Jacob Bijster

Jacob Bijster (* 1902 in Haarlem , † 1958 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch organist and composer .

Life

Bijster studied piano, organ and composition at the Conservatory in Amsterdam with Jean-Baptiste de Pauw , Julius Röntgen , Anton Tierie, Bernard Zweers and Simon van Milligen. In 1924 he passed his exam with distinction. Since 1922 he was organist at the Doopsgezinde Kerk in Haarlem . He held this office until his death. In 1929 he became an organ teacher at the Conservatory in Amsterdam, and in 1942 he was the main teacher. Among his students there was the organist Klaas Jan Mulder .

20 of Bijster's 31 organ works have been published. He also wrote orchestral and chamber music works as well as the Singspiel Uriel . His music - along with that of Hendrik Andriessen , Cor Bute, Anthon van der Horst , Cor Kee and Jan Zwart - is considered to be decisive for the pre-war Dutch organ culture.

Works

Fantasy and fugue for organ: "Fantasy en fuga in kerkstijl over Psalm 68"
Organ chorale No. 1: "Eerste choral"
Organ chorale No. 2: "Deuxième choral"
Chorale, trio, introduction and fugue on "Meester men zoekt u wijd en zijd"
Paraphrase about "Gelukkig is het land"
Partita for organ: "Als ik het wond're kruis aanschouw"
Partita for organ: "Partita sopra Laudate Dominum"
Passacaglia for organ (1935, 1954)
Toccata and Ricercar for organ
Toccata for organ (1945)
Triptyque (1949)
Variations for organ: "Ick wil mij gaan vertroosten"
Variations for organ: "Stort tranen uyt, shreyt luyde, weent en treurt"
Variations for organ: "Zes harmonische variaties over Nu daagt het in het oosten"

literature

Piet van der Steen: Jacob Bijster en zijn organ works . In: Het ORGEL 99 (2003), No. 5, pp. 5-14.

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personal data
SURNAME	Bijster, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haarlem
DATE OF DEATH	1958
Place of death	Amsterdam