Henk van Lijnschooten

Henk van Lijnschooten; 1993

Henk (Hendrikus) Cornelis van Lijnschooten (born March 28, 1928 in The Hague ; † November 1, 2006 in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht ) was a Dutch composer who also works under the pseudonyms Michel (also: Michiel) van Delft and Ted Huggens Has published works.

Life

Van Lijnschooten took violin and clarinet lessons at the music school in his hometown . He made his first studies with Fritz Koeberg (1876–1961) in music theory , composition and conducting technique . He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague as a wind band conductor . In 1957 he was appointed as the successor to Gijsbert Nieuwland as conductor of the wind orchestra of the Royal Netherlands Navy . With this orchestra he made trips overseas and through Europe. From 1965 to 1970 he was Lecturer for woodwind instruments at the Conservatory in Rotterdam . Afterwards he taught wind orchestra direction at the conservatory in Arnhem . In 1985 he was appointed a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau ( Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau ) by the Dutch Queen .

Works

Works for wind orchestra

• 1950 Kleine Klassieke overture
• 1961 Retraite Francaise
• 1962 Rhapsody about sea shanties
• 1963 Nederlandse Suite
  1. Nieuwjaarslied
  2. Here Jezus heeft een hope
  3. Daar was eeen sneeuwwit vogeltje
  4. Mei song
• 1965 De Geuzen in de Bomlerwaard
• 1966 Concertante tower music
• 1966 Hanselijn
• 1966 Patriotic Rhapsody
• 1966 Vastenavondmuziek
• 1967 Small suite on folk songs
  1. Toen hertog jan kwam varen
  2. 's rusten meest de dieren at night
  3. Lestmaal op ene zomerse dag
• 1967 Bell Festival
• 1967 Overture for a taptoe
• 1968 Cecilia's Dance
• 1968 Jeu de Cuivre for fanfare orchestra (special form of a wind orchestra)
  1. Marcia Capriccioso
  2. Koraal
  3. scherzo
  4. Volksdans
• 1968 Little game music
• 1968 Rhapsody from the low countries
• 1968 The Girl and the Drummer
• 1969 Eight sound studies
• 1969 Count Seven
• 1969 Three old Dutch pictures
  1. Fanfare van de Poortwachters
  2. Oud Friese Bruidsdans
  3. Een Kalemand rok
• 1970 Four impressions
  1. Spel
  2. Fringe volksdans
  3. anthem
  4. Scherts
• 1971 Le Premier Jeu
  1. Minnelied (love song)
  2. Cavatina
  3. rondo
• 1971 Overture for Fun
• 1973 Variations on a French Folk Song
• 1975 Suite from the Antwerp dance book (1583)
  1. Almande Poussinghe
  2. Branle de Bourgogne
  3. Pavane
  4. Ballo Anglese
• 1975 Rhapsody Francaise
• 1976 Variations on a Japanese Folk Song
• 1977 Stromingen
• 1978 Eight Adagios
• 1978 United Youth
• 1978 Three Caprices for Band
  1. Tricky metrics
  2. Chorale
  3. Rondo folklorique
• 1978 Three Folk Sketches
  1. French cocktail
  2. Ballad of the two Royal Children
  3. Rondeau Ecossais
• 1978 Suite on a Hymn
  1. Hymn
  2. Variations
  3. intermezzo
• 1978 Rossini's Birthday Party
• 1979 Twenty systematic mood exercises
• 1979 Junior Variations
• 1979 Music for Flexible Wind
• 1979 Wilhelmina
• 1980 A Tribute to the Liberators
• 1980 Five intrades for fanfare orchestra and drums
• 1981 Air for two for glockenspiel and wind orchestra
• 1982 Suite on Greek Love Songs
• 1985 Interruptions for symphonic wind orchestra and percussion
  1. Choral and Cadenza
  2. Dance and Procession (Collage)

• 1987 Four Characters
  1. fanfare
  2. Chant Sérieux
  3. Scherzo Concertante
  4. Motions
• 1987 Overture sportive
• 1988 Variations on Orange and Lemon
• 1989 Rhapsody from Scotland
• 1989 Sinfonia classica
• 1989 hymn au vin
• 1990 Overture 2000
• 1990 Petite Ouverture dansante
• 1990 Suite of Unity
• 1993 Music makes Friends
• 1993 Academic Fanfare from Music for Wageningen
• 1993 Rhapsody Gelre from Music for Wageningen
• 1993 Supplication for World Future from Music for Wageningen for children's voice and wind orchestra
• 1993 Viva la Musica
• 1993 Suite de Salon
  1. Entrée
  2. Invitation à la danse
  3. Chiaconna
  4. Danse finals
• 1993 Hebrew Rhapsody

Works by Ted Huggens for wind orchestra

• 1970 New Baroque Suite
  1. Overture
  2. Air
  3. Fugue
• 1973 Choral and Rock-Out
• 1974 Ragtime Suite
  1. Yankee doodle rag
  2. Intermezzo: beautiful janet
  3. Rag of the jolly good fellows
• 1974 Pavane in Blue
• 1974 Fascinating Drums
• 1976 Ballad and Concertant
  1. Ballad
  2. Concertant
• 1977 Song for Lovers
• 1977 Rock Train
• 1978 Treble Concerto
  1. adagio
  2. Allegro
• 1978 Air Nostalgique for alto saxophone and wind orchestra
• 1978 Reflections on this time
  1. The Exciting New Harmony Band
  2. Blue Air
  3. Fugue A la Mode
• 1978 The Happy Cyclist
• 1978 Give us Peace
• 1980 Airs d'Ambiance
• 1981 Air Poétique for horn and wind orchestra
• 1981 Scottish souvenir
• 1981 The young bell ringer
• 1981 Fantasy about a Vespers song
• 1981 Farewell without words
• 1982 Interplay for Band
• 1982 New Hymns on old words
• 1982 Sparkling Drums for percussion and wind orchestra
• 1983 Adagietto for Flute
• 1990 The young Maria
• 1991 Symphony of Praise
  1. Come, come spirit of life
  2. Nearer my god to thee
  3. Hymn of thanksgiving
• 1992 Six Spirituals
• 1992 high tea
• 1992 Choral for Trombone and Band
• 1992 Italian comedy overture
• 1993 Concerto for Pleasure for flugelhorn (trumpet) and wind orchestra
  1. Allegro Vivace
  2. blues
  3. rondo
• 1993 Junior Concerto for Flute and Band
  1. Romance
  2. rondo
• 1993 A Tribute to Stephen Foster
• Sinfonia classica
  1. Allegro animato
  2. Andante con espressione
  3. Rondo Presto

Works by Michel van Delft for wind orchestra

• 1979 Hymn of Friendship
• 1984 Fantasy on the Old Hundredth
• 1985 Easy Tune for the Young Ones
• 1986 Overture about a spiritual

Books and writings

• 1983 100 conducting exercises
• 1989 Dictionary of Brass Music
• 1991 Instructions for Conducting ( Inleiding tot het dirigeren ), German version 1993 under the title Basics of Conducting and the Training of Wind Bands

Web links

• Literature by and about Henk van Lijnschooten in the catalog of the German National Library
• Henk van Lijnschooten's homepage with résumé, catalog raisonné and discography. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007 ; Retrieved June 23, 2009 (Dutch / English).