Molenaar Edition

This is a polka from the series 'Das Wunsch Konzert zum neuen Jahr', emphasizing staccato.

Henk van Lijnschooten should be considered as the inventor of the so-called 'play-ins'. These are meetings lasting for one or several days and gathering musicians from several wind bands into one big...

I. Quiet but not strolling - This part is based on two folk songs 'Digo Janeto' and 'Avèn un bèu Castèu' played on a bourdon accompaniment with an incorporated canonic theme.II. Alert - This part is b...

It is not known which baroque composer wrote this piece, but it equals those similar pieces by Bach and Händel.

Also from an unknown composer, this romance has been adpated many times and became extremely popular. This is a pure romantic bestseller.

As the title indicates you have a theme that is being presented in various forms. However this is not an illustration of the usual 'theme and variations' scheme, but a set of continuous changes of the...

The composer tried to write Italian Bel Canto for band; this implies only very lyrical tunes. The work ends with the initial measures of the Italian national anthem.

Händel's instrumental music shares with Bach's organ music its suitability to being arranged for wind band. This menuet is no exception.

This very original composition was inspired by the polyrhythmic dances from Slovakia and the style of Bela Bartok. Though there are no real technical difficulties, the work demands a lot of concentrat...

A witty composition in which a common or garden bicycle bell is used as solo instrument./An exalted composition based on the well-known 'Dona Nobis Pacem', having a trumpet solo with echo as introduct...

Michel van Delft wrote this religiously inspired Fantasy using both music and text of Psalm number Hundred. This work can be played at a concert as well as during a religious service.

This four part suite consists of four contrasting paintings:a.Classical Prelude is a melody based on classical chords.b.Popular Dance, although using irregular music forms, provides rather easy listen...

PI SCHEFFER (Amsterdam 1909 - Naarden 1988) became popular as musical leader of several famous Dutch radio orchestras such as 'The Skymasters', the 'O.K.Wobblers' and 'De Zaaiers'. This doctor in Engl...