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The composition 'Pegasus' tells us the legend of the mythological flying horse. The birth of Pegasus, his integration with the stars, his spectacular flights and the sufferings of Bellerophon are desc...

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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...

'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...

In 1898 and 1899 Edward Elgar wrote his Enigma Variations, portraying several of his friends. Variation IX received the mysterious title 'Nimrod' and describes August Jaeger, a German who worked in a...

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...

Wagner composed his opera Lohengrin about 1849. This splendid piece is extracted from that opera. It describes a huge procession of nicely dressed guests headed by Elsa walking through the cathedral g...

A spectacular Concert Pasodoble, written by the Portuguese composer and conductor Nuno Osorio. Charachteristic hand claps, castinettes, traditional trumpet solos, broad strung out melodies, and majest...

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...

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...

This composition tells the ancient Japanese legend of Amaterasu, goddess of the Sun. Amaterasu, the sun goddess had a very glamorous and dazzling ppearance. When her brother Susanoo the storm god come...

Ordered by the city of Moscow, the Coronation March by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written in 1883 for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. Ton van Grevenbroek succeeded in transcribing this majesti...

The march 'Vale de Cambra' was commissioned on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the band of Vale de Cambra (Portugal). Conducted by the composer, was premiered in October 2011, in Vale de...

The Capriol Suite is a set of dances in the renaissance style. It was based on tunes found in a manual of Renaissance dances by the French priest Jehan Tabourot. The treatment of the source material i...

This musical work seeks to portray the various stages that make up a climb to the mountain of Pico. The summit of the mountain is 2351 meters above mean sea level, being the highest point in Portugal....

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

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...

Selkies were creatures, which looked something like grey seals. They were guardians of the sea, and protected the sailors navigating their passages across the ocean. Once a year they would come ashore...

The heroic and powerful Fanfarria, Op.50 was commissioned and premiered by the Alicante Municipal Concert Band in 2012 to commemorate their first centennial. The main epic theme is introduced by the t...

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...

Gladiator is an epic film about the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius: reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and h...

This composition by Andrew Pearce was commissioned by the French television channel TF1, to celebrate the end of the year's festivities. This bright and festive piece features euphonium soloists with...

Using a stately fanfare, this action-packed piece has all the hallmarks of the drama, nerve and excitement that make the title come to life! Enjoy the various themes as they seamlessly glide through t...