1918 – 2016
Born on June 4th 1918 in Oostzaan (Netherlands)
Died on November 25th 2016 in Zwijndrecht (Netherlands)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1927-30
Piano lessons by Jb.I. Hovenier<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1930-35
Piano lessons from Henk Zanen
Violin lessons from Joh. van de Woude
The first compositions: Trios and piano works (destroyed in 1935)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1935
School for Music ‘Toonkunst’ in Rotterdam
Piano lessons from Emile Eberle
New start in composing
Introduction to Willem Pijper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1936-41
Study at the Conservatory in Rotterdam:
Piano lessons from Jaap Callenbach
Violin and viola lessons from Johan Warnars
Composition and Conducting lessons from Willem Pijper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not at the Conservatory:
Private organ lessons from Ferd. Timmermans<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1941-46
Advanced studies with Willem Pijper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1942-44
At the School of Music ‘Toonkunst’ in Rotterdam (connected to the Conservatory)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1946-62
At the Conservatory in Rotterdam
Subjects: theory of harmony, counterpoint, music theory and musical composition.
At the School of Music: piano<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1955-83
At the ‘Brabants Conservatory’ in Tilburg
Subjects: music theory (principal subject), musical composition, orchestration<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1962-77
At the ‘Royal Conservatoire’ in The Hague
Subjects: music theory (principal subject), analysis and general theory of composing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1936-93
Church organist, conductor and accompanist of several amateur choirs and orchestras<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1960-67
At the ‘Algemeen Handelsblad’
1947-95
Contributions to a great variety of books and magazines<\/p>\n\n\n\n
.Examiner for the State Examinations in Music (later also a member of the Examination Regulations Committee)
.Member of the jury in counterpoint, fugue, harmony, analysis and composition at the Academies for Music in Brussels and Gent (Belgium)
.Member of the jury at a variety of musical contests
.(Guest)lectures
.A position on numerous boards relating to cultural policy (among which the ‘Koninklijke Nederlandse Toonkunstenaars Vereniging’ (the Dutch Association of Musicians), the ‘Genootschap van Nederlandse Componisten’ (the Society of Dutch Composers) and several Cultural Advisory Bodies
.Co-founder of some ‘Youth and Music’ sections
.Co-founder of the Gouds Symphonie Orkest (the Gouda Symphony Orchestra)
.Co-founder the Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging (the Dutch Pianola Association)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1959
Visser Neerlandia Award (for Concertino I for piano & orchestra)
1969
Visser Neerlandia Award (for Jardin public for flute & orchestra)
1970
Willem Pijper Award (for Musica Sacra II)
1981
Culture prize of Noord-Brabant (for complete works)
1991
Honorary citizenship of the city of Gouda (for musical merits to the community of Gouda)
1999
Hertog Jan Prize of the province of Noord Brabant for his contributions to the musical culture in this province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan van Dijk was born in Oostzaan on 4 June 1918 and died in Zwijndrecht on 25 November 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan van Dijk was a composer, conductor, pianist and music theorist. He was a teacher at the academies of music in Rotterdam, Tilburg, Den Haag and Amsterdam.
(Composition, harmony, counterpoint, analysis, main subject theory of music).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan van Dijk was a member of the jury at the academies of music of Gent and Brussels in Belgium. For many years he was the conductor of the Gouds Philharmonic Orchestra, he was a music critic for magazines and newspapers and was co-editor of books on music. Apart from that he was very active in the field of music education and its policy-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan van Dijk studied piano at the music academy in Rotterdam with Jaap Callenbach and composition and conducting with Willem Pijper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan van Dijk leaves an impressive body of musical works, in all 1264 opus numbers, among them 18 symphonies, 12 string quartets, 7 piano sonatas, 75 sonatines for piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He wrote symphonic poems – also for symphonic wind orchestra – among others Wallenstein and Breeroo. He composed many choral works, also for choir and orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He set to music the 150 Psalms for various a capella (choir) formations. He composed solo concerts, among them a Concerto for pianola and orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to this van Dijk wrote chamber music, sometimes in unusual line-ups, organ works and work in the genre of 31-tone-music. And he is the composer of an extensive oeuvre for carillon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He came up with numerous compositions for amateur musicians, very well playable to the satisfaction of this group of singers and players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jan van Dijk twice received the Visser Neerlandia prize, the Willem Pijper prize, the Culture Prize of the province of Noord-Brabant and the Hertog Jan Award of the province of Noord-Brabant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was Honorary Citizen of both the municipality of Gouda and Tilburg, Honorary Master of the Lodge “De waare Broedertrouw” in Gouda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Jan van Dijk was married, had one married son, one married grandson and one greatgranddaughter).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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