Peter-Jan Wagemans

Peter-Jan Wagemans (The Hague, September 7, 1952) is a Dutch composer.

According to Wagemans' philosophy, music is shaped in the observation of the listener.

Therefore, Wagemans tries to focus on ways a work can be recognised, rather than on its fundamental structure.

He generally makes use of what he prefers to call musical archetypes, unifying ambivalent elements.

Wagemans founded the Dutch Doelen Ensemble and for some years was also the artistic director of the Amsterdam-based Holland Symfonia.