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Pour Chasser le Diable
for Flute, Trombone, Choir, Strings & Organ id for Pierrot ensemble | mp3
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La Mélancolie - Fugue - Adagio
La Nosophobie - Air (Ricercare) - Andante L'Exorcisation - Caprice - Agitato L'Euphorie - Chorale - Moderato |
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| Op gedichten van Gust Gils
- verheugde uitroep (canon) |
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voor Monique Delbeke |
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| Suite Caprice for Clarinet Solo (2010)
- Presto - Capriccio - Dolce - Allegretto - Presto |
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Little present for a graduate (Master of Philosofy) |
| Grand Fugue #1 for Organ on a theme of Loys Bourgeois
Grand Fugue #2 for Organ id. Grand Fugue #3 for Organ Fugue #4 for Organ --- New --- |
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on Genevan Psalter 23
"Majestic!" Vidas Penkevicius, organist on Genevan Psalter 3 - Loys Bourgeois Both scores in Eastman College Sibley Music Library (University of Rochester -USA) on Genevan Psalter 9 on Genevan Psalter 66 (or 98, 118) |
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| Christmas 2009, for Voice, Flute and Strings
idem for Voice, Flute, Timpani & Organ (Hauptwerk) Christmas 2010 for Glockenspiel, Choir & Organ Christmas 2011 for Flute & Piano |
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Here's a Merry Christmas song. It stands midway a pastorale and a lullaby, but you could put it this way also: It starts with the story of the herds (St Luke?) - a Pastorale. The repeat might be sung by a little girl (Shirley Temple's "lollipop" sound). Then there's a strange noise in the air and Heaven opens, and the "Fear not!" resounds. Then the herds make themselves up for a cheerful trip to Bethlehem, and the song turns into a song of praise, sung by the angels and the herds, while St.Joseph gets carried away playing his ivory flute. And Lord Jesus wakes up but doesn't cry. The organ takes the lead, but Lord Jesus grabs his bells & rattle, that he just got from an unknown generous angel, and plays after what he just heard (he's a quick learner!) and even dares to give a solo performance on his glockenspiel! Then, Maria & Joseph, the herds and the angels are delighted and couldn't wait singing and playing a cheerful song, celebrating both the Feast of the Light and the Birth of a King, while Lord Jesus is just listening by now, because it's in His honour. In Christian tradition Christmas is the feast and celebration of the birth of a Child. At Christmas Jan Pietersz. Sweelinck (1562 - 1621) used to play the organ in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam - according to liturgian prescriptions with a repertoire of Christmas Carols. It was called "het Kindeke wiegen" (rocking the Child) - not sure whether this was already in use in Roman Catholic or only in Protestant tradition, just like the typical Dutch polemics whether Sweelinck belonged to the Catholic or the Protestant Church. |
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| Wistfulness & Desire
- Pastorale for Flute, English horn and Bassoon - Pastorale for Organ - Pastorale for The Dryden Ensemble - Genevan Psalter nr. 6 for Mixed Choir - Élégie for Flute Solo - idem for Cello Solo (for Carina De Keyzer) - idem for Viola Solo (for Wenneke Savenije) - idem for Oboe Solo (for Peter Bree) - idem for Clarinet Solo (for Stephan Vermeersch) - idem for Trombone Solo (for Pim van Geffen) - idem for Cornet Solo (for Vladymyr Glazkov, John Floore) - De Profundis |
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"Jan, this is fantastic! Are you kidding?! That's beautiful writing. From that very first ascending line up to the octave I was just drawn in. And later when you go to the upper register is just beautiful. This is going on my play list." Steve Sachse, guitarist/composer "Lovely piece Jan!" Mike Milillo, composer "Beautiful piece Jan." Great use of the different ranges of flute. Liked the (implied) harmonies and slithering melodic line -- esp. the 16-th triplets. Dan Carr, composer. Live première on Sunday November 14, 2010 at Sint Anna ter Muyden (see above): a breath-taking performance by Karla Lieve Savat, flautist. Transcription from Genevan Psalter #4 |
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| Cantate Concertante (stream)
Zeven delen: Ouverture, Duet Aria, Koor Aria I, Pastorale, Koor Aria II, Fuga Sopra, Koraal/Intermezzo/Koraal |
mp3 | Concertante uitvoering van de Cantate: hier met Grand Fugue & Koper Sextet
(+ bovenliggende partij voor trompet) Zetting voor sopraan, cello, fluit, engelse hoorn, kopersextet (4 trompetten 2 trombones), strijkensemble, gemengd koor en orgel "A very enjoyable and rewarding concert piece!" Jeff Cattie, composer & publisher |
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| Scherzo for Bassoon Solo | mp3 | ||
| Genevan Psalter in Fugues (default Organ)
0 Nucleus 1 .................................................................................. 2 3 .................................................................................. 4 .................................................................................. 5 6 .................................................................................. 7 .................................................................................. 8 .................................................................................. 9 .................................................................................. 10 Intonation & Fugue .............................................. 11 .................................................................................. id. voor gemengd koor - Fuga & Koraal dedicated to GrootOmroepkoor 23 Pastorale Fuga ........................................................................ Finale ..................................................................... 84 Koraal ..................................................................... |
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150 exercises in counterpoint (work in steady progress)
Grand Fugue Brass Quintet (early version) Brass Section + Organ (early version) id flute, english horn, cello Choir Windwood Quartet GPO Volles Hauptwerk GPO, Volles Hauptwerk --- New! --- "It will be my absolute pleasure to work on such a magnificent piece!" R. Leonardo Helton, cellist, composer "Een schitterend stuk, maar het had voor mij veel langer mogen duren - ik bedoel dit uiteraard als een compliment - het zou zo maar een vertrekpunt voor een groots symfonisch/vocaal drama kunnen zijn. Maar balsem voor de ziel in deze barbaarse tijden!" Maarten Brandt, redacteur Opus Klassiek "Very, very interesting!" Andrea Cogliati, composer Flute, Oboe, Bassoon Mixed Choir Brass Section + Organ dedicated to Pieter & Jannie Karman |
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| Fugue
Choral |
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Organ + Brass
"Great job!! Do you think you'll write other longer fugues? Would this really be a grand fugue then? I think the answer would undoubtedly be 'yes', both times. I like how clearly the voices all come out in this - the texture is a rock... not as changing and dynamic as Bach maybe, but if you scroll to any part of this piece and click play, you'll know it's a fugue." Jeff Cattie, composer & music publisher "When the pedals came in really deep, I shuddered. Love it! " Devin Chaloux, composer, graduate student UofCT "... laat, mijns inzien, een heel goed componist horen, vakwerk zeg maar...doorwerking etc is indrukwekkend, klinkt wat respectloos maar het is "een dijk" van een compositie." Liesbeth Martens, COORDINADOR DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE MUSICA/PLASTICA at ESCUNI |
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| Columbus Mvt I idem with picture (needs WMP) |
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Cantate The Lord's my Shepherd voor sopraan, cello, koor en orgel - Openingskoor voor allen - Duet Aria voor sopraan & cello - Aria voor koor a cappella I - Pastorale voor orgel of klein ensemble - Aria voor koor a cappella II - Fuga voor orgel - Slotkoor voor allen Pastorale & Air voor orgel & koor |
mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 mp3 | Sucessful première on October 10, 2010 in the Church of St Anna ter Muyden, a mediaeval town, an important harbour in The Golden Age, connecting the North Sea with Brugge. And now a lovely small town where artists meet each other and the audience.
Solists: Thea Landman: soprano, Carine De Keyzer: cello, Jan Karman: organ, with the Brugs Vocaal Ensemble, the whole under direction of Tony Venneman. -------- Met ontroering heb ik de muziek beluisterd. Na één keer luisteren mijn reactie: het is prachtig. Je hebt voor mij de sfeer van de psalm weten te treffen. Het majestueuze, verwachtingsvolle en feestelijk openingskoor, het serene, gelijkwaardige samenspel tussen cello en sopraan in de duet-aria, de koor aria die rustig vertrouwen ademt, de paradijselijke pastorale. Toen ik bij de pastorale gekomen was, vroeg ik me af hoe je dit op een goede manier zou kunnen afsluiten. Er zijn zoveel verwachtigen gewekt. Maar ook de afronding is wonderwel gelukt: het vol vertrouwen bemoedigd en getroost op weg gaan dat ik hoorde in koor-aria II en het opnieuw majestueuze, voorname slotkoor. Werkelijk een 'grande finale'! Je hebt me met deze muziek een groot plezier gedaan en ik hoop dat het lukt om de cantate uit te voeren, zodat ook anderen ervan kunnen genieten. Ds Marjo Wisse, 's Heer-Arendskerke |
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J.S. Bach BWV622 - O Mensch, bewein dein' Sünde groß Henry and/or Daniel? Purcell |
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Arrangement for String Quartet Arrangement for Harpsichord, Oboe & Bassoon |
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| Was Gott tut daß ist wohl getan | mp3 | Chorale with introducing new melody as a prelude | |
| In Memoriam Leendert | mp3 | Muziek bij de uitvaart van Leendert Kloote | |
| In Memoriam Maria Josepha
- Kyrie - Requiescat in Pace - In Paradisum |
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Muziek bij de uitvaart van Maria Josepha Röder-de Haan | |
| Kleine Mis voor Orgel (Kyrie + Gloria)
- Kyrie (7 antifonen) |
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| Misty - Inventio's on a Theme by Errol Garner
- Theme - Inventio #1 |
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| Luctor et Emergo
- Pastorale - Passacaglia - Fugue - Choral |
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"I think this is very good writing, based upon one listen. I think that all of the musical languages you employed were well articulated. The 'blues' section caught me off guard, I didn't expect you to go there, but I really liked that section, and the one following was very well constructed in terms of melody and movement. Good pacing, you kept my interest throughout. This has the mark of an experienced composer. Congrats!".
Steve Sachse, guitarist/composer |
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| Luctor et Emergo
- Pastorale - Passacaglia - Fugue - Choral id. stream |
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Setting for Clarinet Quintet | |
| Luctor et Emergo
- Pastorale - Passacaglia - Fugue - Choral |
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Setting for harpsichord, for which it was written in the first place | |
| Luctor et Emergo | mp3 | Pastorale - Setting for Flute Quartet
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| Older works | |||
| Bourrée (± 1950?) | mp3 | ||
| Lied ohne Worte (± 1950?) | mp3
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organ
id voor Harmonie Orkest |
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| Die winter is vergangen (± 1960)
- Variatie I - Variatie II - Variatie III - Variatie IV - Variatie V idem stream on Steinway |
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| Berceuse (± 1962)
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piano
guitar-trio harp flute & piano (Christmas 2011) |
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