Jan Van Landeghem Explained
Jan Van Landeghem (born 28 November 1954) is a Belgian composer, musicologist, organist, harpsichordist and conductor.
He was born in 1954 in Temse.[1] [2] Van Landeghem studied at the conservatories of Maastricht and Brussels.[3] He studied under André Laporte with Luc Brewaeys and Peter Swinnen.[4] His teacher followed recent developments of international music, and some of his students absorbed "the whole spectrum", from spectralism to electronic music.[4] Van Landeghem, however, was more selective.[4]
As a composer he wrote more than 200 works. Van Landeghem won 15 national and international prizes for his compositions, including the Horlait–Dapsens Prize at the Conservatory of Brussels and the Wendungen Prize at the Festival of Flanders.[3] He is currently a professor at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Brussels and the director of the Academy of Music of Bornem. He was chosen as a member of the board of SABAM.[5]
Further reading
- Flavie Roquet: Lexicon: Vlaamse componisten geboren na 1800, Roeselare, Roularta Books, 2007, 946 p.,
- André Stoop, Bart Moenssens: Lexicon van het muziekleven in het land van waas, deel 1: biografieën, Wasiana: Sint-Niklaas Stadsbestuur, 1987. pp. 228–230
- De orgelwerken van Jan Van Landeghem, in: Orgelkunst, jaargang 14 nr 4, 1991. pp. 164–166 en pp. 171–173
- K. Van den Buys: Een verrassend tweespan, in: Muziek & Woord, jaargang 25 nr 295, 1999. pp. 15–16
- J. Van Holen: De orgelwerken van Jan Van Landeghem, in: Orgelkunst, jaargang 25 nr. 1, 2002. pp. 15–49
- J. Van Holen: Marcatissimo, pianokwartet van Jan Van Landeghem, in: Vlaanderen, jaargang 50 nr. 3, 2001. pp. 171–174
Notes and References
- Book: Compeers . Joris . Delaere . Mark . Flemish Symphonic Music Since 1950 Historical Overview, Discussion of Selected Works and Inventory . 2006 . Matrix, New Music Documentation Centre . 36 . 20 December 2021.
- Web site: VAN LANDEGHEM, JAN . www.newconsonantmusic.com . 20 December 2021.
- Book: Jaarboek - Volume 2012 . Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten . 2012 . Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten . 21 . 20 December 2021.
- Book: Wennekes . Emile . Delaere . Mark . Emile Wennekes. Contemporary music in the Low Countries . 2006 . 9789075862874 . 82 . 20 December 2021.
- Web site: Jan van Landeghem - composer . HeBu Musikverlag GmbH . 20 December 2021.