Il Pensiero dell’Arte
Music for Instrumental Soloist, Music for Wind Band,

Il Pensiero dell’Arte

This work was commissioned by “Limburgse Werkgevers Vereniging” (NL) as a tribute to their retiring president Mr. Wim Weijnen, and is freely inspired by the first sentence of the Hebrew Slave Choir from „Nabucco“ by Giuseppe Verdi:

„Va, Pensiero, sull’ali dorate, va, ti posa sui clivi, sui colli“

„Go, thought, on wings of gold, go settle upon the slopes and the hills“

Demo Score: → Il Pensiero dell’Arte

Publisher: Janssen Music

Also available for soprano saxophone solo and wind band.

Demo Recording: (Live recording during world first performance, performed by the wonderful violist Lei Wang, (concertmaster of the Philharmonie Zuid-Nederland) and Koninklijke Harmonie Sainte Cécile Eijsden conducted by Jan Cober)

Tromp-l’oeil
Music for Wind Band,

Tromp-l’oeil

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Wind Band

3

4 minutes

Janssen Music

Trompe-l’oeil (French for “deceive the eye“) is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.

In particular the Oculus on the ceiling of the Spouses Chamber in the castle of San Giorgio in Mantua (Italy) painted by Andrea Mantegna (15th century) inspired me to create a short piece for wind orchestra that evokes the same fantastic and heavenly atmosphere as the Oculus.

Itera
Music for Wind Band,

Itera

This work was commissioned by Wind Orchestra „St. Lucia“ Neeritter (NL), conducted by Jac Sniekers, on the occasion of 50 years patronage by sir Paul Driessens and his devotion for the village Neeritter (NL).

Itera is the name for „Neeritter“ as used in the Middle Ages.

The piece contains 4 short parts, each telling about the history of Neeritter or in relationship to sir Paul Driessens.

After a majestic opening, a gracious dance tells us about the year-markets, the civic guards and the meadow party in 1926 (year of birth sir Paul Driessens) in the past.

Then we hear the church bells of St. Lambertus, the centre of the village. The music starts to flow like the „Itterbeek“, a small brook (the namesake of Neeritter). The music tells us a story about
St. Lucia, patron of Wind Orchestra St. Lucia. This part is also the homage to sir Paul Driessens.

After this story about all nostalgic feelings the many past successful (street)-concerts and contests by Wind Orchestra St. Lucia are illustrated. The piece ends with a quote of the Limburg anthem. (The lyricist, sir Gerard Krekelberg, was born in Neeritter.)

Publisher: Janssen Music

Demo Score: → Itera

Demo Recording:

LBM Jubel-mars
Music for Brass Band, Music for Fanfare Band, Music for Wind Band,

LBM Jubel-mars

The winning composition of the music contest by “Limburgse Bond van Muziekgezelschappen” (LBM) in the Netherlands.

A very fine jubilee march available for windband, fanfareband or brassband.

Publisher: Janssen Music

Recording: (LIVE recording) (windband version)

Live Recording