Jos van de Braak

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. Originally, the Csardas was planned as an orchestral interlude played...

The music to the drama Masquerade consists of 14 pieces, mostly dances. Using five out of these 14 numbers Aram Khachaturian composed an orchestral suite and in this transcription for symphonic band t...

The work of the Russian composer Anatol Liadov (1855-1914) is characterized by bizarre humour, originality, precision and imagination. All these qualities are expressed in the 'Eight Russian Folk Song...

The Sinfonia is the opening of the second part of the Christmas Oratorio: `Am zweiten Weihnachtsfeiertage'. This romantic piece of music was in the tradition of the shepherd music as set by Italian co...

The 'March Opus 99' was composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943-44 for a Soviet military band and first broadcast on the radio from Moscow on April 30, 1944. It is not a typical march, but rather a livel...

The 'March Opus 99' was composed by Sergei Prokofiev in 1943-44 for a Soviet military band and first broadcast on the radio from Moscow on April 30, 1944. It is not a typical march, but rather a livel...

Cantique de Jean Racine ist eine Komposition von Gabriel Fauré. Der Text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Wort, eins mit dem Höchsten"), ist eine französische Paraphrase von Jean Racine eines lateinischen...

Cantique de Jean Racine ist eine Komposition von Gabriel Fauré. Der Text, "Verbe égal au Très-Haut" ("Wort, eins mit dem Höchsten"), ist eine französische Paraphrase von Jean Racine eines lateinischen...

The Two Christmas Songs, 'Weihnachtsschnee' and 'Weihnachts Wiegenlied' are just beautiful examples of Edvard Grieg's craftsmanship as a songwriter. (Solo Voice and Concert Band)

Die lustige Witwe, composed by Franz Franz Lehar is one of the absolute highlights in the whole operetta-repertoire. The duet Lippen schweigen - Love unspoken - is a waltz in a very romantic. This tra...

Jon Lord (1941 - 2012) was an English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with "Deep Purple", as well a...

Les Patineurs Valse (Opus 183), im Englischen als "The Skaters' Waltz" bekannt, wurde 1882 komponiert und vom "Cercle des Patineurs" oder der "Eisbahn der Schlittschuhläufer" im Bois de Boulogne in Pa...

Fantasia on Christmas Carols ist ein 1912 entstandenes Werk für Bariton, Chor und Orchester des englischen Komponisten Ralph Vaughan Williams. Es wurde 1912 beim "Three Choirs Festival" in der Kathedr...

Fantasia on Christmas Carols ist ein 1912 entstandenes Werk für Bariton, Chor und Orchester des englischen Komponisten Ralph Vaughan Williams. Es wurde 1912 beim "Three Choirs Festival" in der Kathedr...

Neben den über 150 Walzern ist Johann Strauss' Operette 'Die Fledermaus' der wohl beste Beitrag zu diesem Genre. Daas Terzett 'Nein mit solchen Advokaten' wird von Rosalinde, Blind und Eisenstein zu B...

Neben den über 150 Walzern ist Johann Strauss' Operette 'Die Fledermaus' der wohl beste Beitrag zu diesem Genre. Das Duett 'Dieser Anstand, so manierlich' wird von Rosalinde und Ihrem Ehemann Gabriel...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa". Today his marches...

Johann Schrammel (1850 1893) was an Austrian composer and musician. In 1878 he founded with his brother Josef Schrammel and Anton Strohmayer a trio; they were later joined by the clarinettist Georg Da...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

Die 'Fledermaus-Polka' ist eine von sechs Zanz-Arrangements von Themen aus Johann Strauß' Operette 'Die Fledermaus'. Nach der Uraufführung 1874 im Theater an der Wien konnte man lesen, dass die Pola m...

Johann Strauss jr. komponierte die 'Annen-Polka' zum Annentag am 26. Juli 1852. Dem Publikum der Uraufführung gefiel die fasziniernd-reizende Melodie so sehr, dass sie die Polka immer und immer wieder...

Gustaf Nordqvist (1886 - 1949) was a Swedish composer, church musician and professor As a composer he is best known for his many solo songs, including "Till havs" and "Jul, jul, strålande jul" a Chris...

On Christmas Eve of 1818, Catholic priest Josef Mohr, showed Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816 and he asked Gruber to set the poem to music. Because the chu...

On Christmas Eve of 1818, Catholic priest Josef Mohr, showed Austrian composer Franz Xaver Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816 and he asked Gruber to set the poem to music. Because the chu...