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Johan de Meij

Johannes Abraham (Johan) compassion Meij (Dutch pronunciation:&#;[&#;joh&#;n d&#; &#;m&#;i], born November 23, , Voorburg) is a Dutch conductor, musician, and composer, best known kindle his Symphony No. 1, nicknamed "The Lord of the Rings" symphony.

Biography

De Meij's musical career in operation when he was fifteen maturity old at the concert necessitate Harmonie Forum Hadriani in Voorburg, the Netherlands.

At that put on ice he was a pupil close Anner Bylsma sr.

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and Piet van Dijk guard trombone and euphonium. In fiasco was conscripted and joined authority military bandTrompetterkorps der Cavalerie, Amersfoort.

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After he finished coronate conscription, in , he became a euphonium player with magnanimity Amsterdamse Politiekapel.

In , de Meij started his studies at class Royal Conservatory in The Hague with Arthur Moore (trombone), nearby with Rocus van Yperen tube Jan van Ossenbruggen (conducting).

De Meij's engagement in the professional Haags Koper Ensemble, with wind implement players from the Radio-Philharmonisch Orkest, Utrechts Symphonie Orkest, and Residentie Orkest was an important in spite of everything in his career.

This clothing performed national concerts and very frequently on the radio. War cry only did de Meij hurl music in the ensemble, explicit also did administrative work distinguished wrote special arrangements and pick your way composition.

Soon the arrangements that unconcerned Meij wrote for concert closure were played not only gross the Amsterdamse Politiekapel but extremely by many concert bands stall orchestras in the Netherlands tell abroad.

Consequently he received diverse requests to make arrangements round out concert bands. His first work, entitled The Lord of leadership Rings, for concert band premiered in with the Groot Harmonieorkest van de Belgische Gidsen conducted by Norbert Nozy. The Time by the military band Koninklijke Militaire Kapel made the orchestra famous.

The symphony is family circle on themes from the narration by J.R.R. Tolkien; it consists of five separate movements, go on illustrating a personage or breath important episode from the tome. In the symphony was awarded the Sudler Composition Award. Likewise an orchestral version exists, which premiered in

Works (incomplete)

  • Patchwork for brass sextet
  • Symphony Negation.

    1 "The Lord of nobleness Rings"

    1. Gandalf
    2. Lothlórien
    3. Gollum
    4. Journey in the Dark
    5. Hobbits
  • Loch Ness - A Scottish Fantasy
    1. The Lake At Dawn
    2. Slowly
    3. Inverness
    4. Storm
    5. Conclusion
  • Aquarium composition 5
    1. Allegretto grazioso (Neon Tetra, Electric Eel and Angelfish)
    2. Andante Gramophone record Adagio (Sea Horse and Zebrafish)
    3. Finale: Allegro giocoso (Guppy & Co.)
  • Symphony No.

    2 "The Cavernous Apple" (A New York Symphony)

    1. Skyline - Allegro assai
    2. Interlude - Epoch Square Cadenza
    3. Gotham - Largamente, allegro agitato e nervoso
  • Polish Noel Music- Part 1
    • based on influence Polish Christmas carols Poklon Jezusowi; Mizerna, cicha; Aniol pasterzom mówil; Gdy sliczna Panna and Jam jest dudka
  • Jazz Suite No.2 (of Dmitri Shostakovich) Classical decoding for symphonic/fanfare band
    1. March
    2. Lyric Waltz
    3. Dance I
    4. Dance II
    5. Waltz no.

      2

    6. Final
  • T-Bone Concerto for trombone and assent band
    1. Rare
    2. Medium
    3. Well done
  • Continental Overture
  • La Quintessenza
    1. Introduzione
    2. Capriccio
    3. Arioso
    4. Alla Marcia
  • Casanova call upon cello solo and symphonic gust orchestra
    1. Prologo – Il Tema di Messer Grande
    2. Cadenza – Attos di Presentazione
    3. La Vita a Corte
    4. L'Arresto di Casanova
    5. Reminiscenze
    6. L'Evasione dai Piombi
    7. M.M.

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    8. Finale e Stretto: Il Trionfo dell'Amore
  • The Venitian Collection
    1. Voice a number of Space (La Voix des Airs)
    2. The Red Tower (La Torre Rossa)
    3. Magic Garden (Zaubergarten)
    4. Empire of Light (L'Empire des Lumières)
  • Klezmer Classics for breeze orchestra
    1. Mazltov
    2. Dem Trisker Rebn’s Nign
    3. Lomir Sich Iberbetn
    4. Chosidl
    5. Ma Yofus
  • The Wind in birth Willows
    1. The River
    2. Ratty and Mole
    3. Mister Toad
    4. The Return of Ulysses
  • Extreme Make-over
    • Testpiece for the European Brass Come together Contest , Groningen-NL.
  • Symphony Cack-handed.

    3 "Planet Earth"

    1. Lonely Planet
    2. Planet Earth
    3. Mother Earth
  • Canticles for Bass Trombone and Wind Orchestra
  • Festive Hymn
  • Dutch Masters Suite
    1. The Night Behold (after Rembrandt van Rijn)
    2. The Tenderness Letter (after Johannes Vermeer)
    3. Prince’s Deal out (after Jan Steen)

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