Molenaar Edition

Up to the disco! There you'll find a fascinating rhythm, a thrilling atmosphere, pretty girls and nice guys, in short ... today's youth. Hastreiter knows how to write music that appeals to all youngst...

To Jef Penders the influence of Glenn Miller on light music in the second half of the twentieth century is still alive. After Glenn meets Wolfgang, Glenn beats the Battle of Jericho and Glenn plays af...

Il compositore americano Milton Ager (Chicago 1893 - Los Angeles 1979) ha scritto diverse canzoni che sono diventate degli evergreen, come "Ain't she sweet" e "Happy Days are here again". Quest'ultima...

The immortal French song 'Les Feuilles Mortes' (Autumn Leaves) was composed by Joseph Kosma on a text by Jacques Prévert. Kosma worked with Berthold Brecht, Kurt Weil and Hans Eisler in Berlin before...

The German composer and arranger Manfred Schneider has been playing for many years with the military band Heeresmusikkorps 300 at Cologne. In the meantime he got a reputation as composer of light symp...

Richard Rodgers collaborated for 25 years exclusively with lyricist Lorentz Hart and they created 27 famous musicals such as 'Babes in Arms' in 1937. This show boasts several songs that became extreme...

Here is another fine original piece by Rob Pronk, adding guitar, piano and bass guitar to the usual wind band scoring. These rather unusual instruments start this composition called The Introduction,...

Hans-Joachim Rhinow, born in Berlin on 18 November 1921, studied at the Conservatory of Music (Musikhochschule) of his native town. From 1958 onwards he was active as composer and arranger for radio,...

Charles Zimmerman (1862-1916) was 'bandmaster' at the U.S. Naval Academy during thirty years. He wrote his famous march Anchors aweigh at the request of the Academy's Senior Class in 1907. They asked...

No doubt, Jef Penders has a slight preference for Glenn Miller's music. After compositions such as Glenn meets Wolfgang, Glenn beats the Battle of Jericho, Glenn mocks about with the Clarinet and Glen...

Here is another fine arrangement by Peter Kleine Schaars (Deventer, 1962) in true big band style of the famous tune composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. A dialogue between the expressive, classical flute...

The Spanish bandleader Xavier Cugat (Gerona, 1900 - Barcelona, 1990) spent his youth in Cuba before starting a successful career as bandleader in the USA. He created his first dance band in 1928 and f...

This is a very good combination of jazzy melodies and rhythms. Starting with some quartet solo work, the first movement introduces the theme that gradually gets more powerful. Presented by the woodwin...

This is a very good combination of jazzy melodies and rhythms. Starting with some quartet solo work, the first movement introduces the theme that gradually gets more powerful. Presented by the woodwin...

Light piece in three parts, each one picking up distinct parts of north-american music appreciated by Afonso Alves. The swing, the 60's with Elvis Presley and the disco hype are all remembered in this...

This is the first great hit (and the last as well) of Mink De Ville. This group was lead by singer and lyricist Willy De Ville. He started a solo career about 1990 with the guitar player of the group...

Here is a splendid arrangement of a selection of the most famous hits by this true artist: 'You are the sunshine of my life', 'Isn't she lovely', 'I just called', and the unforgettable 'Sir Duke'.

A compilation of three great hits by the Dutch singer Marco Borsato; 'Rood' (Red), 'De Bestemming' (The destination) and 'Binnen' (Inside). Both your audiences and your musicians will certainly apprec...

George Gershwin era un ospite gradito dell'alta società di New York. Era eloquente, un gentiluomo e un pianista eccezionale. Anche le sue canzoni sono state apprezzate da tutti. Con un arrangiamento i...

'Streetlife' was a huge hit in 1979 for the singer Randy Crawford. This was her breakthrough into stardom with the R en B group the Crusaders, where this was the title track of the album. This song ha...

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" è una canzone popolare scritta e registrata inizialmente da Jerry Jeff Walker nel 1968 e da allora riproposta da molti altri artisti. La canzone fu ispirata dall'incontro con un artista...

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...

Hot Toddy is a so-called evergreen in the bigband repertoire. Composer Ralph Flanagan (1914 - 1995) himself was a successful bandleader in the United States of America. The piece was very popular and...

This swinging composition from the popular composer Dean Jones is a tribute to the much loved 'Light Walk' from Barry Gott. This is a delightful interlude during a heavy concert, and perfect for a sum...