Jan de Haan Sheet Music for Concert Band

Jan de Haan's arrangement of La donna è mobile makes the excitement of opera accessible to less experienced bands as well as school bands!

Jan de Haan took as a starting point for Music for a Solemnity an old custom from the Dutch town of Hoogeveen, by which the faithful are called to church with drums. It was also inspired by the music...

On average, about eight thousand (mostly light) earthquakes occur worldwide each day. Composer Jan de Haan has always been fascinated by this natural phenomenon. Earthquake portrays the beautiful Sout...

Also see the CD recording (HL44007015).

Jan de Haan's source of inspiration for Cityscapes was the metropolis of New York, the largest city in the United States. In three movements, he succeeded in capturing some of the characteristic featu...

Der Zodiakus (Tierkreis) ist in der Astrologie das den von der Erde aus sichtbaren Himmel umspannende Band der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen. Jan de Haan verwendete vier dieser Zeichen (Stier, Skorpion, Wass...

Studying and performing this piece can be lots of fun. All the musicians have to do is imagine themselves on an energetic parade of animals, like a circus train, traveling through the country side. Li...

Homage besteht aus sechs Variationen über ein originales Thema im Renaissance-Stil. Geschrieben als Pflichtstück für das ‚Gouden Spiker Festival' in Friesland (Niederlande), eignet es sich als anspruc...

This composition is based on the march from Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II, a work written in 1694. In this fantasia, various movements flow from one to the next following the...

This composition is based on the march from Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II, a work written in 1694. In this fantasia, various movements flow from one to the next following the...

A Man's Destiny has the Frisian line 'Yn Ieren en Sinen' ('with much conviction') as its subtitle. The work was commissioned by CMV Harmonie Sneek (based in Friesland, The Netherlands) to acknowledge...

Tribute to a Maestro' is an homage to Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), one of the most important French Baroque composers. Rameau was a hugely significant composer, organist, harpsichordist and music...

Tribute to a Maestro' is an homage to Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), one of the most important French Baroque composers. Rameau was a hugely significant composer, organist, harpsichordist and music...

Centenary 2019' is a three-movement suite based on a local folksong and was commissioned by Chr. Fanfare De Lofstem, from the Dutch province of Friesland, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2...

Centenary 2019' is a three-movement suite based on a local folksong and was commissioned by Chr. Fanfare De Lofstem, from the Dutch province of Friesland, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2...

The title of this work is based on the name of the commissioning band: Music Society Asaf (Dutch for Asaph). In the Hebrew Bible, the poet, singer and seer Asaph is in charge of the choir in the house...

The title of this work is based on the name of the commissioning band: Music Society Asaf (Dutch for Asaph). In the Hebrew Bible, the poet, singer and seer Asaph is in charge of the choir in the house...

This composition's title - written for the 75th anniversary of music society Excelsior from Ouwsterhaule (the Netherlands) - is derived from a sculpture by the artist Gerlof Hamersma, which places thi...

This composition's title - written for the 75th anniversary of music society Excelsior from Ouwsterhaule (the Netherlands) - is derived from a sculpture by the artist Gerlof Hamersma, which places thi...

A Touch of Klez! was written for flute or alto saxophone solo and concert band. The work is based on three klezmer melodies: 'Ani Purim', 'Shlof Mayn Kind' and 'Freilachs Fun L.A.'. Klezmer is a form...

A Touch of Klez! was written for flute or alto saxophone solo and concert band. The work is based on three klezmer melodies: 'Ani Purim', 'Shlof Mayn Kind' and 'Freilachs Fun L.A.'. Klezmer is a form...

This work was commissioned by the concert band Da Capo Leeuwarden from the Netherlands, which was linked with the Dutch postal service PTT up until 1995. Mercury happens to be the messenger of the god...

This work was commissioned by the concert band Da Capo Leeuwarden from the Netherlands, which was linked with the Dutch postal service PTT up until 1995. Mercury happens to be the messenger of the god...

Jan de Haan drew inspiration for this work from five paintings exhibited in The Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, one of the largest and most versatile museums in the world. He used the melodious Andante...

Jan de Haan drew inspiration for this work from five paintings exhibited in The Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, one of the largest and most versatile museums in the world. He used the melodious Andante...