Jan Kleinbussink is a Dutch

Netherlands

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 classical musician who specializes in the performance of old music. He is the cantor

Cantor (church)

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-organist

Organist

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 of the Central Church in Deventer

Deventer

Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...

, also known as the Lebuïnus Church. He is also well known for his contributions as an instrumentalist and conductor to recordings of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude

Buxtehude

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, Charpentier

Charpentier

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, Graupner, Händel

HANDEL

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, W.A. Mozart, and Telemann.

Jan Kleinbussink studied piano, organ, orchestra and choir conducting, composition and music theory at three Dutch conservatoires: Amsterdam

Conservatorium van Amsterdam

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, Deventer and Rotterdam. After graduating he continued his specialization in baroque

Baroque music

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 and renaissance music

Renaissance music

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 with Anton Heiller

Anton Heiller

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, Philippe Herreweghe

Philippe Herreweghe

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, and Ton Koopman

Ton Koopman

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During the 1970s he was also active as a composer. Kleinbussink taught music theory at the Rotterdam Conservatoire and performance at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague

Royal Conservatory of The Hague

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. In 2007 he was included in the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau

Order of Orange-Nassau

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