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Cabaret 'Musical Highlights' is a sparkling selection of the nicest tunes from the musical. The composition consists of five parts: 'Wilkommen', 'I don't care much', 'Maybe this Time' and 'Money' and,...

The opera or 'farsa comica' in one act 'La Scala di Seta' (The Silken Ladder) by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) was first performed at the 'San Moisé' theatre in Venice on 9 May 1812. It is the story...

The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Do...

In this fantasy, the band develops itself starting from a flute cadenza and an oboe solo and then develops through a slow blues in the woodwinds, a big band passage and a tango into a sparkling swing...

The composition 'Nahr-Al-Alwaan' (the river of colours) describes the course of a river. Raindrops and snow flakes give birth to the river in the mountains. Several small brooks flow into the river wh...

Here is a musical story set in a nearby future told by Marcel Peeters. It is the account of a virtual journey through space with a space ship. From the very beginning to the end this adventure is full...

Here you have a nice selection from the hits of this Dutch pop group from the Province of Zeeland. Their songs did not only boast very nice texts, but also very fine music. Those very popular tunes ar...

Fantasy for Wind Band, explores the full range of colours and dynamic possibilities of a wind band, trying to get the attention of the listener through surprise. Much like a cartoon soundtrack, this w...

Concertino for Piccolo and Band is a work commissioned by and dedicated to Fernando Marinho. Attempts to portrait musically a little of what Fernando is... Energetic, always willing to do more and on...

This composition is based on an old Chinese myth about the constellation Draco which is still to be seen in the firmament between the Great Bear and the Little Bear. The Chinese people believed that w...

The 'Overture 1812' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was composed to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over Napoleon's army that year. The composition starts with a religious hymn played by the l...

The name 'JAD-A-DAJ' comes from a combination of several compositional resources, hence the subtitle 'eclectic dialogues for band'. The music responds to a pure work of analysis and more specifically...

The suite Pines of Rome is the second orchestral work in Respghi's Roman trilogy. This suite was composed for symphony orchestra in 1923, depicts various places throughout Rome, where pine trees grow....

On a small island between Indonesia and Australia every year a strange event takes place. Out of the dense forest millions of red crabs start their journey to the other site of the island. This amazin...

This impressive composition in three movements describes the travel of the twelve-year-old orphan Willy, sailing as a stowaway on a goods ship from his birthplace Glissmouth to America, in search of a...

Towards A New Life (Josef Suk) was written in 1919 as a patriotic march, dedicated to the young Czechoslovakian army. In the same year he submitted this work to a composition competition where this ma...

An amazing and impressive Overture. Dedicated to the Royal Harmony Band of Gronsveld and their conductor Martijn Pepels. The work was composed as part of the 'Fund for the Stage Arts' in The Netherlan...

Fleodrum was composed for the Fanfare Wilhelmina Vlierden band. The title of the work refers to the earliest formation of the village of Vlierden in a title deed from 721 to Willibrodus. The piece com...

iMaginations is a bright and colorful overture with a strong memorable theme in a fast ¾ meter that is shared across the sections of the band. It drives forward relentlessly with great vigor and vital...

In these works Smetana combined the symphonic poem form pioneered by Franz Liszt with the ideals of nationalistic music which were current in the late nineteenth century. Each poem depicts some aspect...

Berlioz wrote the Hungarian March in 1846, which he later in the year included in his large work, The Damnation of Faust. The march was written on the advice of those Berlioz had told how the Hungaria...

A Samba with lots of pizzazz. This tune has an appealing theme, with a lyrical bridge with a solid harmonic foundation, and provides fun for every instrumentalist. A spicy alto sax solo leads to a bol...

Originally composed for piano, Three Preludes is a good example of the influence jazz had on American classical music of the 20th century. Of the 24 preludes Gershwin had planned to compose, only thes...