Acoustic Time

Arctic Funk might just as well have been a flashing sequel to a scene from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Popular music but with a difference, as indicated by the title. The work's quiet section...

Die Town Hall Overture ist ein spritziges Stück, das auf der Grundlage eines niederländischen Volksliedes mit einem Nonsenstext über einen Maikäfer komponiert wurde. In Rob GoorhuisÔÇ Werk präsentiert...

This work by Goff Richards was written in the eighties and is best known under the name Demelza in a version for Tenor horn. Marten van der Wal made an arrangement for solo instrument and band (there...

This work by Goff Richards was written in the eighties and is best known under the name Demelza in a version for Tenor horn. Marten van der Wal made an arrangement for solo instrument and band (there...

There are no more good marches written today ? Ger de Mulder proves the opposite. Promenade is a robust and flashy march into the ambiance of all the great marches. The composer is an autodidact, but...

Goorhuis' atmospheric Preludio - a small piece he wrote as a commission from his publishing house which also distributes his music- was chosen as a serene interlude for the CD Les Marteaux de la Marin...

This march is a cheerful tribute to the board and in particular the chairman of each band. At a time when it is difficult to find suitable board members, a musical helping to the current generation of...

Dass am berühmten Strand von Rio de Janeiro viel gefeiert ist, ist weltweit bekannt. Holiday in Rio basiert auf diese Lust am Feiern und zaubert vom ersten Takt an brasilianische Atmosphäre auf die Ko...

Dass am berühmten Strand von Rio de Janeiro viel gefeiert ist, ist weltweit bekannt. Holiday in Rio basiert auf diese Lust am Feiern und zaubert vom ersten Takt an brasilianische Atmosphäre auf die Ko...

Written as a commission by the Stichting de Inrichting foundation of Wijk bij Duurstede (the Netherlands), Rob Goorhuis' Requiem voor de mens (Requiem for Man) on lyrics by André van Zwieten was compo...

Bessarabien ist eine Region in Südosteuropa (heute Teile von Rumänien, Moldawien und der Ukraine), in der seit dem 18. Jahrhundert zahlreiche jüdische 'Shtetl' entstanden sind. Ein jiddisches Thema is...

Bessarabien ist eine Region in Südosteuropa (heute Teile von Rumänien, Moldawien und der Ukraine), in der seit dem 18. Jahrhundert zahlreiche jüdische 'Shtetl' entstanden sind. Ein jiddisches Thema is...

In this work the Dutch composer Marc van Delft attempts to bring together two parties (former friends), after they have grown inexplicably apart. For this reason he calls in the help (Invocation) from...

Imagine yourself in a smoky pub with all the joys that entails. A nice jazzy solo puts you in the mood. This Sugar blues dates from the thirties and is a classic in the jazz scene. A wonderful solo in...

Imagine yourself in a smoky pub with all the joys that entails. A nice jazzy solo puts you in the mood. This Sugar blues dates from the thirties and is a classic in the jazz scene. A wonderful solo in...

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...

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus, the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The 'Odyssey' follows the 'Iliad', the story of the bloody war between the G...

Solo for Baritone Saxophone or Eb Bass with high humorous content. The soloist tries in an entertaining dialogue with the orchestra to prevail. During the work, in a musical way, appears an conflict w...

Solo for Baritone Saxophone or Eb Bass with high humorous content. The soloist tries in an entertaining dialogue with the orchestra to prevail. During the work, in a musical way, appears an conflict w...

Mit völlig anderen Noten, aber derselben Form wie sein Lieblingslied Music von John Miles schreib John Emerson Blackstone dieses attraktive Werk für Jung und Alt. Der Titel Gate 11 ist ein Verweis auf...

Mit völlig anderen Noten, aber derselben Form wie sein Lieblingslied Music von John Miles schreib John Emerson Blackstone dieses attraktive Werk für Jung und Alt. Der Titel Gate 11 ist ein Verweis auf...

The colors of the orchestra, including percussion, come in a special way to ring in the epic Choral Music. That the tuba-playing composer also a gifted organist is, you can imagine very well after lis...

The title and scope is not new but the message and the desire of the composer is clear. It is mainly that music can solve problems and can plead for peace in the whole world. Musically, Peace for the...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's (1964) way of composing can be described as: uncompromising, wilful and contemporary. It is not surprising, therefore, that this occasionally causes a stir. In the middle of...

Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen's (1964) way of composing can be described as: uncompromising, wilful and contemporary. It is not surprising, therefore, that this occasionally causes a stir. In the middle of...