Hubert Henkel

Also titled 'Der alte Brummbar' (The Old Grumbling Bear). By Julius Fucik, justifiably called the 'Czech March King', this 'polka comique' came to the attention of the editor when he began searching f...

Das Chor- und Gesangvereinswesen entwickelte sich im 19. Jahrhundert in Deutschland zu einem regelrechten Massenphänomen und gehörte damit zu den charakteristischsten Erscheinungen der bürgerlichen Mu...

Die im August 1923 in Radvány (Nordungarn) fertiggestellte Tanzsuite wurde für ein Festkonzert komponiert, das am 19. November 1923 anlässlich des 50-jährigen Jubiläums der Vereinigung der beiden Städ...

The Merry King' is a folk song from Sussex, England. Percy Grainger originally transcribed the melody in 1905, sketched for chorus within the year after, then set it for piano or small orchestra betwe...

This work expresses the composers impressions on the scenery and people of his native land, Australia. The scoring is arranged so that the lead male and female vocal lines can optionally be played by...

This is movement No. 2 from the suite 'In a Nutshell' scored for symphonic band by Mark Rogers. No actual folk songs or any other popular tunes were used in the suite, according to the composer. The p...

Jules Verne's popular 1873 adventure novel, 'Around the World in Eighty Days, ' has inspired countless readers, as well as two motion pictures. The first of these, produced by Michael Todd, featured a...