De Haske partitions pour Harmonie

As with his composition Shirim, Piet Swerts has based this new work on Jewish folksongs. The melody lines of Tum Balalaika provide a beautiful, Arab-sounding effect in the harmony. The various themes...

This work, in two movements, was written for the 50th anniversary of 'Harmonie St. Cecilia' in Oudenburg, Belgium, and is dedicated to its conductor, Arne Wyntin. The first part is rather quiet and pa...

Roland Kernen has developed a true fascination for the traditional music scene and for Celtic folk music in particular. The Celts fed on a rich blend of legend and myth which is skillfully portrayed i...

Duration: 9:30 minutes

Singapore Rhapsody is an exciting work in two movements based on popular Malaysian folksongs. The songs that occur in the first movement are Rasa Sayang eh (a love song), Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a song...

Concerto Cappricioso begins with a short fanfare-like opening. It?s three movements then develop with exciting dialogues between the soloist and the main concert band, which both answers and accompani...

In this fascinating piece, composer Hayato Hirose creates a fantasy world of a pirate who dreams of sailing to a treasure island. The music follows four different scenes that are played without interr...

Don't listen to anyone's advice, but listen to the lessons of the wind passing and telling the history of the world. ' Claude Debussy Since the dawn of time, the wind has played an important role in a...

Le flash-back est un phénomène psychologique. Des événements du passé, imprimés dans la mémoire à long terme, resurgissent comme une réponse inconsciente et soudaine à un stimulus lié à une expérience...

Lorsque la pleine lune inonde la mer de sa lumière mystérieuse, il est difficile d'imaginer que cette étendue si calme subit largement l'influence de l'attraction gravitationnelle de la Lune. La mer n...

Add a little Latin flavor to your concert with this three-part suite by Roland Kernen. A Cha-Cha followed by a Bossa Nova and a Samba is guaranteed to have everyone's feet tapping - both audience and...

Here is your chance for some audience participation within your concert program. The big Summer 'hit' of 1995 was the Bayside Boys with their version of a modern Spanish song. Can you remember the mov...

CD1: Fanfare for the Champions > Flame and Glory > Free Day > The Battle of Varlar > Variations on an Austrian Folksong > Odilia > Treasure Island > Dream Cruise > Rejoice! > The New King's Dances > L...

The inspiration for The Lights of Europe was the continuous growth in unity throughout Europe. The march begins in the minor key (all beginnings are difficult) but unity is found and is clearly audibl...

This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and myste...

This swinging march by Jacob de Haan was commissioned by the foundation 'Vrienden van de Groningse Politie-muziek' (Friends of the Police Music of Groningen), on occasion of the 950 year anniversary o...

Jacob de Haan has composed a very interesting concert work with Pastorale Symphonique. Through music the composer reflects on one of today's most important concerns, the adverse effect on the environm...

Pour composer cette marche divertissante écrite en 6/8, Harm Evers s'est inspiré de la célèbre parade qui se déroule chaque année à North Beach sur la côte ouest dans l'État de Californie. North Beach...

Die Komposition wurde wegen der charakteristischen tänzerischen Teile zu Recht Suite genannt. En Bateau zum Beispiel, wahrscheinlich benannt nach einem Gedicht von Verlaine, das eine Bootsfahrt im Mon...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) once remarked: 'My life is a novel that greatly interests me. ' Experiences in his personal life had a great influence on his compositions. Symphonie Fantastique, written in...