Molenaar partitions pour Harmonie

A quick guaracha, a Cuban dance ryhythm with roots in the old traditional Spanish folk music. A compelling and joyful composition.

Der niederländische Komponist Kees Vlak (Amsterdam, 1938) hat sich für seine Blasmusikkompositionen oft durch Volksmusik inspirieren lassen. So verwendete er, unter anderem, Musik von den Antillen, de...

This is a simple three-part suite from folk songs. The first part is a combination of various french songs, the second is based on the famous 'two king's children'('daar waren twee koningskinderen'),...

These variations on a popular Dutch children's song about a 'Count from The Hague' are infact studies in orchestral playing. Aspects dealing with playing in tune; overall sound; ensemble playing; rhyt...

Der französiche Komponist Roger Roger ist schon bekannt wegen seiner Suite 'Music from the four Winds' (erst in den Vereinigten Staaten, später bei Molenaar verlegt). In der dreiteiligen Suite 'Americ...

This overture is based on the popsong AURA LEE immortalized by Frank Sinatra's version. Here is complete new arrangement consisting of a chorallike introduction followed by a more swinging second part...

European Folk Rhapsody contains folk melodies from England (Early One Morning), France (Passing through Lorraine), Holland (When Duke Jan came sailing), Switzerland (Vreneli) and Austria (Sleep Little...

Gipsies are wizards with the fiddle. Eastern European folk musicians and gipsies are using a lot of brass in their music. Their brass ensembles are very impressive, so the link to brassbands is quickl...

The Belgian trumpeter Paul Voet founded the Brass band Panta Rhei Ghent in 1995 and obtained several national and international successes. As a freelance musician he also composes music for brass band...

Here we have another splendid pleasing suite by Ennio Salvere. It consists of the following three parts : 'Of Guilds and Bagpipes', 'Of Sailors and Fishermen' and 'Of Singers and Dancers'. With this c...

Three popular Russian folk songs, including: 1. 'Kalinka', a Russian song written in 1860 by the composer and folklorist Ivan Larionov, first performed in Saratov as part of a theatrical entertainment...

This is a merry Latin-American arrangement of the well-known song 'Tulips from Amsterdam'. It immediately bursts loose at the start with the chorus in a rousing Samba, followed by the actual song in a...

A while ago Andrew Pearce was asked to arrange some traditional folk songs into a medley that utilised an array of unusual instrumental groupings, typical of a local village band. He has re-worked the...

With the symphonic poem The Culture of the Celts you will experience a day with the celtic people. In multible scenes the daily routine in a celtic settlement, peaceful life in harmony with nature, jo...

This composition was written at the request of the symphonic wind band 'Na Lang Streven” from Klaaswaal, to celebrate their 100th anniversary. As a starting point the English translation of the book A...

TESEO is a symphonic poem based on four mythical scenes from the famous Greek hero Theseus. This work begins in Athens, where Theseus is invited to a feast at which it was officially acknowledged that...

Inspirée par la richesse et la vivacité du répertoire traditionnel irlandais, cette œuvre pour orchestre d’harmonie tisse un voyage sonore à travers trois mélodies emblématiques : The Kesh Jig, Molly...

Un magnifique pot-pourri des meilleures et des plus célèbres chansons populaires toscanes. Dans ce pot-pourri : Peschi fiorenti, La rigiri e fai la rota, La veneranda, La biritullera, Giovanottino, La...