Mitropa Music

This work has been written within the framework of the Obertöne project by the Bezirksblasmusikverband Linz-Land (Austria). It was dedicated to Anton Forstner as a thank you for his years of support t...

Sparkling Overture', this energetic and dynamic piece opens with a festive and resolutely positive fanfare. The much more tranquil and lilting second theme is a magnificent chorale which is then follo...

This piece of music is especially designed to brighten your day! The infectious energy and rhythm, together with the happy melody, will drive all the rainclouds away. Enjoy life with 'Sunny Side Up!'

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of musical Impressionism! With "A Debussy Album," Mitropa Music presents an exquisite collection of Claude Debussy’s best-loved masterpieces, artfully arranged...

The title refers to the historical period that marked the transition between the baroque and classical styles. Rococo music is characterized by a profusion of ornaments, by graceful elegance and light...

FROM BACH TO BRAHMS leads through 200 years of music history. The arrangements of these 16 small, easily accesible pieces, that were originally written for various instruments, are a wonderful additio...

The world-famous Vocalise Op. 34 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1912) is actually a lyrical exercise for singers but is especially suitable as an expressive performance piece for solo instrument. In his arra...

Fiori' trova la sua genesi in una passeggiata attraverso un giardino impressionista. Esprime non solo l'atmosfera e l'umore, ma anche piccole e grottesche scene tra gli insetti. Il flauto, come strume...

As a source of inspiration, the composer used the dazzling, impressive and beautiful world-famous St. Stephen's Cathedral-the 'Stephansdom'-in Vienna. Often seen as a national symbol of Austria, it st...

Mark Jeanbourquin wrote 'Musicavenir' ('Music of the Future'), on leaving the eponymous music school whose band he had conducted for some years. For every farewell there's a new beginning, and this pi...

Otto M. Schwarz composes not only for symphonic bands, but has written the soundtracks for many films. In this piece, he describes a ride on a roller coaster. At the beginning, the cars are pulled up...

Gerald Oswald has made a fine arrangement of the second (ANDANTE) and third (RONDO) movements of the concerto to feature the tuba, accompanied by the piano. The solo part is also available in an editi...

With Convergents Franco Cesarini has succeeded in composing a piece suitable for both concerts or contests which whilst not being too difficult still has the feel of a major work. This extremely rhyth...

Cesarini composed this work as a tribute to the memory of Darius Milhaud, born a century earlier in Aix-en-Provence, France. The premiere, conducted by the composer, was presented by the Civic Philhar...

The leviathan, a demoniacal sea monster that appears as a dragon or serpent, is considered in the Old Testament to be the embodiment of evil. The defeat of the demon is prophesied in Isaiah 27:1: 'On...

La Fanfara delle Generazioni è stata scritta in stile filmico su commissione per la Bezirksblasmusikverband (Federazione di Musica per Fiati) di Imst in Tirolo, Austria. Il compositore, Otto M. Schwar...

I cosacchi sono noti soprattutto come temuti cavalleggeri che hanno difeso il Paese con i loro soldati nei secoli XVI-XVIII. La cultura dei cosacchi comprende selvaggi giochi di cavalleria e di armi,...

Concerto Tricolore is a captivating trumpet concerto in three movements. Each movement has its own musical character resulting in a varied and entertaining piece. The first movement has a vivid and vi...

Tali is a thirteen-year-old Israeli girl who has grown up amidst the religious conflicts between Palestinians, Christians, and Jews. Thomas Doss was so touched by a poem she wrote, he decided to set i...

Storia Montana is an easy work which takes the audience on a scenic tour though the Austrian mountains. The journey begins on a dark drizzly morning, gradually reaching its musical climax with the fin...

Storia Montana è un'opera di facile esecuzione con un basso livello di difficoltà. In questa narrazione musicale, il compositore Thomas Doss ci accompagna in un'escursione sulle montagne austriache. A...

Die 'Botschafter des Lichts' in dieser Komposition sind einmal die funkelnde Pracht von Swarowski-Kristallen, die drei Grazien Aglaia (Glanz), Euphrosyne (Frohsinn) und Thalia (Glück) aus der griechis...

Di particolare interesse in questa fanfara del compositore austriaco Otto M. Schwarz è il doppio coro del registro delle trombe, che viene messo in primo piano grazie al virtuosismo. Elementi moderni...

The Latin word Momentum has come to mean many different things in our language: a short period of time, a force, or a speed of movement. In our current times of around-the-clock high speed and energy,...

Territorio di frontiera, la storia della Stiria, magnifica regione austriaca, è caratterizzata da guerre e periodi di ricostruzione, da povertà e carestia. Ma le fiamme e i tormenti del passato hanno...