Sinfonie in F dur

Allegro moderato Adagio non troppo Molto allegro confuoco Finale (Allegro con spirito) October 1900 - 12 June 1901 location of manuscript: www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 053/020 053/021 Jan van Gilse received his musical education in Germany. His music developed into a synthesis of French impressionism and German romanticism. He became a popular conductor and one of the founders of the Society of Dutch composers (GeNeCo) and also the copyright organization BUMA. During the war, this socially engaged human being was fiercely anti-German. He had to pay a heavy price for his fighting spirit. by dr. Hans van Dijk