Kees Vlak : Partitions facile

Kees Vlak composed the 'Christmas Time' suite for band in which he used German, Hungarian and Dutch Christmas carols.

The traditional Mexican 'mariachi' music is a festive and exuberant type of music that puts you in a good mood. One of those traditional themes is La Bamba which has been sung and recorded by several...

Wer kennt ihn nicht, den Kanon 'Bruder Jakob'? Der Kanon ist einer der ältesten Formen in der Musik und zum Singen besonders geeignet, wobei jeder nacheinander die gleiche Melodie singt. Häufig wird d...

Equally varied, certainly as to the countries of origin, is the wind band suite (eventually with mixed choir) 'An International Christmas' (1979) in which Kees Vlak used Italian and Czech carols.

Also Kees Vlak (1938) has apparantly been struck by the treasure of French carols and composed in 1981 the 'Fantasy on French Christmas Songs'.

THE YOUNG EXPLORER (Eine musikalische Entdeckungsreise) THE YOUNG EXPLORER ist eine Serie aus drei zusammengehörenden Stücken 1) COMPOSER's WORKSHOP - KOMPONISTEN-WERKSTATT 2) OVERTURE - OUVERTÜRE 3)...

The versatile Dutch composer Kees Vlak (Amsterdam 1938) proves that also he knows how to write a fine march. 'Marching Time' is a kind of pastiche of a thrilling swing march as introduced with US Air...

Here is an opportunity for the musician who wants to improvise on a simple blues scheme. For improvisations the Pentablues-scale or the Blues-scale might prove useful. Thes two scales fit the chords u...

Equally varied, certainly as to the countries of origin, is the wind band suite (eventually with mixed choir) 'An International Christmas' (1979) in which Kees Vlak used Italian and Czech carols.

Kees Vlak composed the 'Christmas Time' suite for band in which he used German, Hungarian and Dutch Christmas carols.

Real-Pop est une oeuvre en cinq mouvements dont chacun dépeint un aspect particulier du Japon : Yokohama City Rock reflète l'effervescence du port de Yokohama ; Wintertime se fait l'écho de la sérénit...

This very original composition was inspired by the polyrhythmic dances from Slovakia and the style of Bela Bartok. Though there are no real technical difficulties, the work demands a lot of concentrat...