Jacob de Haan (composer)

Dutch contemporary composer (born 1959)

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Jacob de Haan (born March 28, 1959, in Heerenveen) is a Dutch contemporary composer known for wind music.^[1] Haan also published various vocal works, including a number of masses for choir, wind band and soloists.

Education

De Haan studied at the Leeuwarden Music Academy where he majored in music education and organ studies with Jos van der Kooy. After graduating in 1984, he lectured at the Leeuwarden Academy in music arrangement.

Career

De Haan rose to prominence in the 1980s for his film-inspired music.^[2] De Haan is regularly invited as a guest conductor for performances of his own work. He also gives master classes and acts as a jury member at international competitions. He is active in many European countries in addition to Australia, Singapore, and the USA.

In Germany, De Haan worked at the Bayerische Musikakademie (Bavarian Music Academy) and the Bundesakademie für musikalische Jugendbildung (Federal Academy for Musical Youth Education) in Trossingen. De Haan works with several professional orchestras and bands, as well as celebrated vocalists.

Awards

In 2003, De Haan received a music award for his entire oeuvre from the Frisian regional broadcasting company Omrop Fryslân.

Works

Abba Gold
Adagietto
Adagio (T. Albinoni)
Ammerland
Arioso (J. S. Bach)
Band Time Expert
Border Zone
Bridge Between Nations
Caldas da Rainha
Caribbean Variation
Choral Music
Concerto d'Amore
Contrasto Grosso
Cornfield Rock
Crazy Music in the Air
Cat Named Bumpers, Euphonium Solo
Dakota
Diogenes
Discoduction
Eine Kleine Christmas Music
Everest (Concert March)
First Class
Shepherd Four Songs
Festa Paesana
Fox from the North
Free World Fantasy
Fresena
German Love-song
Grounds
Hanseatic Suite
Highlight from Chess
Introitus
Jubilate!
Kraftwerk
La Storia
Legend of the Mountain
Let Me Weep (Lascia ch'io pianga)
Majestic Prelude
Martini
Missa Brevis - Musica Sacra
Missa Katharina
Monterosi
Music for a solemnity
Nerval's Poems
Nordic Fanfare and Hymn
Norwegian Songs
Oregon
Pacific Dreams
Pasadena
Pastorale Symphonique
Persis Overture
Pioneers of the Lowlands (march)
'Psalm 150' in 'Mijn ziel prijst in Looft de Heer'
Queen's Park Melody
Remembrance Day (Totengedenken)
Ross Roy
San Diego
Singapore Rhapsody
So nimm denn meine Hände (arr. Jacob de Haan of "So nimm denn meine Hände")
Song of Liberation
Song of Praise
Stille Nacht (arr.)
Suite symetrique
Symphonic Variations
The Blues Factory
The Book of Urizen
The Duke of Albany (2015, for the Harmonie-Fanfare de Vic-le-Comte (France)
The Fields
The Heart of Lithuania
The Musical Village
The Saint and the City
The Spirit of Christmas
The Universal Band Collection
Toccata from
Totengedenken
Utopia
Variazioni in Blue
Virginia

References

^ "Biography". Jacob de Haan. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
^ Dubois, Vincent; Méon, Jean-Matthieu; Bart, translated by Jean-Yves (2016-03-03). The Sociology of Wind Bands: Amateur Music Between Cultural Domination and Autonomy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-01525-3.