Jan Bosveld

One of the best-known and most popular classical themes comes from Johann Sebastian Bach's Third Suite for Orchestra. The Air on a G-string has already been adapted for many instrumental combinations,...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak is best-known for his beautiful string-quartets, his symphonies (especially nr. 9 'From the New World'), and his Slavonic Dances Op. 46 and 72. Dutch composer and arrrang...

Die North Hills Fantasy wurde von den North Hills High School Bands in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Leitung: Len Lavelle), im Rahmen eines seit 1965 bestehenden Kompositionsauftragsprogramms - dem ältest...

Die North Hills Fantasy wurde von den North Hills High School Bands in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Leitung: Len Lavelle), im Rahmen eines seit 1965 bestehenden Kompositionsauftragsprogramms - dem ältest...

In Greek mythology, Boreas is the God of the North Wind. When thinking of the north wind we particularly think of the bleak wind coming from the freezing cold north, but in Homers' work we see a more...

Astrology is based on the principle that each sort of time has its own quality. In order to determine the quality of a particular moment, an astrologer looks at the position of the planets in the sola...

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus, the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The 'Odyssey' follows the 'Iliad', the story of the bloody war between the G...

The Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Achnaton, was the second son and successor of Amenhotep III. He reigned the New Kingdom from 1353 until 1336 BC. Achnatons lack of interest in the ec...

Bi-Millennial Celebration' has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen. This work consists of three continuous movements. The first movement depicts the...

Ceremonial Entry is a non-programmatic introductory work in which the timpani's set a slow movement supported by a long pedal in the basses. Interrupted by signal like motifs the dynamics gradually in...

In 2006 Brabant will be celebrating it's 900th anniversary. On May 13th 1106 the count Van Leuven was appointed duke of Brabant. This was the birth of the duchy of Brabant. For centuries this duchy, s...

This festive fanfare sets the tone for your concert or festival and is suitable for all sorts of occasions. The premiere took place in 2001 and was written for the special 70th anniversary of the PTT...

The assignment to write a test piece for the National Brass Band Championships ended up also being a 'test piece' for myself as a composer. Although being quite familiar with the Brass Band phenomenon...

Match-Rhythm was the compulsory work for the B-division during the European Brass Band Championships of 2005 taking place in Groningen. It is a rhythmical (Rhythm) oriented opening work in which the...

Fort Fincastle was built in 1793 by royal governor 'Lord Dunmore at an unusual location: Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The name of the fort: Fort Fincastle' comes from Dunmore's second title of...

Concerto for Trombone' was written especially for Jörgen van Rijen, the solo trombonist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. It is a composition without a story, consisting of four overlapp...

Concerto for Trombone' was written especially for Jörgen van Rijen, the solo trombonist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. It is a composition without a story, consisting of four overlapp...

When I was approached to compose a work for brassband and church organ I already envisioned the concept I would use. It would indeed literally become a work for brassband and organ. Without the tradit...

When I was approached to compose a work for brassband and church organ I already envisioned the concept I would use. It would indeed literally become a work for brassband and organ. Without the tradit...

This festive fanfare sets the tone for your concert or festival and is suitable for all sorts of occasions. The premiere took place in 2001 and was written for the special 70th anniversary of the PTT...

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus, the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The 'Odyssey' follows the 'Iliad', the story of the bloody war between the G...

Trias Politica is de aanduiding voor de driemachtenleer, oftewel de leer der machtenscheiding geformuleerd door de Franse wijsgeer Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755). Ter bescherming van de rechten en de...