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This Japanese winter song deals with a man in a snowed under town who looks back at his life and hopes that the next spring will bring him more happiness. The song which you can still frequently hear...

The original piece was written by Franz Schneider (1737- 1812), organist and musical director at the Benedictine abbey of Melk on the Danube, for choir, string quartet, two trumpets and timpani. This...

This song has three stanzas and describes the modest though grateful family life of the infant Jesus with his parents Mary and Joseph. The choral melody is four-part and can be performed harmoniously...

Impressive and yet gentle, the proud eagle soars over the mountaintops and through the ravines of the Karpaten. As the uncrowned king of the air, he observes all earthly events from Romania's highest...

Fantasy for Wind Band, explores the full range of colours and dynamic possibilities of a wind band, trying to get the attention of the listener through surprise. Much like a cartoon soundtrack, this w...

With these two 'breaks' Patrick Millstone killed two birds with one stone. You can conclude the first part of your concert with 'Have a break' and start again after the interval with 'Break Away'.

This piece is based on the chapter of the same name, a part of the book 'Camera Obscura' (1839) written by Hildebrand, pen-name of the chaplain and writer/poet Nicolaas Beets (Haarlem, 1814 - Utrecht,...

A powerful fanfare leads towards a quiet passage with a very rhythmical motif that ends in a more lyrical central part. Then we have a trumpet solo accompanied by the soft woodwind sound and gradually...

This nice composition, commissioned by the Swiss Army Brass Band was arranged for symphonic band at Johann Mösenbichler's request. The legendary bird called 'Phoenix' rises from its ashes as a symbol...

This world-famous hit by Justin Hayward has now been arranged for symphonic band and for fanfare band in such a way that the complete band is put to the fore. All the most beautiful characteristics of...

The identifications of the friends depicted in the variations are as follows: I. Caroline Alice Elgar, his wife. II. Hew David Steuart-Powell, amateur pianist. III. Richard Baxter Townshend, author. I...

This composition is based on an old Chinese myth about the constellation Draco which is still to be seen in the firmament between the Great Bear and the Little Bear. The Chinese people believed that w...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

The title 'Dis-TENSIONS-diS' is a game (or pun) with the words tension and distension (relaxation). The work stems from a 'Leitmotiv' presented at the beginning of the work by the warm sound of the ba...

The composition 'Pegasus' tells us the legend of the mythological flying horse. The birth of Pegasus, his integration with the stars, his spectacular flights and the sufferings of Bellerophon are desc...

The name 'JAD-A-DAJ' comes from a combination of several compositional resources, hence the subtitle 'eclectic dialogues for band'. The music responds to a pure work of analysis and more specifically...

Aus Respighis Orchestrer Suite, teil 2. Pini presso una catacomba: Eine ruhige und dunkle Szene mit einer Hymne die aus den Katakomben erklingt.

Concordia (with one heart) was composed on request from Fanfare Concordia Schaik on the occasion of their 100th anniversary, in 2010. The work describes a glance at the history of this music associati...

'Swanee River's Other Side' is a rather surprising arrangement of the well-known traditional 'Swanee River'. In this arrangement in fugue form, flavoured with some classical music hints, several swing...