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Adiós Nonino was written by the Argentinian bandonion player and composer, Astor Piazzolla as a tribute to his father Vicente 'Nonino' Piazzolla in 1959. The title, translated, means Farewell Grandda...

Edward Elgar composed his 'Variations on an Original Theme', Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, between October 1898 and February 1899. It is an orchestral work comprising fourteen vari...

This arrangement of 'Abide with me' slightly differs from the traditional representation of the hymn. The piece has a majestic introduction based on elements from and around the hymn. Furthermore, the...

This arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's famous piece "Flight of the Bumblebee" was originally written for tuba soloist (!) And concert band, commissioned by Lilleaker skoles musikkorps. The target grou...

Edvard Grieg composed this funeral march in memory of Rikard Nordraak who died i Berlin in 1866. The work present both pompous and magnificent thems as well as melancholic melodies. The solemn funeral...

3 Movements for Brass Band is written with the intent to explore concise, but intention-filled musical forms. Even though each movement is a clearly defined part, there are still many similarities and u...

La Chanson de Matin ("Canzone del mattino") (Op. 15, n. 2) fu probabilmente scritta da Edward Elgar intorno al 1889, originariamente per violino e pianoforte. In seguito ne realizzò una versione orche...

Black Gold è stato commissionato dal Musikverein 1891 'Harmonie' Saarwellingen e.V. (Germania) in occasione del suo 130° anniversario. Questa composizione illustra la storia dell'industria mineraria d...

The Dutch 'patriottentijd' (literally 'Time of the Patriots') was a period of political instability in the 1780s. The country was led by regents who were occupied with their own personal interests rat...

Impermanenza del flusso è un'opera in tre movimenti che illustra la difficoltà di mantenere una linea continua - in tutte le cose e soprattutto nella musica. In un'esecuzione musicale, la linea e le c...

This work continues the explorations made in previous numbers, and is particularly close to the Sinfonietta No. 3 in terms of difficulty and form. It is based on various short motifs presented in the...

Alienus: una parola che non significa solo extraterrestre. Sta per lo strano, il non familiare, il diverso. Per ciò che viene dall'esterno - e che tuttavia solleva domande nel profondo di noi stessi....

With solo trombone and trumpet

Jan de Haan drew inspiration for this work from five paintings exhibited in The Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, one of the largest and most versatile museums in the world. He used the melodious Andante...

Four roads lead to Santiago, so begins the Book of the Pilgrim. Written in the 12th century, the Codex Calixtinus opened the way for pilgrimage from most cities in Europe and North Africa to Santiago...

Keystone racconta la storia dell'Odeon di Vriezenveen, una città dei Paesi Bassi. Storicamente, "odeon" (o "odeum") era il nome degli antichi edifici greci e romani utilizzati per attività come il can...

Black Gold è stato commissionato dal Musikverein 1891 "Harmonie" Saarwellingen e.V. (Germania) in occasione del suo 130° anniversario. Questa composizione illustra la storia dell'industria mineraria d...

Il Signore del Lago è un'opera in tre movimenti separati che racconta la leggenda del "Mare di Flines". Stéphane Coquet, direttore della banda di Flines-lez-Râches, ha voluto celebrare il 140° anniver...

TERRA PACEM - o pace sulla terra, descrive il desiderio dell'umanità di raggiungere una pace olistica tra tutti i popoli di questa terra. L'inizio dell'opera simboleggia il battito del cuore della ter...

I composed the song 'Vidda' after I got my ultimate boy's dream fulfilled; To fly one of the Air Force's F-16 fighter jets! We flew out from Norwegian city Bodø on to the Finnmark plateau, where we fl...

The continuing popularity of Eric Whitacre's dramatic and evocative music is evident in concert programming everywhere, with his symphonic, choral and operatic works. October is arguably his most nota...