Enivrez-Vous! (2022)
Enivrez-Vous ! (Get drunk!) leans its title from the poem with the same name by Charles Baudelaire. In four movements this piece describes different forms of being drunk, both in metaphorical as in literal sense.
Fanfarelle (2022)
The Ruysdael Quartet commissioned 25 composers, offering them a carte blanche to explore various themes, including Ruysdael and motifs like space and stars. The resulting works represent a broad spectrum of styles, ranging from minimal music and lyricism to microtonality, jazz, and world music.
Hammer und Tanz (2021)
Hammer und Tanz was composed in 2022 as part of the ‘Toonzetters’ project of Primo-Ish-Hurwitz, performed by Agostinho Sequiera, Shane van Neerden, Arjan Jongsma and Ramon van Engelenhoven
Chamber
compositions
Enivrez-Vous! (2022)
- Chamber
Enivrez-Vous ! (Get drunk!) leans its title from the poem with the same name by Charles Baudelaire. In four movements this piece describes different forms of being drunk, both in metaphorical as in literal sense....
Fanfarelle (2022)
- Chamber
The Ruysdael Quartet commissioned 25 composers, offering them a carte blanche to explore various themes, including Ruysdael and motifs like space and stars. The resulting works represent a broad spectrum of styles, ranging from minimal...
Hammer und Tanz (2021)
- Chamber
Hammer und Tanz was composed in 2022 as part of the ‘Toonzetters’ project of Primo-Ish-Hurwitz, performed by Agostinho Sequiera, Shane van Neerden, Arjan Jongsma and Ramon van Engelenhoven...
Oranges and Lemons (2018, ARR. 2021)
- Chamber
The rhyme "Oranges and Lemons" plays an important role in George Orwell’s novel 1984. In the book, the rhyme symbolizes the idea that freedom in a totalitarian society may be just another form of oppression,...
Concerto No. 4 “Rimpelingen” (2017. ARR. 2020)
- Chamber
Rimpelingen was inspired by pebbles crunching on the water: This arrangement was made for cello and piano by Rick van Veldhuizen in 2020....
Pascal (2020)
- Chamber
Pascal is inspired by the movement of air (and thereby the creation of wind) from high to low pressure, according to the law of Buys-Ballot (Pascal is the metric unit for measuring Air Pressure)....
Point of No Return (2019)
- Chamber
Commissioned by But What About, Point of No Return is a 9-minute piece for Accordion, Clarinet, Percussion and Double Bass. It was performed at the concert "Pendeltrap" on January 16th, 2020, in Club9, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht...
Meccanica (2019)
- Chamber
Meccanica is inspired by both the kinetic sculptures of Jean Tinguely as the 'Strandbeesten' by Dutch artist Theo Jansen. The piccolo and the piano are intertwined in a musical game of transferring 'musical kinetic' energy,...
Variations (2018)
- Chamber
Variations was written for Wind Quartet and Jazz Trio and commissioned and performed by Ensemble Mescolare. It consists of four movements: Furious, Slow, Fanfare and Finale....
The Bells of St. Clements (2018)
- Chamber
The rhyme "Oranges and Lemons" plays an important role in George Orwell’s novel 1984. In the book, the rhyme symbolizes the idea that freedom in a totalitarian society may be just another form of oppression,...
Right (2017)
- Chamber
Right was written for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Trombone and Bass Trombone. It was commissioned and played by Ensemble Mescolare in March 2017....
Reeks en Progressie (2016)
- Chamber
Reeks en Progressie was written for Kluster5 for the anniversary of the neighborhood Marlot in The Hague. It was commissioned by Muziek@Marlot with financial support from The Hague Municipality. It was performed at Kluster5's season...
Join Our Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter and get regular updates about Jan-Peter’s newest compositions and concerts that you can enjoy.