Molenaar Edition

The German hit 'Gute Nacht, Freunde' (Good Night, my friends) was written in 1971 by Alfons Yondrascheck who both wrote the music and the lyrics. It was most skilfully arranged for symphonic band by M...

The German hit 'Gute Nacht, Freunde' (Good Night, my friends) was written in 1971 by Alfons Yondrascheck who both wrote the music and the lyrics. It was most skilfully arranged for symphonic band by M...

This composition by Bob Gay and Marcel Peeters is a musical nostalgic recollection of 'those good old times...when everything was better than nowadays (?)'. It evokes the atmosphere and the conviviali...

This pleasant and varied suite consists of three parts: 1. 'Le Corbeau et le Renard' (The Raven and the Fox) is a humoristic evocation of the renowned fable by La Fontaine. 2. Little Romance' suggests...

This monumental work of the Dutch composer Hans Cox had it's premiere in 2004. The original title of Virtual Visions was 'Laarbeek Suite'. Laarbeek, a community in Holland of the former places; Liesho...

I Prelude (start) II Landscape (measure 17) III Crowded and Urbanization (measure 68) In case of lack of time or potential technical problems, it is possible to skip the third part. One can make a str...

April in Paris is the high water mark for Count Basie's legendary orchestra. A great arrangement from our number one arranger, Marcel Peeters

Cassiopea era la moglie di Cefeo, il re etiope di Joppa (oggi Jaffa, in Israele), e la madre di Andromeda. La regina era bella e vanitosa, e la storia di come la sua vanità causò grandi angosce è racc...

Next to 'Filos Musica' and 'Olé junqueira' by this Portuguese composer, we also publish This fine medley of Portuguese melodies. These nice and very well orchestrated melodies make us dream of sunny h...

The title ' a life, a day ' or ' life as one day ' is the basis of the musical contents of this composition. It consists of five parts and is written in a neo baroque style, combining a number of baro...

The Greek mythology relates us how the young hero Theseus kills the monster Minotaur, escapes from the Knossos labyrinth thanks to Ariadne's thread and finally marries the Queen of the Amazons. This s...

This is the very first composition which Alex Poelman wrote for symphonic band. The work describes the contrast between the beauty of the volcanoes and their destructive power.

In the Ancient World the seven most beautiful monuments were called 'The seven Wonders of the World'. In his Symphony nr.1, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' the young Dutch composer Alex Poelma...

In the Ancient World the seven most beautiful monuments were called 'The seven Wonders of the World'. In his Symphony nr.1, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' the young Dutch composer Alex Poelma...

Somewhere in a park in China you can find the Dragon's Fountain. According to legend, long ago a dragon with three heads was slain in a fierce combat. According to the story, in order to express its a...

Here we have a short but powerful composition introduced by a brilliant brass fanfare which is repeated by the rest of the band in different forms and by different instrumental groups, leading finally...

This composition, subtitled 'Light after Darkness' starts in a rather mysterious mood, but soon turns into a solemn, serious and impressive adagio. With its rich orchestration this short but most effe...

When the heat has become very intensive and invisible, it seems to turn black. This composition is an attempt to turn the apparent contrast heat/blackness into music because Alkema is fond of fire and...

The Dutch conductor Feike van Tuinen, who wrote 'Hever castle' for flexible instrumentation, has now written this fine composition for fanfare band 'Chorus'.It consists of a series of fine variations...