: a child caught doing something mischievous such as ta...

Who did it? is a composition for youth bands with limited instrumentation. While composing it, Jacob de Haan was inspired by a familiar situation: a child caught doing something mischievous such as ta...

Singapura Suite was commissioned by Singapore's Ministry of Education Extracurricular Activities Branch to serve as a compulsory piece for the 1999 Singapore Youth Festival. 'Singapura' is the origina...

Singapura Suite was commissioned by Singapore's Ministry of Education Extracurricular Activities Branch to serve as a compulsory piece for the 1999 Singapore Youth Festival. 'Singapura' is the origina...

The Florence Fayre è un brano fluido scritto in tempo binario. Il carattere leggero è largamente influenzato dall'accompagnamento delle percussioni tipico della musica rinascimentale. Quattro brevi te...

Florence, Italy, was a model of Renaissance culture because of its economy and its writers, painters, architects and philosophers. This descriptive new work paints a picture of a street fair in Floren...

Remembrance Day ist ein choralartiges Stück zum Angedenken an die Verstorbenen. Die Komposition basiert auf einem Text aus Totengedenken, herausgegeben vom Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. Ein...

Singapore, la città del leone, è uno dei più importanti crocevia dell'Asia. Singapore mischia abilmente le culture provenienti dalla Cina, dalla Malesia, dall'India a quelle occidentali. La musica tra...

Mit Klezmer wurde ursprünglich die Musik der jiddisch sprechenden Juden in Osteuropa bezeichnet. Klezmer-Musiker spielten vornehmlich Tanzmusik auf Hochzeiten und Familienfeiern. In der oft zugleich f...

Questa corale dalle linee delicate inizia con fervore. I legni sviluppano con delicatezza e trasparenza, aiutati dagli ottoni che si uniscono allo sviluppo del tema. Nel passaggio centrale, il tema pr...

Questa corale dalle linee delicate inizia con fervore. I legni sviluppano con delicatezza e trasparenza, aiutati dagli ottoni che si uniscono allo sviluppo del tema. Nel passaggio centrale, il tema pr...

Diese eindrucksvolle Komposition präsentiert zwei Hauptthemen, von denen eines auf einer Melodie von Georg Friedreich Händel basiert. Handelian Song ist ein prächtiges Vortragsstück, das allen Anlässe...

Dieses barockähnliche Werk ist nicht nur ein prachtvolles Intermezzo für Ihr Konzert, es eignet sich auch hervorragend als Klangstudie. Die typische Verzierungstechnik des Barock ist im ganzen Stück p...

Jan Van der Roost was commissioned to write this hymn by the 'International Association for Human Rights' in Frankfurt. The commission specified that the instrumentation of this simple hymn should be...

This three-part suite is rich in dances and full of contrasting styles and dynamics. The title of the work is a pun on the term 'concerto grosso', a piece in parts for a group of solo instruments and...

With Adagietto Jacob de Haan demonstrates his ability to write in all kinds of styles. A sense of pure calm emanates from the flowing main melody. The tasteful orchestration fully supports the harmoni...

Dreaming of love. This is the theme of the folksong on which the composition was based. Its characteristic melody inspired Jacob de Haan to this instrumental romance with a transparent structure consi...