Kees Vlak: spartiti facile

Equally varied, certainly as to the countries of origin, is the wind band suite (eventually with mixed choir) 'An International Christmas' (1979) in which Kees Vlak used Italian and Czech carols.

This very original composition was inspired by the polyrhythmic dances from Slovakia and the style of Bela Bartok. Though there are no real technical difficulties, the work demands a lot of concentrat...

Also Kees Vlak (1938) has apparantly been struck by the treasure of French carols and composed in 1981 the 'Fantasy on French Christmas Songs'.

Here is an opportunity for the musician who wants to improvise on a simple blues scheme. For improvisations the Pentablues-scale or the Blues-scale might prove useful. Thes two scales fit the chords u...

The traditional Mexican 'mariachi' music is a festive and exuberant type of music that puts you in a good mood. One of those traditional themes is La Bamba which has been sung and recorded by several...

The versatile Dutch composer Kees Vlak (Amsterdam 1938) proves that also he knows how to write a fine march. 'Marching Time' is a kind of pastiche of a thrilling swing march as introduced with US Air...

Tambourkorps.

Tambourkorps.