Jan Koetsier
{{Short description|Dutch composer and conductor (1911-2006)}}
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Jan Koetsier (14 August 1911 in Amsterdam – 28 April 2006 in Munich) was a Dutch composer and conductor.
In 1950, Koetsier became the first {{lang|de|Kapellmeister|italics=no}} of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. As a composer, he wrote chamber music, and orchestral and choral works, as well as the opera {{lang|de|Frans Hals}}. From 1966 to 1976, he taught conducting at the {{lang|de|Hochschule für Musik und Theater München|italics=no}}.
A well-known example of his composition is Brass Symphony from 1979, which is divided into three movements and arranged for a brass dectet.
In 1992, the Jan Koetsier Foundation was established by an endowment from the composer. One of the main responsibilities of the Foundation, which has been based at the {{lang|de|Hochschule|italics=no}} since 2001, is the organization of the biennial [http://www.jan-koetsier.de/wettbewerb_eng.php International Jan Koetsier Competition].
Selected works
- Variation uber ein Kinderliend for orchestra (1932, revised 1967)
- Serenata serena for string orchestra, Op. 11 (1936, revised 1953){{cite book|author=Henner Beermann|date=1988|title=Jan Koetsier|page=107|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljEXAQAAIAAJ&q=1982+(+Hof+)+Serenata+serena+op|isbn=9783795205836|publisher=H. Schneider}}
- Concertino for viola and orchestra, Op. 21 (1940, revised 1955)
- Symphony No. 2 for choir and orchestra (1947)
- Partita for cor anglais and organ (1956)
- Partita {{lang|de|'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'}} for trombone and organ, Op. 41, No. 3 (1976)
- Cinq Impromptus for trombone quartet, Op. 55 (1970)
- Sonatina trombone and piano, Op. 58, No. 1 (1970)
- Allegro maestoso for bass trombone and piano, Op. 58, No. 2 (1972)
- {{lang|de|Kolloquium}} for brass ensemble, Op. 67b (1978)
- Duo Giocoso for trumpet (or oboe) and viola, Op. 69 (1979)
- Concertino for tuba and orchestra, Op. 77 (1978/rev. 1982)
- Introduction and Variations on a Theme from the Opera "{{lang|de|Die Zaubergeige}}" by Werner Egk for viola and piano, Op. 82, No. 3 (1978)
- Concertino Drammatico for violin, viola and string orchestra, Op. 88 (1981)
- Ballade for cor anglais and piano, Op. 90 (1981)
- Concertino for trombone and string orchestra, Op. 91 (1982)
- II. Duo Concertante for cello, bassoon and orchestra, Op. 92 (1983)
- {{lang|de|Franzosiche Konzert}} for two flutes and string orchestra, Op. 98
- {{lang|de|Piet-Hein-variaties}} for carillon, Op. 99
- {{lang|de|Grassauer Zwiefacher}} for trombone quartet, Op. 105/3b (1986)
- Concertino for trombone quartet and string orchestra, Op. 115 (1988)
- {{lang|de|Zürcher Marsch}} variations for trombone and piano, Op. 116 (1989)
- {{lang|de|Max und Moritz, Suite in 7 Streichen}} for trombone quartet and speaker/narrator, Op. 127 (1991)
- {{lang|de|Falstaffiade}} for solo bass trombones and 3 tenor trombones, Op. 134 (1993)
- {{lang|de|Wolkenschatten}} for tuba quartet, Op. 136 (1993)
- {{lang|de|Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten}} for trombone quartet, Op. 138 (1994)
Discography
- II. Duo Concertante for Violoncello, Bassoon and Orchestra, Op. 92. MiX-5: Premiere Recordings for Bassoon and Cello. Lynne Feller-Marshall, bassoon; John Marshall, cello. 2011. CD. With music by Martin Zalba Ibanez, Mike Curtis, Guang Yu Liu, Paul Desmond, Max Stern, Arthur Frackenpohl, Paul Hindemith, Béla Bartók, and Jimi Hendrix.
- {{lang|de|Franzosische Konzert}}, op. 98 for two flutes and string orchestra. World premiere. Flutes: Andras Adorjan, Marianne Henkel, 'Franz Liszt' chamber orchestra, János Rolla. CD with music by C.P.E Bach, Ignaz Pleyel.
References
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External links
- [http://www.jan-koetsier.de/ Jan Koetsier Foundation (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München)]
- [https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/jan-koetsier-gestorben Obituary in Neue Musikzeitung (in German)]
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Category:20th-century Dutch classical composers
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