Partitions pour orchestre d'instruments à vent

Japanese sounds, pentatonic scales, throbbing drums and (for Western wind orchestras something quite new), glissandi on the double-reed instruments. The fact that Molenaar's Editions for wind-orchestr...

The composer thinks his 'Overture for an Imaginary Play' (1987) does not need any comment at all.

Grandfather's Clock, presented à la Herb Alpert orJames Last, a useful addition to our Real Big Band Sound repertoire.

We can assume that Bach wrote this work, full of lively rythms and moving melodies, in a lighthearted and jubilant mood. Though originally composed for the organ, this composition has been arranged fo...

Henry Mancini studied composition, piano and conducting at the famous Julliard School of Music. He started his musical career as a pianist and arranger with the Tex Beneke Band before working as arran...

Mike Post wrote several fine tunes for popular American television series such as 'The Greatest American Hero' and 'NYPD Blue'. Willy Hautvast already arranged for Molenaar Edition the theme of the ce...

This selection of Dutch hits that made it on the worldrepertoirelist was commissioned by CONAMUS,the Dutch organisation for promotion of Dutch Entertainment Music, compiled by Kees Vlak and published...

The huntsman goes on a holiday and takes it easy.There are no agitated horns, but there is a quiet hunting-motif instead. A few moments later the horns want to sound off again, but they can be coaxed...

'Rookie' stands for a new recruit. This small piece of entertainment music describes his first exercises and training.

This rhapsody is based on popular folktunes and dances such as 'Annie Laurie', 'Gina Body', 'Meet a Baby', 'Hundred Pipers' and 'Auld Lang Syne'. Henk van Lijnschooten is second to none to picture the...

'Symphonieën der Nederlanden' is a piece in one movement for wind band. It contains seven subdivisions, each of them treating a different musical theme. But the unifying idea is hard work, the same ki...

La MISSA SOLEMNIS est dédiée à Sa Sainteté le Pape Jean-Paul II, en témoignage de la profonde et respectueuse admiration que Serge Lancen lui porte. Cette oeuvre a été composée en 1986, pour deux voix...

Der deutsche Komponist Wilhelm Koenen hat diese schneidige Komposition geschrieben für jedes Blasorchester das gerne leichteMusik spielt.Der wechselnde Rhythmus suggeriert das moderne Musical. Wie der...

Born in 1908, Leroy Anderson was a great American conductor, who also composed a great number of light symphonic pieces of music. This famous 'Sandpaper Ballet' remains as popular as his 'Typewriter'.