Blasmusik-Noten für Fortgeschrittene

The word 'tsunami' is of Japanese origin. When you look it up in a dictionary, you will find that it means 'a great sea wave produced by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption'. A megatsunami i...

Rousing opening fanfare including parts from Joy to the World. Challenging!

The Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Achnaton, was the second son and successor of Amenhotep III. He reigned the New Kingdom from 1353 until 1336 BC. Achnatons lack of interest in the ec...

As he did before in the often played and commonly appreciated 'Lord Tullamore', in which he poetically depicted the landscape and the cultural elements of a small Irish village, in his composition 'Th...

The Yiddish word 'Klezmer' has been derived from the Old Hebrew words 'Kley' (tool, instrument) and 'Zemer' (song, singing, making music). Klezmer is the traditional music of Jews from Eastern Europe....

Jubilant Prelude' is an orchestration of the 'Preludium over Psalm 150' originally composed for organ by Toon Hagen. Since 1998 Toon Hagen has been organ-player of the 'Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk' in...

Gaudete' comes from the Finnish/Swedish 'Piae Cantiones', a collection of religious music from the 16th century. The English folk group 'Steeleye Span' featuring female lead singer Maddy Prior had a h...

Just wake up the public? With this 'snack' it remains difficult to sit still! Before you know it, everyone folds to the joyful sounds of the circus band.

Don Quichote de la Mancha erzählt den berühmten Roman von Miguel de Cervantes in vier Sätzen auf lebendige musikalisch nach: Der erste Satz stellt den klugen Edelmann Don Quichote vor. Im zweiten Satz...

Don Quichote de la Mancha erzählt den berühmten Roman von Miguel de Cervantes in vier Sätzen auf lebendige musikalisch nach: Der erste Satz stellt den klugen Edelmann Don Quichote vor. Im zweiten Satz...

Bi-Millennial Celebration' has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen. This work consists of three continuous movements. The first movement depicts the...

Put your trombone player in the spotlight with this lovely bright and carnivalesque mambo composed by Carron Schilders.

Put your trombone player in the spotlight with this lovely bright and carnivalesque mambo composed by Carron Schilders.

The Dutch composer Harrie Janssen composed 'Adventures of the Beaume' to mark the 50th anniversary of his parents wedding. The composer of the march his memories of the family home, and in particular...

Der Titel Trimbeka erinnert an den alten Namen des heutigen Dorfes Gorredijk in Holland, das dieses Werk in Auftrag gab. Trimbeka bedeutet so viel wie 'drei Bäche', die einst rund um den Ort flossen....

Der Titel Trimbeka erinnert an den alten Namen des heutigen Dorfes Gorredijk in Holland, das dieses Werk in Auftrag gab. Trimbeka bedeutet so viel wie 'drei Bäche', die einst rund um den Ort flossen....

E tangi ana cow, Hine e Hine... Do not cry, girl, do not cry... Every culture has its own melodies to comfort children to sleep. Jan Gerrit Adema made a beautiful arrangement of this lovely folk melod...

Composer of Groningen Egbert composed the march 'Hellender' in response to the opening of the bandroom of the 'Hellendoornse Harmonie' (NL). The joyfull sounds of the march let you hear how well the t...

One of the best known nicknames for a city that is perhaps New York: 'The Big Apple'. Already in the thirties of the last century, this name is often used in New York jazz scene. With 'The Big Apple'...

One of the best known nicknames for a city that is perhaps New York: 'The Big Apple'. Already in the thirties of the last century, this name is often used in New York jazz scene. With 'The Big Apple'...

Der Titel 'Whistle For A Penny' (Pfeife für einen Pfennig) kann auf verschiedene Weise gedeutet werden, ist aber auch sicherlich ein Verweis auf das problematische Verhältnis zwischen Kunst und Geld.....