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This selection of Dutch hits that made it on the worldrepertoirelist was commissioned by CONAMUS,the Dutch organisation for promotion of Dutch Entertainment Music, compiled by Kees Vlak and published...

'Symphonieën der Nederlanden' is a piece in one movement for wind band. It contains seven subdivisions, each of them treating a different musical theme. But the unifying idea is hard work, the same ki...

Viel Erfolg konnten wir mit der Ausgabe von Blasmusik aus der französischen Revolution verzeichnen, beispielsweise der 'symphonie in einer Bewegung' (Jadin) und der 'symphonie pour Orchestre d'harmoni...

The prominent Dutch composer Jurriaan Andriessen composed this overture for the 75th anniversary of the Dutch Air Force. The work sounds as dynamic as our Air Force proves to be.

The third part of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony (The Romantic Symphony) is quite well suited for a transcription for wind band, not in the least because of the haunting horn themes.

The work opens with a theme in a folksong character: an introduc-tion in minor. Timpani and the low winds symbolise the Hungarian character and the never-ending struggle of the people of Hungary. Afte...

Hymns and Dances II für großes Harmonieorchester und Harfe (ad Libitum) folgt der Komposition 'Hymnes and Dances I' und ist basiert auf den Kontrast zwischen hymnischen Melodien und tanzenden Episoden...

As the title clearly indicates this is a kind of 'Foolish Toccata and Fugue', written in collaboration with Désiré Dondeyne. Both the introduction and the free fugue incited Master Dondeyne to develop...

Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921) put an end to his career as leading trumpeter with several famous London symphony orchestras to become a full-time composer. He became world famous with his soundtrack music...

About his composition 'Fin de Siècle', completed in 1995, Alkema writes: 'At the end of each century 'everything is allowed' for some time. Everything is being summarized and eventually leads to a las...