The Percussion Canon
The Percussion Canon
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Niek KleinJan plays Concerto for Marimba and Strings by Emmanuel Séjourné on Dutch TV.
Broadcasted during the Dutch TV programme 'Maestro' on the 7th of January 2024.
Conductor: Tjitske Reidinga.
Niek is recording and collecting the most influential pieces for solo percussion, check it out here: www.youtube.com/@UCXRprjIULzEeSzF7iAANdaQ and here: www.thepercussioncanon.com.
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Suomineito - Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 9 Composer: Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic (b.1962) Performer: Niek KleinJan Video: Elhadji N'Diaye Audio: Cees Oosterhuis "SUOMINEITO is Finish, the language of "Suomi" people, as the Fins call themselves and it means "Finish girl" This quiet melancholic composition was inspired by an original folk song from Finland called "Heili Karjalasta". In Suomi language this means "a friend from Kareli...
Land - Takatsugu Muramatsu - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 8 Composer: Takatsugu Muramatsu (b.1978) Performer: Niek KleinJan Video: Martijn Hak (MANOMEDIA PICTURES) Land was written for marimbist Momoko Kamiya by composer Takatsugu Muramatsu. This beautiful and elegant piece incorporates a very rubato tempo, allowing the performer to be very expressive within the framework laid out by Muramatsu. For more info about The Percussion Canon: www.th...
Áskell Másson about his piece: Prím
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Prím was recorded for The Percussion Canon, check the video here: ua-cam.com/video/kp2OEWwnnPw/v-deo.html or at www.thepercussioncanon.com
Prím - Áskell Másson - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 7 Composer: Áskell Másson (b.1953) Performer: Niek KleinJan Video: Martijn Hak (MANOMEDIA PICTURES) Áskell Másson: ''With Prím (Prime) I continued my attention to the possibilities of the snare srum as a solo instrument, having earlier written a Concert Piece (Konzertstück) for snare drum and orchestra. Prím is based on a rhythmic pattern which the first fifteen of the prime numbers (1...
?Corporel - Vinko Globokar - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 6 Composer: Vinko Globokar (b.1934) Performer: Niek KleinJan Video: N&H Videos ?Corporel (1985) was written as part of Laboratorium, a large collection of solo and chamber works for an ensemble of ten players including two percussionists. In Laboratorium, Globokar wrote one piece for ten players, two pieces for nine players, three pieces for eight players, and so on, including two perc...
Texas Hoedown - David Friedman - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 5 Performed on Dutch television! Check it out: www.vpro.nl/speel~POMS_VPRO_500184~texas-hoedown-david-friedman-niek-kleinjan~.html Texas Hoedown is an infectiously driving groove piece for solo vibraphone by David Friedman with a written out solo section. David's gifted vibraphone student, Taiko Saito, premiered this piece at the 3rd World Vibe International Competition in France in Oc...
Áskell Másson talks about Frum - The Percussion Canon
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Áskell Másson talks about his piece, Frum, that is recorded for The Percussion Canon. Check out the video clip here: ua-cam.com/video/_JWKUmnobFg/v-deo.html www.thepercussioncanon.com www.niekkleinjan.com
Introduction The Percussion Canon by Niek KleinJan
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The canon of The Netherlands: 50 themes that, in chronological order, make up the history of The Netherlands. That is where it all started in 2006. It turned out to be an ideal format to summarize a complete overview of a nation, a city, a culture, or a genre, in a mere 50 ‘frames’. For Niek KleinJan, the canon is the ultimate source of inspiration to sublimate the adventurous but at the same t...
Asventuras - Alexej Gerassimez - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 2 The German percussionist and composer Alexej Gerassimez (*1987) composed ‘Asventuras’ (2011) for his own concerts. He premiered the piece at the prestigious TROMP Percussion Eindhoven competition. ‘Asventuras’ is a transcribed improvisation in which all kinds of different, unusual playing techniques are united. ‘Asventuras’ is a solo for snare drum, which is unique in its kind: the s...
Frum - Áskell Másson - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Áskell Másson about The Percussion Canon: ua-cam.com/video/6OyHeq4MYCA/v-deo.html Clip no. 3 ‘Frum’ (1995) is a composition by the Icelandic percussionist, clarinettist and composer Áskell Másson (*1953). This composition, for ‘set up’, may be played separately, but also as part of the ‘Concerto for Percussion’. ‘Set up’ refers to a collection of instruments. ‘Frum’ requires thirteen instrument...
Grab it! - Jacob ter Veldhuis / JacobTV - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD VIDEO CLIP)
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Clip no. 1 In November 1999, the Dutch composer Jacob ter Veldhuis (also known as JacobTV) composed ‘Grab it!’ for tenor saxophone and boom box, a large, portable radio cassette recorder. Saxophonist Arno Bornkamp, for whom this composition was originally written, played its première at the World Saxophone Congress in Montreal in 2000. Shortly after, ‘Grab it!’ became very popular; musicians al...
Reflections on the Nature of Water - Jacob Druckman - Niek KleinJan - The Percussion Canon (HD)
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Clip no. 4 Jacob Druckman’s composition ‘Reflections on the Nature of Water’ (1986) for solo marimba was a commission from the American marimba-virtuoso William Moersch. During his career, Moersch has been a formative force in the American marimba literature by commissioning new compositions from a range of composers. ‘Reflections on the Nature of Water’ is an ode to Claude Debussy. The French ...
JacobTV about The Percussion Canon
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The canon of The Netherlands: 50 themes that, in chronological order, make up the history of The Netherlands. That is where it all started in 2006. It turned out to be an ideal format to summarize a complete overview of a nation, a city, a culture, or a genre, in a mere 50 ‘frames’. For Niek KleinJan, the canon is the ultimate source of inspiration to sublimate the adventurous but at the same t...

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