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Jacob de Haan (composer)

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Jacob de Haan
Born (1959-03-28) March 28, 1959 (age 65)
Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
RelativesJan de Haan (Brother)
AwardsBuma Wind Music Award (2018)
Buma Classical Award (2018)
Omrop Fryslân Award (2003)

Jacob de Haan is a Dutch contemporary composer known for wind music.[1] De Haan also published various vocal works, including a number of masses for choir, wind band and soloists.

Education

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When de Haan was young, his brother Jan de Haan taught him the basics of piano.[1] 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

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De Haan rose to prominence in the 1980s for his film-inspired music.[2] He also gives master classes and acts as a jury member at international competitions. 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.

Composition

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During his formative years, De Haan was influenced by both contemporary and classical composers.[3] His compositions usually begin with improvisation on his old Steinway piano, which develops the themes and melodies of each composition until a piece of music is formed and can be developed into a finished product.[1]

One of De Haan's compositional goals is to create novel and unique music, as he himself says: “I am always looking for new ways to surprise and engage my audience and musicians who play my music”.[1]

Awards

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In 2018, he received the Buma Wind Music Award and the Buma Classical Award. In 2003, De Haan received a music award for his entire oeuvre from the Frisian regional broadcasting company Omrop Fryslân.[1]

Works

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Biography". Jacob de Haan. March 14, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Dubois, Vincent; Méon, Jean-Matthieu; Bart, translated by Jean-Yves (March 3, 2016). The Sociology of Wind Bands: Amateur Music Between Cultural Domination and Autonomy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-01525-3.
  3. ^ "Celebrating Jacob de Haan... and the King's Own Band Club". Times of Malta. June 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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