Partitions pour harmonie pour avancés

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of ma...

When Philip Sparke composed this piece he tried to create a work that characterised man's ability to overcome personal tragedy and the feeling of serenity gained when the tragedy is forgotten. To do t...

Folk music plays an important role in the life of the Ukrainian people. Their country covers an area of over 600. 000 square kilometres and has more than fifty million inhabitants. In the north there...

Lorsque des marcheurs se perdaient dans le brouillard au « Steinernen Steg » (Pont de pierre) de Burgebrach en automne et en hiver, Ursula von Windeck apparaissait, vêtue d’une robe blanche, pour leur...

Die feierliche und stimmungsvolle »Christmas Fantasy« hat im Laufe der Jahre nichts von ihrer Attraktivität verloren. Das Medley besteht aus einigen der bekanntesten Weihnachtslieder der W...

Toccata Festiva' was commissioned in 1994 by the Dutch Brass Band Championships. The wind band version was made a year later by the composer himself. Historically speaking, the toccata is considered t...

Spirit of Independence' was commissioned by the Koninklijke Fanfare 'Onafhankelijkheid' ('Independence') from Wiekevorst (Belgium) on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The piece depicts an enthusi...

Dancescriptions combines many styles derived from pop music with techniques from classical composition. The styles are not the focal point - the true musical definition comes from the interpretation o...