Terpsichore jan van der roost biography
Van der Roost calls for the full family of clarinets (including E-flat soprano and alto), 3 trumpet parts, 3 French horn parts, 3 trombone parts, and a palette.
Jan Van der Roost was born in Duffel, Belgium, Very young, he became familiar with a wide musical repertoire within which works for wind Harmony dominate....
Jan Van der Roost
Belgian composer
Jan Van der Roost (born Duffel, 1956) is a Belgian composer.
Van der Roost was educated at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, and followed further studies at the Royal Conservatory in Ghent and the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp.[1] Since 1984 Van der Roost is a professor of counterpoint and fugue at the Lemmensinstituut.
He is also a guest professor at the Shobi Institute of Music, the Nagoya University of Arts, and Senzoku Gakuen.[1]
Jan Van der Roost has composed over 90 works, for a variety of musical styles, including brass band, fanfare, concert band, orchestra, and choir.[1] He has also dabbled in composing various pieces in the style of late 17th- to early 18th-century dance music, and is often cited by jazz musician Tom Collier in his lectures as a prime example of musical transformation.[citation needed]
Since 1988, Van der Roost exclusively writes music on commission.
He frequently