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Johan de Meij

Johan de Meij composer / arranger

date of birth: 23.11.1953

Founder / Verlagsgründer der Amstel Music
Born November 23, 1953 in Voorburg, Holland, received his musical education at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague, where he studied band conducting and trombone. After his graduation Johan de Meij gained an international reputation as an arranger of the classical as well as the popular repertoire. His first composition for symphonic band, the Symphony no. 1 The Lord of the Rings, after Tolkien had its very successful first performance in Brussels (1988) and was awarded a first prize in the Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition 1989 in Chicago. In November 1990 the symphony was awarded a grant by the Dutch Composers Fund. For the International Festival in Uster (Switzerland, September 1989) he wrote the symphonic poem Loch Ness, and for fanfare band the work Pentagram, commissioned by the Frysk Fanfare Festival 1990. His third work for symphonic band is called Aquarium (opus 5), commissioned by the Dutch Composers Fund. De Meij's Symphony no. 2 The Big Apple (a New York Symphony) was composed between October 1991 and August 1993, and was commissioned and premiered by The United States Air Force Band (Washington D.C.). De Meij's second symphony was finalist in the 14th International Composition Competition 1993 in Corciano, Italy and received an honourable mention from the Jury. Within one year, three different CD-recordings of Symphony no. 2 The Big Apple have been released. His most recent works are T-Bone Concerto [for trombone solo and wind orchestra], the Continental Overture and the miniature suite Madurodam.
Johan de Meij is a versatile musician, regarding he is not only a composer/arranger but also participating as a trombone/euphonium player in several ensembles, such as the Amsterdam Wind Orchestra, Orkest De Volharding (contemporary music) and the Radio Chamber Orchestra. He played with the Dutch Brass Sextet for fourteen years: founded in 1978, this group became one of the most prestigious brass-ensembles in Europe. Johan de Meij is often invited as a guest conductor to perform his own works: he conducted in Japan, the U.S., Brazil, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Hungary.
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Né le 23 novembre 1953 à Voorburg, Pays-Bas, Johan de Meij a reçu sa formation musicale au Conservatoire Royal de La Haye, où il a étudié la direction d'orchestre et le trombone. Après avoir reçu son diplôme, Johan de Meij a acquis une réputation internationale en tant qu'arrangeur du répertoire classique aussi bien que populaire. Sa première composition pour orchestre d'harmonie, la Symphony no. 1 The Lord of the Rings, d'après Tolkien a eu sa première très réussie à Bruxelles (1988) et a obtenu un premier prix à la Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition 1989 à Chicago. En novembre 1990 la symphonie a reçu une subvention du Fonds des Compositeurs Néerlandais. Pour le Festival International à Uster (Suisse, septembre 1989) il a écrit le poème symphonique Loch Ness, et pour fanfare l'oeuvre Pentagram, commandée par le Frysk Fanfare Festival 1990. Sa troisième oeuvre pour orchestre d'harmonie s'appelle Aquarium (opus 5), elle été commandée par le Fonds des Compositeurs Néerlandais. La Symphony no. 2 The Big Apple (a New York Symphony) a été composée entre octobre 1991 et septembre 1993, et commandée par The United States Air Force Band (Washington D.C.) qui en a donnée la première. La deuxième symphonie de De Meij était finaliste au 14ème Concours Internationale de la Composition 1993 à Corciano en Italie et a eu une mention honorable du Jury. Parmi ses oeuvres les plus récentes citons le T- Bone Concerto [pour trombone solo et orchestre d'harmonie], L'Ouverture Continentale [Continental Overture] et la suite miniature Madurodam.
Johan de Meij est un musicien polyvalent. Il n'est pas seulement compositeur/arrangeur mais il participe aussi à plusieurs ensembles en tant que tromboniste et tubiste, comme le Amsterdam Wind Orchestra, Orkest De Volharding (musique contemporaine) et le Radio Kamer Orkest Hilversum. Il a joué pendant quatorze ans avec le Dutch Brass Sextet: ce groupe, créé en 1978, est devenu un des ensembles de cuivres les plus prestigieux d'Europe.
Johan de Meij est invité de plus en plus comme chef d'orchestre pour diriger ses propres oeuvres: il a dirigé au Japon, aux Etats-Unis, en Norvège, au Danemark, en Allemagne, en Autriche, en France, en Belgique, en Espagne et en Italie.

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Pavane pour une infante défunte - Maurice Ravel / Arr. Johan de Meij

Pavane pour une infante défunte Maurice Ravel / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte Komponist / Composer: Maurice Ravel Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij Instrumentation: Concert Band 0 Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead (Spanish) princess was composed for piano by Maurice Ravel, aged 24 in the year 1899. Ravel composed the version for symphony orchestra in 1910. It's popularity was a sour ...
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La Quintessenza (Score) - Johan de Meij

La Quintessenza (Score) Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: La Quintessenza Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur Serie / Series: The Music of Johan de Meij Produkttyp / Product: Partitur Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1998 ISMN: 9790035035467 UPC: 73999745245 score
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The Lord of the Rings - Partitur (1989) - Johan de Meij
Titel / Title: The Lord of the Rings (Complete Edition) Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur Serie / Series: The Music of Johan de Meij Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1989 ISMN: 9790035034682 Format: 29,7 x 420 (DIN A3) Seit ihrem Erscheinen im Jahre 1955 hat die berühmte Buchtrilogie de ...
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March to Mars - Julius Steffaro / Arr. Johan de Meij

March to Mars Julius Steffaro / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: March to Mars Untertitel / Subtitle: Komponist / Composer: Julius Steffaro Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij Instrumentation: Concert Band The concert march March to Mars was written for a composition-contest of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corportation (EBU). This spectacular work was composed by Julius Steffaro, a pen-name of Jan Stoeckart, who also employs s ...
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Duration: 3:30 min
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Composer: Julius Steffaro
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Midnight Cowboy - from the motion picture (Solo for Alto Saxophone and Trumpet) - John Barry / Arr. Johan de Meij
Titel / Title: Midnight Cowboy Untertitel / Subtitle: From the motion picture (Solo for Alto Saxophone and Trumpet) Komponist / Composer: John Barry Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij Instrumentation: Concert Band The theme from the Western Midnight Cowboy composed by John Barry is widely known in the version for mouth-organ. In this arrangement for symphonic windband and fan ...
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Duration: 4:15 min
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Composer: John Barry
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Downtown Divertimento - Johan de Meij

Downtown Divertimento Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Downtown Divertimento - for wind orchestra Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Sprache / Language: English-German-French-Dutch Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014 ISMN: 9790035229309 for wind orchestra
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Duration: 5:53 min
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Composer: Johan de Meij
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Bee Gees Revival - Bee Gees / Arr. Johan de Meij

Bee Gees Revival Bee Gees / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Bee Gees Revival Komponist / Composer: Bee Gees Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij Instrumentation: Concert Band A very fine arrangement by Johan de Meij of the biggest hits of this group, including Spicks and Specks, Massachusetts, Holiday and New York mining Disaster 1941[FR]Un très bel arrangement par Johan de Meij du plus grand succès de ce formidable ...
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Marche Americana - Soren Hyldgaard / Arr. Johan de Meij

Marche Americana Soren Hyldgaard / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Marche Americana Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: The Music of Svren Hyldgaard Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1997 ISMN: 9790035035399 Der dänische Konzert- und Filmmusikkomponist Søren Hyldgaard ließ sich zu Marc ...
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Waltz Nr. 2  (from Jazz Suite Nr.2) - Dmitri Shostakovitch / Schostakowitsch / Arr. Johan de Meij

Waltz Nr. 2 (from Jazz Suite Nr.2) Dmitri Shostakovitch / Schostakowitsch / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Jazz Suite No. 2 - Waltz No. 2 Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Amstel Concert Band Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1994 ISMN: 9790035035160 Zum 60. Geburtstag des berühmten Geigers Andre Rieu bieten wir Ihnen hier eine Blasorchesteradaption von R ...
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Suite Montmartre - Erik Satie / Arr. Johan de Meij

Suite Montmartre Erik Satie / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Suite Montmartre Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Amstel Classic Sprache / Language: English-German-French-Dutch Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2021 Genre: Klassik ISMN: 9790035247211Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is und ...
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Duration: 6:45 min
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Composer: Erik Satie
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Duet from Don Carlo - Giuseppe Verdi / Arr. Johan de Meij

Duet from Don Carlo Giuseppe Verdi / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Duet from Don Carlo - for 2 Trombones (or 2 Euphoniums) & Wind Orchestra Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie and 2 Baritones/Euphoniums, 2 Trombones Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Amstel Concert Band Sprache / Language: English-German-French-Dutch Format: 9 X 12 INCH Erscheinungsdatum / Dat ...
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Duration: 3:25 min
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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
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American Suite (Suite Opus 98b) - Antonin Dvorak / Arr. Johan de Meij

American Suite (Suite Opus 98b) Antonin Dvorak / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: American Suite Untertitel / Subtitle: Komponist / Composer: Antonin Dvorak Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij Instrumentation: Concert Band Dvoráks Aufenthalt in den Vereinigten Staaten wird unmittelbar verbunden mit seiner 9. Symphonie Aus der neuen Welt, doch auch sein berühmtes Cellokonzert und die Pianosuite (Opus 98) stammen aus dieser Periode (1892-1895) ...
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Duration: 11:44 min
Difficulty: 5
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
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Summer - Johan de Meij

Summer Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Summer - for wind orchestra Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band/Harmonie Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Amstel Classic Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Sprache / Language: English-German-French-Dutch Format: 9 X 12 INCH Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 2014 ISMN: 9790035228159
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Duration: 11:25 min
Difficulty: 4
Composer: Johan de Meij
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March (from Jazz Suite Nr.2) - Dmitri Shostakovitch / Schostakowitsch / Arr. Johan de Meij

March (from Jazz Suite Nr.2) Dmitri Shostakovitch / Schostakowitsch / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Jazz Suite No. 2 - March Herausgeber / Publisher: Amstel Music Instrumentation: Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Serie / Series: Amstel Concert Band Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen Erscheinungsdatum / Date of Production: 1995 ISMN: 9790035012901
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Ufo Concerto (Solo-Euphonium & Wind Band) - Johan de Meij
This project is a consortium, and exclusive for the consortium members until February 15, 2013. After this date, the piece will be published and available for purchase. UFO Concerto, my first solo work for euphonium and wind orchestra, is not a traditional concerto in the classical sense. It consists of five movements that are thematically related to one another. The opening ...
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Duration: 23:45 min
Difficulty: 6
Composer: Johan de Meij
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Romeo and Juliet - Part 1 - Sergei Prokofieff / Arr. Johan de Meij

Romeo and Juliet - Part 1 Sergei Prokofieff / Arr. Johan de Meij

Titel / Title: Romeo and Juliet Untertitel / Subtitle: Part 1 Komponist / Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Arrangeur / Arranger: Johan de Meij Instrumentation: Concert Band In dieser Suite für Blasorchester ist Johan de Meij nicht von den bestehenden Orchestersuiten ausgegangen, sondern hat aus Teilen des Balletts, die für ein Arrangement gut geeignet sind, eine eigene Suite zusamme ...
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Duration: 16:31 min
Difficulty: 6
Composer: Sergei Prokofieff
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Rev. 4.118 - Time: 173 ms | SQL: -1 ms