Festmusik des LBO
40 Jahre „LandesBlasOrchester Baden-Württemberg“
„Festmusik des LBO“ is a festive overture in which the new logo of the „LandesBlasOrchester Baden-Württemberg“ is explained in musical way in three parts without intermission.
The overture starts as a surprise, just walking into the beautiful land of Baden-Württemberg, a partial republic of Germany. „Movement and Rhythm“
The main theme a proud, passioned theme – its all about the people working at LBO – starts and flows into the second theme based on the typical opening of the song „Loblied der Badener“. The use of many different pitches and scales are a metaphor for „Highs and Lows“.
After this another folksong of Baden-Württemberg is integrated, the more lyric „Hohenzollernlied“. The use of both of these folk-themes are standing for „Name, Values and Home“.
In the second part both folksongs are used in the thematic material. In this part the music is build up into a passioned and majestic climax. All the „Emotions and Passion“ reach their maximum of musical perception.
In the third part all thematic material is re-used in a fugatic way finding their way, everything combining, into a virtuous coda – just as the new logo is doing into one picture.
Of course the title of the overture is referring to the jubilee of 40 years of this great orchestra: „LandesBlasOrchester Baden-Württemberg“
This piece was the winning composition of the composition contest “Logo in Sound” as held by the “LandesBlasorchester Baden-Württemberg” (2018)
Specifications
About the composer
Christiaan Janssen
I was born on the 19th of February 1974 and have been involved with music since the age of five. When I was seven I went to the “Muziekacademie” in ’s Gravenvoeren in Belgium. There I learned Theory of music and Harmony, and also to play the trumpet and church organ. After this I studied conducting of wind, fanfare and brass bands with Pierre Kuijpers, organ with Dorthy de Rooij and symphony orchestra conducting with Jan Stulen at the Conservatory of Maastricht. I also took additional courses in conducting with several well known conductors. I have been conducting actively since 1994 and at present I am the conductor of a symphony orchestra and two wind bands. Since 1985 I have been experimenting with sound and have been developing as a self-taught composer. I have quite a wide number of compositions to my name amongst which are more than 100 pieces for wind bands. My works have a romantic character and often consist of only a few motifs from which the entire work develops. Counterpoint and a transparent instrumentation play a very important role in this. My work is, like that of all composers, influenced by past masters. The biggest influences on my work have been Johann Sebastian Bach, Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss. In 2014, → “LBM Jubel-mars” was the winning composition at the composition contest of the “Limburgse Bond van Muziekgezelschappen” (LBM) in the occasion of their 75th anniversary jubilee. In 2015, → Cortège received a special mention by the Atlantic Reed Consort, during the annual Calefax Composers Competition of the famous Dutch wind ensemble Calefax. (→ website Calefax) In 2017, → Capriccio was the test piece in the 1st division for windbands, during the 2nd European Contest for windbands, fanfarebands and brassbands in Luxembourg. Also in 2017, → Suite #6 received a special mention by the Atlantic Reed Consort, during the annual Calefax Composers Competition 2017. I am regularly asked to write a piece or make an arrangement for a wide variety of ensembles, from chamber groups to wind bands and symphony orchestras. To an increasing extent my compositions are being performed by renowned orchestras such as, Fanfare band Brass-aux-Saxes Westerlo (B), Royal Bevers Wind orchestra Beveren-Leie (B), Royal Wind Band of Thorn (NL), Royal Wind Orchestra St. Michael Thorn (NL), Royal Philharmonic Wind orchestra Bocholtz (NL), Royal Old Wind Band of Eijsden (NL), Royal Wind Orchestra Sainte Cécile Eijsden (NL), Gran Canaria Wind Orchestra (ES), Banda de Lalin (ES) and many more…