St Martin's Suite

Jan Van der Roost

Jan Van der Roost

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General Info

Year: 1992
Duration: c. 13:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: de haske
Cost: Score and Parts - $172.00   |   Score Only - $38.00

Movements

1. Andante Pomposo – 4:23
2. Andante Moderato – 5:53
3. Allegro Molto Vivace – 3:14

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This suite was composed by Jan Van der Roost on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the ‘Koninklijke Sint Martinusfanfare’ (Royal Saint Martinus Fanfare Band) from Halle (Belgium). The composer was required to create a suite in three movements based on three images associated with the ‘Sint Martinusfanfare’ from the small town of Halle in the province of Brabant.

The first movement (Andante Pomposo) describes Martin, a soldier in the Roman army. In Andante Moderato we see the image of Martin, who become a Christian and chooses to devote his life to God. In this movement, the composer was inspired by the Brabantine gothic art of the Sint Martinus Basilica in Halle. The contrast between the dark Basilica and the statue of Our Lady between the soaring pillars will vividly come to life for audiences of this descriptive piece. The final movement, Allegro Molto Vivace’, could have been an image for a frivolous peasant in the Halle carnival. In a triptych about St. Martin it is more fitting to refer to it as an apotheosis, the crown on the pastoral work of Martin, Bishop of Tours, Patron Saint of the Fanfare Band and the Basilica of Halle.

-Program Note by publisher

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: The Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides (Norbert Nozy, conductor) - 1996

Audio Links

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Oklahoma: V-A
• Tennessee: V
• Virginia: VI

Performances

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• Poquoson (Va.) High School Islander Band – 15 April 2011
• San Luis Obispo (Calif.) Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor) – 14 May 14, 2000

Works for Winds by this Composer

• 4 Old Dances
• Amazonia
• Apollo (2010)
• Arsenal (1996)
• Avalon
• Balkanya
• Brasiliana (1985)
• Canterbury Chorale (1991)
• Castellum
• Centennial Prelude
• Ceremonial March
• Christmas Time
• Concerto Grosso
• Condacum
• Conzensus
• Credentium
• Domus
• Dublin Dances (2007)
• Dynamica (1998)
• Et in Terra Pax
• Finnish Folksong Suite
• Firework (1992)
• Flashing Winds (1989)
• Helios
• Highland Rhapsody, A (1991)
• Homage (1993)
• Humanos
• Hymnus Antverpia
• Jubilus
• Manhattan Pictures (1994)
• Mercury (1990)
• Metalla
• Minerva
• Nemu-Susato
• Olympica
• Orion
• Poeme Montagnard
• Ponte Romano
• Prima Luce
• Puszta
• Rhapsody for Horn, Winds and Percussion (1995)
• Rikudim (1986)
• Sayonara
• Signature (1988)
• Sinfonia Hungarica
• Sinfonietta
• Singapura Suite
• Slavia
• Spartacus (1989)
• Spirit of Independence
• St Martin's Suite (1992)
• Suite Provençale (1989)
• Swan on the Hill, The (2005)
• Toccata Festiva
• Volcano
• Yokohama Festival Fanfare (2013)
• Yokohama Festival Overture (2013)

References

• Roost, J. (1992). St. Martin's Suite [score]. De Haske Music: Heerenveen, Holland.