Molenaar spartiti per banda

This rhapsody is based on popular folktunes and dances such as 'Annie Laurie', 'Gina Body', 'Meet a Baby', 'Hundred Pipers' and 'Auld Lang Syne'. Henk van Lijnschooten is second to none to picture the...

'Symphonieën der Nederlanden' is a piece in one movement for wind band. It contains seven subdivisions, each of them treating a different musical theme. But the unifying idea is hard work, the same ki...

This piece is in the form of a medley-overture, in this case the themes are taken from Dutch national and traditional songs. The introduction contains: The National Anthem (Wilhelmus), 'Wilt heden nu...

Viel Erfolg konnten wir mit der Ausgabe von Blasmusik aus der französischen Revolution verzeichnen, beispielsweise der 'symphonie in einer Bewegung' (Jadin) und der 'symphonie pour Orchestre d'harmoni...

Der deutsche Komponist Wilhelm Koenen hat diese schneidige Komposition geschrieben für jedes Blasorchester das gerne leichteMusik spielt.Der wechselnde Rhythmus suggeriert das moderne Musical. Wie der...

Born in 1908, Leroy Anderson was a great American conductor, who also composed a great number of light symphonic pieces of music. This famous 'Sandpaper Ballet' remains as popular as his 'Typewriter'.

This rather obscure work for chamber-orchestra by Elgar is a real gem in a musical sense. This work was among the favourite ones of the founder of our firm Pieter Jan Molenaar. As a tribute to him we...

The idea for this came when I was reading a critic's review of an opera; the critic quoted an Italian saying: -Prima la Musica- the music comes first! Apologies to Verdi for the tune used in the trio...

The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg is still popular because of his theatre music for Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt' and his Piano Concerto opus 16. The suite 'Fra Holbergs Tid' (Holberg Suite) opus 40 was origi...

This symphony has a wonderful 2nd movement which lends itself excellently for performance by windband.In Holland this movement serves as a signature tune for a very popular tv-programme, 'Het Capitool...

The prominent Dutch composer Jurriaan Andriessen composed this overture for the 75th anniversary of the Dutch Air Force. The work sounds as dynamic as our Air Force proves to be.

Horovitz schrieb dieses wunderschöne Werk für symphonisches Blasorchester im Auftrag der Shell Harmonie Amsterdam. Horovitz verwendet einen von seinem vorhergehendem 'Bacchus on Blue Ridge' abweichend...

Anlässlich eines Musikfestes des Bundes Deutscher Blasmusikverbände in Freiburg im '86 war der Komponist im Schwarzwald zu Gast. Eine seiner Kompositionen wurde auf diesem Festival prämiiert. Er wohnt...

The third part of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony (The Romantic Symphony) is quite well suited for a transcription for wind band, not in the least because of the haunting horn themes.