Swan on the Hill, The

Jan Van der Roost

Jan Van der Roost

General Info

Year: 2005
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: De Haske Publications
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €94.99   |   Score Only (print) - €20.95

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion (4 players), including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Field Drum (or large snare)
• Glockenspiel
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal (small)
• Tam-tam
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Tubular Bells
• Vibraphone (with motor)
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This stately opening work begins in the low register and exhibits a broad main theme in which the low brass immediately sets the tone, sustained by a continuing percussion cadence. Gradually, other sections and registers emerge, and the rhythmic element becomes more active, although a majestic character is maintained. This is a true sound piece, without great virtuosity or complexity, but with a good balance between static and dynamic elements.

- Program Note from score

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
• Audio CD: Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band (Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor) – 2006
• Audio CD: Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra – 2005

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Vermont (Burlington) Wind Ensemble (D. Thomas Toner, conductor) – 10 November 2019
• Trachtenmusikkapelle Bramberg (Austria) – 10 May 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

• 4 Old Dances
• Amazonia
• Apollo (2010)
• Arsenal (1996)
• Avalon
• Balkanya (1999)
• Bestiarium Suite
  • Tropical Fishes (Appermont)
  • Dance of the Whale (Sparke)
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex (Ferran)
  • The Snail (Van der Roost)
  • The Apes (Smith)
  • The Woodworm (Valencia)
  • The Kangaroo (Houben)
  • Charlie, the Chameleon (Alarcon)
  • The Fly (Navarro)
• Brasiliana (1985)
• Canterbury Chorale (1991)
• Castellum
• Centennial Prelude
• Ceremonial March
• Christmas Time (1993)
• Concerto Grosso (1986)
• Condacum (1996)
• ConZEnSus (1996)
• Credentium
• Dances of Innocence (2009)
• Domus
• Dublin Dances (2007)
• Dynamica (1998)
• Et in Terra Pax (1998)
• Finnish Folksong Suite
• Firework (1992)
• Flashing Winds (1989)
• From Ancient Times (2009)
• Helios
• Highland Rhapsody, A (1991)
• Homage (1993)
• Humanos
• Hymnus Antverpia
• Jubilus
• Kebek (2006)
• Manhattan Pictures (1994)
• Mercury (1990)
• Metalla
• Minerva (1999)
• Montana (2008)
• Nemu-Susato (1997)
• Olympica (1993)
• Orion (2000)
• Poeme Montagnard (1996)
• Ponte Romano
• Prima Luce
• Puszta (1988)
• Rhapsody for Horn, Winds and Percussion (1995)
• Rikudim (1986)
• Sayonara
• Seatbelts Fastened! (2019)
• Signature (1988)
• Sinfonia Hungarica (2000)
  • Attila!
  • Árpád
  • István
• Sinfonietta (2004)
• Singapura Suite (1998)
• Slavia
• The Snail. See: Bestiarium Suite
• Spartacus (1989)
• Spirit of Independence
• St Martin's Suite (1992)
• Suite Provençale (1989)
• The Swan on the Hill (2005)
• Toccata Festiva
• Volcano
• Yokohama Festival Fanfare (2013)
• Yokohama Festival Overture (2013)

Resources

• Roost, J. (2005). The Swan on the Hill [score]. De Haske: Heerenveen, Holland.