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Bonavista is one of Newfoundland's oldest settlements, with a population of about 4,200. It has been called the largest all-fishing town in the province. There is a statue of John Cabot at Cape Bonavi...

Here is a blues theme that is being played by all instruments at least one time throughout the composition. Fine accompaniments and a thrilling drum solo complete this composition which is a most valu...

In this song by Randy Crawford, the stress lies on the beautiful quiet sound and most of all on the fine musical rendition. The theme travels all through the band.

A fine swinging piece of rock music, which proves that rock music, should not always be difficult to play with a band.4. Cortege (Procession): the procession starts at a solemn pace and proceeds very...

A sentimental ballad that can arouse quite some romantic feelings or simplymake you dream.

Precisely is with 'On the Rocks', 'Ballad' and 'This is Final', Jetse Bremer succeeds in writing a fine piece of modern band music for youth band by means of rather simple elements. The piece seems a...

A typical closing piece which has to be played very broadly and legato. However, it can also be played at any solemn occasion

The three parts of this composition express three different moods by means of three different rhythms.The first part is rather ROCKY, powerful and with a strong rhythm.The second part has almost an or...

This composition is based on a rhythmical cell - sixteenth /eight dotted - that is less familiar to beginning bands. From now onwards, your musicians will no longer have difficulties with this musical...

Willy Hautvast made a fine arrangement for symphonic band of this hit from the late sixties Little Green Bag by Bouwens and Visser. A quite simple, but funny piece to which you can add the original vo...

Peter Kleine Schaars wrote this 'children's song in pop style' for his youngest daughter. The theme is to be heard at least one time in all instrumental groups and the complete full orchestration prov...

Vincent van den Bijlaard wrote these transparent arrangements of seven Christmas songs that are extremely popular in the Netherlands and in Flanders. The arrangements are most appropriate to support a...

Two Ways is a merry composition (the smallest value of the notes being a quaver (eighth note) which can be performed in two different ways, namely in either rock style or in swing. Here is an educatio...

The French accordionist and composer Frédéric Uhry (Strasbourg, 1932) conducts several choirs and symphonic bands in the Phalsbourg area. His compositions are often inspired by the regional folklore o...

Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) studied wind band conducting with Jan Cober and composition with Kees Schoonenbeek at the Brabant Conservatory of Music in Tilburg. He also studied the saxophone with Jean...

In 2001 Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) won the first prize of the composition contest organised by the city of Hilvarenbeek with his 'Suite for Saxophone Quartet, Piano and Percussion'. He also writes c...

The American composer Abe Holzman (New-York, 1874 - East Orange, New Jersey, 1939) worked the greater part of his life as composer and arranger for several music publishing firms. His famous march 'Bl...

The Dutch trumpet player and conductor Erik Waerts (Zaandam, 1960) studied the trumpet at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory of Music and wind band conducting with Danny Oosterman. For the moment he...