Molenaar Edition

This composition starts in a very majestic way by the complete band. Then we have a choral like part mainly performed by the woodwinds and completed by some snatches of fanfares by the brass instrumen...

This piece is based on the chapter of the same name, a part of the book 'Camera Obscura' (1839) written by Hildebrand, pen-name of the chaplain and writer/poet Nicolaas Beets (Haarlem, 1814 - Utrecht,...

This world-famous hit by Justin Hayward has now been arranged for symphonic band and for fanfare band in such a way that the complete band is put to the fore. All the most beautiful characteristics of...

Something Groovy is a medley of some of Phil Collins' biggest hits. Included are: Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, Groovy Kind of Love, Colours and Sussudio. It has been very skillfully arrang...

This is what Chris Hazell, the composer, had to say about 'Three Brass Cats': 'Some years ago I had four cats in the house - all were strays and decided that I was a soft touch when it came to free bo...

'MacArthur Park' is a song written by Jimmy Webb, first recorded by Richard Harris in 1968 and then covered by many other performers. One of the best-known covers of the song is Donna Summer's 1978 di...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

Grieg composed this funeral march for his friend, Norwegian composer Rikard Nordraak who died at the age of 23. Grieg took copies of this piece on all his travels as he wished that it would be played...

Concordia (with one heart) was composed on request from Fanfare Concordia Schaik on the occasion of their 100th anniversary, in 2010. The work describes a glance at the history of this music associati...

Concordia (uni de coeur) était écrite à la commande de la fanfare Concordia Schaijk à l'occasion de leur centenaire en 2010. l'Oeuvre dépeint en vol d'oiseau l'histoire de cette société de musique, en...

This song has been performed by many artists, but the most successful version was recorded by Nat King Cole. The record first reached the Billboard Charts in 1948. David Bowie's version was a major th...

'Swanee River's Other Side' is a rather surprising arrangement of the well-known traditional 'Swanee River'. In this arrangement in fugue form, flavoured with some classical music hints, several swing...

After having heard this piece for the first time at an organ recital, Feike van Tuinen was convinced that an orchestral version would be fantastic and would work very well. This piece has a stimulatin...

Un Concert Pasodoble éblouissant, écrit par le compositeur et chef d'orchestre Portugais Nuno Osório. Des claquements de mains caractéristiques, des castagnettes, de solos trompette classique, des mél...

As the title suggests, the piece is heroic and olympic in feel. One might imagine an Olympic Games opening ceremony where the athletes assemble to compete on the world stage. The Heroes Rise Again is...

Gabriel's Oboe' is the main theme for the 1986 film The Mission. The theme was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone, and has since been arranged and performed several times by many artists. The...

Marc Jeanbourquin composed 'Spiral' during a music camp, for himself and 9 other fellow musicians. Due to the success of this piece, some years later, he has taken the main theme and developed it, wit...

Chan Chan' is a son composition by Cuban bandleader Compay Segundo, revolving around two central characters, 'Juanita' and 'Chan Chan'. The song was one of Compay's last compositions and was written i...

In this fresh new arrangment of Fur Elise, arranger Anton Burger has created a version in slow rock!

Dambusters March is the main theme from the movie 'Dambusters'. This is a British war film from 1955 about the British attack on German dams on May 17 1943. This arrangement is from Ton van Grevenbroe...

Arranger Dirk Keijzer has been working with famous Dutch pianist Cor Bakker since the 1980's. During their long collaboration, Cor would have guests appear on his television programme Cor & Co, and es...

Moondance is the title track of the 1970 LP of the same name from Van Morrison. The original is known as a country-rock work, with a jazz (walking bass) and soft swing influences. In this arrangement...

Do you remember this one? In the 80's the British pop group Matt Bianco had a number of big hits, three of which have been incorporated into this medley. After an easy More Than I Can Bear, we go to t...

Est-ce que vous vous rappelez ce groupe-ci ? Dans les années quatre-vingt le groupe anglais Matt Bianco avait plusieurs gros tubes, dont trois sont ici rassemblés dans un medley. Après un easy More Th...

This arrangement from Henk Ummels contains three big movie hits from the year 1984. The title songs from Ghostbusters, Footloose and Beverly Hills Cop. It's inconceivable that 1984 was a year that so...