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Let's go back to the fifties. As I have played as a musician at such famous places as Carrère and Maxim's in Paris and the Palm Beach in Cannes, I wanted to recreate the musical climate of that time....

Some musicians were complaining that in lighter music the 2nd cornets, 2nd and 3rd trombones and other players seldom had a tune to play. The composer resolved to put that right and has given the melo...

Noch ein ausgezeichnetes Arrangement von J. Hastreiter der eine gewisse Fachkenntnis zeigt. Hier gibt es ein sehr schöne Orchestrierung für Blasorchester von diesem leichten Unterhaltungswerk Ortolani...

Commissioned by Feldmusik Baar in Unterageri, Switzerland. The work is in the form of a single movement in a sprightly, vigorous tempo throughout, and built from three contrasting themes, with the mus...

Anthem is the most well known song from the popular musical 'CHESS' written by the male half of the Swedish pop group ABBA, Bjoern Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. Anthem has been brought out as a separat...

This work was composed in the style of an Italian opera overture. The first part has a quick tempo and flashing dynamics, and contains some virtuoso passages. It has clearly been inspired by Rossini's...

This suite in three parts has been commissioned by the Dutch Minister of Defense on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of NATO. The first part is a festive fanfare in which you can briefly recog...

Experience captivating Viennese charm with the famous "Feuerfest Polka" by Josef Strauss! The gifted Viennese composer (1827–1870), second son of Johann Strauss the Elder, initially worked as a succes...

As the title implies, the work was inspired by the comic theatrical tradition developed in Italy from the 16th century onward, by troups of travelling actors. However, it originated long before during...

If you did not see the movie picture 'Dances with Wolves' you really missed something. It is a splendid film with magnificent music by john barry. The picture was awarded no less than seven oscars, am...

Obwohl er am meisten in Paris komponiert hat, ist Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) einer der wichtigsten Komponisten der italienischen Opernschule. Er komponierte diese zwei Märsche 1836 für den Kronpri...

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) was one of the great composers of the Italian operatic School, even though most of these productive years were spent in Paris. He has written these two marches for the c...

Here you have a swinging 'up-tempo' Boogie, the predecessor of rock and roll. The Boogie Woogie is a dance that was introduced in Europe by the American soldiers in the forties. This is an ideal piece...