Molenaar Edition

The complete title of this Irish tune is : 'Believe me if all those endearing young charms'. The character of this song is rather nostalgic, but yet it is popular all over the world as it has been sun...

This swinging piece is the solution for those looking for a combination of original music and Caribbean rhythms; it will make your audiences jump up and start dancing. Hans Elzinga got his inspiration...

The popular youth band suite 'Straight Ahead' has completely been revised by Ennio Salvere who has added extra percussion and a timpani part. The suite consists of four parts: Straight Ahead, Wicked W...

As the tune is so well known and played and sung regularly all over the world, the piece needs no extra comment. Yet this wind band arrangement is, no doubt, a fine acquisition for the repertoire.

This famous Dutch love romance by Ramses Shaffy expresses both the passion and the melancholy of a love relation that had never been expressed as beautifully before in any Dutch song.

Another new item in this series is the pedagogic piece 'Four Happy Tunes' by Patrick Millstone. We have several performance styles in the separate parts.

Here is a splendid composition by Feike van Tuinen commissioned by the municipality 'Het Bildt' on the occasion of its 500th anniversary in 2005. The score describes the history of the place situated...

Here is a pleasing pastorale based on the traditional Christmas Carol 'On Christmas night all Christians sing' and with a quotation of 'Silent Night, Holy Night'. This piece will bring a moment of rel...

Kelly wrote this march for the 1948 Kneller Hall March Contest. With the 4/7th Dragoon Guards Kelly took part into the landing in Normandy on D Day, june the 6th 1944; actually he was injured himself...

Go tell it on the mountains, Go down, Moses, Oh, when the saints, My Lord, what a morning and By the rivers of Babylon. Have your young musicians acquainted with these traditional spirituals. They wil...

This Gospel Festival includes a.o. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child and Oh Peter, go ring-a dem bells. A skilfully set up and varied medley which will please all audiences.

Here is another fine work for flexible instrumentation by Patrick Millstone. Three Cool Dances consists of a solid rock tune, a romantic ballad and, to close, a nice sensual calypso. This piece will b...

Das beste Arrangement, dass man im Moment von dem Soundtrack des Films 'The Rock' von Hans Zimmer bekommen kann! Erik Rozendom ( von u. a. 'At World’s End') schuf wieder ein meisterliches Arrangemen...

Ramses Shaffy is one of the greatest and most popular singers The Netherlands have known in the 20th century but he had never been honoured with any arrangement for wind band of his songs. At last, th...

This work by Peter Goosensen is, once more, splendid though quite simple and easy to play. Without using great means, this piece makes any starting band sound terrific and impressive. A nice work, eas...

for young musicians and beginning bands and each time he succeeds to compose in a most effective way nice works that are easy to play. This is also the case with 'Fun for Band' a piece in Dixieland st...

A and moit interesting piece by Ennio Salvere. This suite consists of the following expressive titles: 1. 'Staring Up', 2. 'Chat', 3.'Virus!' and 4. 'Control Alt Delete'. This is a must for the better...

With these two 'breaks' Patrick Millstone killed two birds with one stone. You can conclude the first part of your concert with 'Have a break' and start again after the interval with 'Break Away'.

This nice composition, commissioned by the Swiss Army Brass Band was arranged for symphonic band at Johann Mösenbichler's request. The legendary bird called 'Phoenix' rises from its ashes as a symbol...

The Lion Sleeps Tonight is based on the African melody 'Mbube', written in 1939. This melody can be heard in many various different forms all over Europe, for example in the popular musical 'The Lion...

Here we have a rather easy piece with a grand effect. This 2 x 4 voice Renaissance piece was composed by Orlando di Lasso for double choir. It can be performed by two (half) bands or by a band and a q...

Diese Melodie hat jeder schon mal gehört, aber dieses Arrangement enthält zahlreiche unerwartete und lehrreiche Elemente. Der junge Bläser entdeckt die 'Frage und Antwort' Form so wie verschiedene übe...

Patrick Millstone was inspired to write this composition during a trip through New-Zealand. The names of the places Kaikoura, Akaroa, Punakaiki and Waikuku are also the subtitles of this suite. With i...

Here we have another splendid pleasing suite by Ennio Salvere. It consists of the following three parts : 'Of Guilds and Bagpipes', 'Of Sailors and Fishermen' and 'Of Singers and Dancers'. With this c...

'Funny Fay', 'Dixie Trix' and 'Swinging Sarah' are the names of the 'girls' in this new exciting piece by Patrick Millstone. Do invite those girls to join you on the dance floor.