Ensemble

In the monumental overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Gioachino Rossini employs themes from the opera itself in order to prepare the audience for the material to come. The overt...

Ireland is a multi-faceted country that has developed a popular and distinctive musical culture. The first movement of Dublin Pictures reflects Irish festivals where there is dancing and traditional b...

Bulgarian folk music has a long tradition and numerous typical characteristics, such as particular dissonances and complex, irregular rhythms. In Bulgarian Dances (Part II) (which can be performed tog...

Arizona is written in a typical three-part overture form. The composition is not strictly descriptive as such, but rather conveys moods and emotions, inspired by impressions of the American desert sta...

On 11 March 1879 in the Austrian town of Neumarkt am Wallersee a huge fire broke out in a brewery, setting fire to at least 60 other houses within one hour. Due to poor equipment and a lack of water,...

Rikudim (Hebrew for Dances) is a four-part dance suite based on Jewish music. By using eastern intervals and irregular time changes, the composer succeeds in creating a slightly melancholy but specifi...

Jacob de Haan compose questo brano nel 1987 su incarico della provincia olandese di Groningen per celebrare il giorno della liberazione. La musica simboleggia il sogno di un mondo senza guerre. Free W...

This fantastic opener opens with a soft and lyrical middle section follows on the powerful opening fanfare which, if the technical equipment is available, can be used as background music for a spoken...

In Japan, July the 7th is a holiday known as Tanabata, for which large celebrations are held throughout the country. The holiday is based on a legend about a young man and a young woman who are separa...

This 'Grand Overture' was commissioned by the 'Nagano Community Band' - Japan- on occasion of its jubilee in 1992 and is dedicated to the band's conductor, Ikuo Inagaki. The work is based upon three m...

Questa canzone, interpretata da Madonna nella versione cinematografica diretta da Alan Parker, è estratta dalla commedia musicale Evita, scritta dal maestro e inventore dell'opera-rock Sir Andrew Lloy...

Prima Luce (First Light) was commisioned by the Holy Angels Elementary School located in Aurora (USA). The name of the town (which means dawn), the town's great religious history and the fact that thi...

The popular Swedish children's series Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking) is about an exceedingly strong and strong-willed little girl with red braids - who is the brainchild of Astrid Lindgre...

Gilbert Bécaud, 'Monsieur 100. 000 Volt', der in blauem Anzug und gepunkteter Krawatte immer wieder das Publikum mit seiner schönen Stimme und seinen unvergesslichen Chansons begeisterte, gilt diese g...

Although he was born in Split, Croatia, of Belgian descent, Franz von Suppé's nationality is defined less by his actual descendents than by the country and city where he lived and worked and had the g...

Adagio for Winds is similar in atmosphere to the well-known Canterbury Chorale (also by Jan Van der Roost), in that it has no exaggerated melodrama, but rather a melodically wide and expressive approa...

Astor Piazzola (1921-1992), ha rivoluzionato il tango, il suo bandonéon osa dove altri musicisti non spingono. Con Piazzolla il tango entra nelle sale da concerto. L'immortale Libertango evidenzia la...

Der 1809er Marsch entstand durch die Liebe des Komponisten zur Tiroler Blasmusik, die er schon als Dreijähriger bei Konzertbesuchen in seinem Heimatort mit dem Großvater kennen gelernt hatte. Zu Ehren...

This arrangement of the world hit 'O Fortuna' is meant for youth wind orchestra and amateur ensembles, enabling amateur orchestras to impressively perform Orff's masterpiece. To this end, only common...