Partitions moyen chez Molenaar Edition

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.

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...

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...

The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is still popular because of his theatre music for Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt' and his Piano Concerto opus 16. The suite 'Fra Holbergs Tid' (Holberg Suite) opus 40 was origi...

Anlässlich eines Musikfestes des Bundes Deutscher Blasmusikverbände in Freiburg im '86 war der Komponist im Schwarzwald zu Gast. Eine seiner Kompositionen wurde auf diesem Festival prämiiert. Er wohnt...

Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen/Kuriose Geschichte/Musche Mann/Wichtige Begebenheit/Träumerei/Am Kamin/Der Dichter spricht

A couple of years ago Piet Daalhuisen and Marcel Peeters combined their talents to write the most successful band selection 'With a smile to the Classics'. Here is another work resulting from their co...

Les plages de Rio de Janeiro sont presque aussi célèbres dans le monde entier que la musique brésilienne, avec ses caractéristiques typiques. Le mélange de différentes races a donné lieu non seulement...

The Canadian composer Legrady, born in Hungary, wrote this fine suite with three famous mediterrenean holiday resorts in mind.He was successively inspired by the Monte Carlo Casino, the Greek isle of...

This suite in five parts by the famous Russian wind music composer Salnikov is remarkable for its brilliant composition technique and its superb inspiration. Original Russian themes have been linked i...

In his three hours lasting box-office hit 'Les Uns et les Autres' the French filmmaker Claude Lelouch describes the joys and sorrows, important events and everyday incidents of the lives of a number o...

With 'Listening to Paris' we had discovered the talent of Mickey Nicolas, assistant conductor at and arranger for the famous Paris Cabaret 'Le Lido'. Here is a new composition for medium grade bands w...