Jan de Haan

Brass Band Gloria Deï, the group that commissioned this work, has its roots in the Frisian town of Gerkesklooster (the Netherlands), where the settlement Wigerathorp used to be. In the 13th century, a...

The composition Mirage is inspired by the ghost ship from the legend "The Flying Dutchman", a story deeply rooted in seafaring culture. The ship, condemned to sail the seas forever, often appears on t...

The source of inspiration for this work was three great explorers of the past, who traveled with courage and perseverance to unknown areas of the world. The expeditions of Marco Polo, Christopher Colu...

The source of inspiration for this work was three great explorers of the past, who traveled with courage and perseverance to unknown areas of the world. The expeditions of Marco Polo, Christopher Colu...

The instrumental music of the Yiddish-speaking Jews, especially those of Eastern Europe, is known as klezmer. This terminology was originally used in Jewish cultural life as the name of a musician who...

Klaas van der Woude has based his arrangement An Old Swedish Hymn on an old pastoral hymn from Dalarna. This beautiful melody even attracted ABBA as they used it as the opening music for some of their...

Eric J. Hovi cleverly incorporates a well-known German children's song, Ich bin ein Musikante, into this march, with plenty of syncopated rhythms thrown in for good measure. The simple melody and Jan...

Christmas Fantasy is a fantastic medley by Jan de Haan which features some of the best-known songs from the Christmas season. Includes: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen; O Little Town of Bethlehem; Once in...

My first Christmas concert begins with a festive Intrada, followed by Ihr Kinderlein kommet and a Christmas mosaic in which merhrer popular Christmas carols are hinted at, before Morgen kommt der Weih...

Jan de Haan has created an easy international arrangement that sounds anything but, featuring Au clair de la lune from France, Mary Had a Little Lamb from England and Un, dun, dip, a Dutch children's...

This entertaining new play-along book contains 12 solos in styles varying from baroque to blues. The book comes with a CD containing both backing tracks and full performances performed by real musicia...

This entertaining new play-along book contains 12 solos in styles varying from baroque to blues. The book comes with a CD containing both backing tracks and full performances performed by real musicia...

This entertaining new play-along book contains 12 solos in styles varying from baroque to blues. The book comes with a CD containing both backing tracks and full performances performed by real musicia...

This entertaining new play-along book contains 12 solos in styles varying from baroque to blues. The book comes with a CD containing both backing tracks and full performances performed by real musicia...

Five Intradas enthält fünf kurze Eröffnungsstücke aus der Feder von Jan de Haan: Intrada, Valerius-Intrada, Intrada 'Louis Bourgeois', Weihnachts-Intrada und Neujahrs-Intrada. Wie die Titel schon ande...

Tochter Zion, also known as See the Conquering Hero Comes, is the most famous chorus from the oratorio Judas Maccabaeus (1746) by the composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). The heroic epic based...

A Christmas Collage is a selection of internationally known Christmas songs. The following songs are included either in their entirety or as extracts: Veni Emmanuel, Il est né le divin enfant, Ding Do...

A Christmas Collage is a selection of internationally known Christmas songs. The following songs are included either in their entirety or as extracts: Veni Emmanuel, Il est né le divin enfant, Ding Do...

The heat of the day ebbs away as the sun slowly dips from view over the western horizon. A dazzling display of warm hues, vibrant yellows, glowing oranges and burning reds, lights up the evening befor...

Cartoon Music is an exciting new original composition by Jan de Haan which displays many of the characteristics of music featured in cartoons. A funny and imaginative piece for four saxophones.

Jan de Haan's Westminster Suite consists of three distinct pieces of the work of Henry Purcell: the festive fanfare at the beginning is followed by the magnificent Anthem of the Funeral Music for Quee...

Cartoon Music ist eine mitreissende originale Komposition für 3 Klarinetten in B und Bassklarinette (4 Klarinetten in B opt.), zu der sich Jan de Haan von der charakteristischen Musik in Zeichentrickf...