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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.

The work opens with a theme in a folksong character: an introduc-tion in minor. Timpani and the low winds symbolise the Hungarian character and the never-ending struggle of the people of Hungary. Afte...

Hymns and Dances II für großes Harmonieorchester und Harfe (ad Libitum) folgt der Komposition 'Hymnes and Dances I' und ist basiert auf den Kontrast zwischen hymnischen Melodien und tanzenden Episoden...

As the title clearly indicates this is a kind of 'Foolish Toccata and Fugue', written in collaboration with Désiré Dondeyne. Both the introduction and the free fugue incited Master Dondeyne to develop...

Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921) put an end to his career as leading trumpeter with several famous London symphony orchestras to become a full-time composer. He became world famous with his soundtrack music...

About his composition 'Fin de Siècle', completed in 1995, Alkema writes: 'At the end of each century 'everything is allowed' for some time. Everything is being summarized and eventually leads to a las...

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...

Miss Saigon is a thrilling musical by the duo Boublil and Schönberg, that is also responsable for Les Miserables. It is a modern version of Madame Butterfly. The plot tells the sentimental story of a...

Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) composed some fifteen operas. Snegurochka (Snow White), his third opera, written in 1880 and 1881, comprises four acts preceded by a prologue. The opera is based on the pla...

In 1964 I met the American composer, conductor, pianist and educationist Aaron Copland (1900-1990) who was in The Netherlands during an European concert tour. I keep most pleasant memories of his perf...

The 'Suite for Wind Orchestra' has three parts. The introductory 'Symphonic Movement' is based on two opposite musical ideas. The first is chromatic, whereas the second is rather diatonically harmoniz...