Spartiti per banda avanzata

Alle Jahre wieder, Ihr Kinderlein kommet, O du fröhliche, Süßer die Glocken nie klingen and Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, (Silent Night Holy Night), all well-known traditional German songs, are present...

Impressive and yet gentle, the proud eagle soars over the mountaintops and through the ravines of the Karpaten. As the uncrowned king of the air, he observes all earthly events from Romania's highest...

Here you have a fine original Boogie Woogie written by the German composer Manfred Schneider who passed away in 2008. There is a lot of solo work in this nice swinging jazzy piece of music.

The title of this piece is derived from the Japanese word 'Mokuyo' meaning Thursday. This sparkling and brilliant concert march was commissioned by the symphonic band from Shiga, Japan with the name o...

Concert March is in the Iberian style. It begins with a trumpet solo, and then develops into a march, like a Paso Doble. It is a very lively piece, recreating the atmosphere of the traditional religio...

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,...

A powerful fanfare leads towards a quiet passage with a very rhythmical motif that ends in a more lyrical central part. Then we have a trumpet solo accompanied by the soft woodwind sound and gradually...

Hispanico (Hispanic) is the name a Spanish citizen is given when living in another country. One day, a Spaniard (Hispânico), decides to watch a tourada (bull fight) in Portugal and becomes amazed at t...

The March of the Cripple is a symphonic fantasy in several parts featuring different styles which explore balanced and unsynchronized rhythms to give the feeling of the uneven walking of a crippled pe...

Horses and bulls have transformed the landscape and culture of Ribatejo (Portugal) and created the natural character of the Campino, guardian of the flatlands and the animals that roam. It is, no doub...

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...

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

Anton Bruckner is chiefly famous because of his monumental symphonies, yet, before he got the mastery to realize those sound cathedrals he wrote numerous small musical miniatures. They only occupy a s...

Gioacchino Rossini is famous as composer of a fabulous series op splendid operas of which the overtures are often most popular and appreciated. The opera 'La Cambiale di Matrimonio' (the change of the...

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...

La Mer' (Beyond the sea) is a song written by French composer, lyricist, singer and showman Charles Trenet (1913 - 2001). Trenet wrote the lyrics of 'La Mer' on the train in 1943 while travelling alon...

'Mr. Bojangles' is a popular song written and initially recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968 and covered since by many other artists. The song was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in...

A long time ago... in a small village near the Dutch city of Delft two friends had a rather hazardous idea: they wanted to write a sequel to the legendary 'Star Wars' cycle. The idea was realized and...

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...

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...

This arrangement of the bigband classic is based on the song as it was originally used in the film 'Swing Time' (1936) starring Fred Astaire. 'The Way You Look Tonight' won the Academy Award that year...