Molenaar Edition

The Andalusian composer Antonio Alvarez studied at the Madrid Conservatory of Music where he graduated with First Prizes for piano, organ, harmony and composition. He conducted mainly zarzuelas (Spani...

The German police television series in which actor Horst Tappart plays the role of 'Inspector Derrick' is still extremely popular in numerous European countries, even after 23 years. There have 280 ep...

The slow 'Airs' are a Ted Huggens speciality. LARGO ALLA BAROCCO is written completely in the style of the majestic 'Air from the New Baroque Suite' which was a worldwide success. At the end an ad lib...

The once extremely popular American group 'The Village People' released its first album 'San Francisco' in 1977. The next year two more albums came, 'Macho Man' and 'YMCA', followed in 1979 by 'Go Wes...

Giulio Caccini's 'Ave Maria' has been one the most often played tunes at funerals. In 2001 it was used for the soundtrack of the movie picture 'Donnie Darko'. Here is a most pleasant and skilful arran...

Dámaso Pérez Prado defined the mambo as 'merely an Afro-Cuban rhythm with a flavour of American swing'. In the 1950's he became also a star in the USA where he was considered as 'The Mambo King'.

The associated artists Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II played a prominent role in the history of the American musical. Their collaboration started in 1943 and resulted immediately in the big...

The Brasilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote some very famous tunes, such as 'Wave'. Though complex in melody and harmony, the bossa nova's real innovation was the radical change of the rhythmic...

Arranger Peter Kleine Schaars selected in random order some of the finest tunes from Morricone's soundtrack, such as the main theme Nuovo Cinema Paradiso and First Youth, Cinema on Fire, From American...

This is a brand new original arrangement of this famous Gershwin march with optional part for vocal soloist. George Gershwin (Brooklyn, 1898 - Hollywood, 1937) is not only the composer of 'Rhapsody in...

This rhapsody for solo quintet and band has been composed especially for bands of the honour's division boasting 2 oboes, one cor anglais and 2 bassoons. The classical dance forms played by the quinte...

Aria from Cantata no.208 In a fine arrangement by Willy Hautvast

Mandalay, the cultural capital of Burma, was very seriously damaged by bombings of the Allied Forces during the Second World War. 'The Road to Mandalay' has been a kind of oriental symbol, which was a...

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...

Another stirring arrangement by Peter Kleine Schaars; this time he choose the famous song 'On the Sunny Side of the Street', performed by all great crooners and jazz singer. It was written by Jimmy Mc...