Désiré Dondeyne

It is sometimes said that in the past centuries there was no tradition in composing with respect to original works for windband. This work proves the contrary in a brilliant orchestration by Désiré Do...

The French composer and organist Michel Richard de Lalande (Paris, 1657 - Versailles, 1726), a contemporary of Jean-Baptiste Lully, was music teacher of the daughters of King Louis XIV and was appoint...

This Overture in C, composed by one of Gossec's outstanding pupils Catel, is a most representative original band composition of the French Revolution era. It was premiered by the National Guard Band a...