Peter Kleine Schaars

Dámaso Pérez Prado defined the mambo as 'merely an Afro-Cuban rhythm with a flavour of American swing'. In the 1950's he became also a star in the USA where he was considered as 'The Mambo King'.

The associated artists Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II played a prominent role in the history of the American musical. Their collaboration started in 1943 and resulted immediately in the big...

This is a brand new original arrangement of this famous Gershwin march with optional part for vocal soloist. George Gershwin (Brooklyn, 1898 - Hollywood, 1937) is not only the composer of 'Rhapsody in...

This rhapsody for solo quintet and band has been composed especially for bands of the honour's division boasting 2 oboes, one cor anglais and 2 bassoons. The classical dance forms played by the quinte...

Here is another fine arrangement by Peter Kleine Schaars (Deventer, 1962) in true big band style of the famous tune composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. A dialogue between the expressive, classical flute...

En 1977, Bruce Springsteen - surnommé The Boss - compose la chanson Fire qu'il envoie à son idole Elvis Presley dans l'espoir que celui-ci la chante. Elvis Presley décède la même année sans connaîtra...

En 1977, Bruce Springsteen - surnommé The Boss - compose la chanson Fire qu'il envoie à son idole Elvis Presley dans l'espoir que celui-ci la chante. Elvis Presley décède la même année sans connaîtra...

This Is It est à la fois le titre d'une chanson inédite de Michael Jackson, le titre du CD posthume et du film documentaire sur le roi de la pop. This Is It ('C'est fini') était la devise que Michael...

This composition is based on a rhythmical cell - sixteenth /eight dotted - that is less familiar to beginning bands. From now onwards, your musicians will no longer have difficulties with this musical...

Peter Kleine Schaars wrote this 'children's song in pop style' for his youngest daughter. The theme is to be heard at least one time in all instrumental groups and the complete full orchestration prov...

Two Ways is a merry composition (the smallest value of the notes being a quaver (eighth note) which can be performed in two different ways, namely in either rock style or in swing. Here is an educatio...

The American trumpeter, jazzbandleader and composer Quincy Jones worked with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie before he performed as accompanist of great stars such as Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaugha...

The English musician Phil Collins has written six new songs for the animated Walt Disney film Brother Bear. His catchy pop rock is well known and popular with a worldwide audience. In Brother Bear, th...

Melodia Blues, a swinging composition by Peter Kleine Schaars begins with a robust intro. Four bars follow, which can be repeated ad lib. to allow for an optional announcement (this is the so-called V...

Ce grand classique de la chanson française, sur un texte de Jacques Prévert, fut composé par Joseph Kosma. Kosma avait travaillé avec Bert-hold Brecht, Kurt Weil et Hans Eisler à Berlin, avant de se f...

L'arrangeur néerlandais Peter Kleine Schaars a choisi quelques-unes des meilleurs pages de la partition de Morricone, tels le thème principal Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, puis First Youth, Cinema on Fire, F...

Der amerikanische Pianist und Komponist Howard Hoagland 'Hoagy' Carmichael wurde als der geistige Vater des sogenannten 'Blanke Blues' angesehen, den er vorwiegend als Filmmusik schrieb, obgleich dies...

Der amerikanische Pianist und Komponist Howard Hoagland 'Hoagy' Carmichael wurde als der geistige Vater des sogenannten 'Blanke Blues' angesehen, den er vorwiegend als Filmmusik schrieb, obgleich dies...

Neben Kinofilmen produziert Disney auch verschiedene Fernsehsendungen, die in den Vereinigten Staaten in der speziellen Serie The Disney Afternoon ausgestrahlt werden. Alt und Jung kennen die bunten D...