Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band en Fanfare

Every year a competition for wind orchestras and brass bands takes place in Wallberg, Switzerland. Apart from a hymn and a solo piece, all orchestras also have a compulsory piece to play. The commissi...

This musical fantasy depicts the history of the Dutch fortified town of Elburg. The work begins with an atmospheric medieval picture of the Convent of St Agnes, the nunnery that was built in the first...

This musical fantasy depicts the history of the Dutch fortified town of Elburg. The work begins with an atmospheric medieval picture of the Convent of St Agnes, the nunnery that was built in the first...

De Ruigewaard is a large polder (reclaimed land protected by dykes) in the Dutch province of Groningen. Shortly after the land was reclaimed around 1500, a settlement was established at the location o...

De Ruigewaard is a large polder (reclaimed land protected by dykes) in the Dutch province of Groningen. Shortly after the land was reclaimed around 1500, a settlement was established at the location o...

Adornia is a word invented by the composer with a similar meaning as 'to adorn', which means 'to embellish'. The thematic cornerstones are DORN, after the commissioning band CMV Juliana in Doornspijk,...

Adornia is a word invented by the composer with a similar meaning as 'to adorn', which means 'to embellish'. The thematic cornerstones are DORN, after the commissioning band CMV Juliana in Doornspijk,...

Pride of the Forest reflects the pride that is associated with the character of the people who live in the Fryske W lden ('The Frisian Woods'), a region in the northeast of the Dutch province of Fries...

Pride of the Forest reflects the pride that is associated with the character of the people who live in the Fryske W lden ('The Frisian Woods'), a region in the northeast of the Dutch province of Fries...

Condacum' was composed on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Arts Council in the Belgian district of Kontich, the home town of the composer Jan Van der Roost. It is an interesting composition...

Prevision, ein musikalischer Ausblick auf die Kindheit des Enkelsohns des Komponisten wurde in der Form einer freien Fantasie geschrieben. Die Musik zeichnet die Entwicklung vom kleinen Jungen zu eine...

On a war memorial in the Dutch village of Wons is engraved a list of names to honour the fallen in World War II. This is the basis for the name of this piece. However, this composition was written for...

On a war memorial in the Dutch village of Wons is engraved a list of names to honour the fallen in World War II. This is the basis for the name of this piece. However, this composition was written for...

Questo brano è stato composto per una serie di concerti che si caratterizzano per la diversità di orientamenti musicali. Un passaggio in forma di fanfara, un altro dai chiari accenti jazz e una sezion...

Questo brano è stato composto per una serie di concerti che si caratterizzano per la diversità di orientamenti musicali. Un passaggio in forma di fanfara, un altro dai chiari accenti jazz e una sezion...

Homage besteht aus sechs Variationen über ein originales Thema im Renaissance-Stil. Geschrieben als Pflichtstück für das ‚Gouden Spiker Festival' in Friesland (Niederlande), eignet es sich als anspruc...

Homage comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest 'Gouden Spiker Festival' in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging...

New Hampshire is part of the greater region of New England in the north-east of the United States. The introduction to this work is inspired on the nickname of New Hampshire, 'The Granite State', whic...

New Hampshire is part of the greater region of New England in the north-east of the United States. The introduction to this work is inspired on the nickname of New Hampshire, 'The Granite State', whic...

Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple r...

Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple r...

The instrumental music of the Yiddish-speaking Jews, especially those of Eastern Europe, is known as klezmer . This terminology was originally used in Jewish cultural life as the name of a musician wh...