Jaap Stotijn
| Jaap Stotijn | |
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Jaap Stotijn (photo )
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| Birth name | Jacob Hendrik Stotijn |
| Born |
22 September 1891 The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Died | 5 April 1970 (aged 78) The Hague |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Oboe |
Jacob Hendrik "Jaap" Stotijn (The Hague, 22 September 1891 – The Hague, 5 April 1970) was a Dutch oboist. He was also active as a pianist and conductor. Jaap Stotijn has been credited as the founder of the Dutch school of oboe playing. "The Dutch style ... is the product of the distinctive reed-making and playing style of Jaap Stotijn." Contemporary oboists in this lineage include Han de Vries, Koen van Slogteren (), Peter Bree, Bart Schneemann, and the current principal oboe in Stotijn's orchestra, Pauline Oostenrijk ().
Jacob Hendrik Stotijn was born on September 22, 1891, the son of Johannes Louis Stotijn and Helena Kooper. He married Geertruida Molenaar on September 27, 1912. They had a daughter, Ellen, born March 23, 1913, and a son, Haakon, born February 11, 1915. Ellen Nicasie-Stotijn became a harpist, and Haakon Stotijn followed his father as an oboist and teacher of the oboe.
In 1907, while studying with Dirk van Emmerik, Stotijn played second oboe with the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague, where his teacher was principal oboist. He studied at De Haagsche Muziekschool, now the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1910 to 1915.
In 1919, Stotijn succeeded Dirk van Emmerik as solo oboist with the Hague Residentie Orchestra and as oboe instructor at the conservatory, positions he held until his retirement in 1956. He continued to teach oboe privately for many years after his retirement.
Jaap Stotijn was involved in a number of other musical endeavours. In 1928, he began conducting the Hague Workers Symphony Orchestra. In 1935, Stotijn formed the Feltkamp-Stotijn-Ketting Trio with flutist Johan Feltkamp and pianist/composer Piet Ketting. Stotijn also performed with a Baroque music ensemble Collegium Musicum Artis Antiqua.
Composer Julius Röntgen dedicated his Sonata #2 for Oboe and Piano in D major to Stotijn.
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