Baton Music

Johann Strauss jr. composed in 1864 the 'Persischer Marsch' (Persian March), Op. 289. It was dedicated this to his Majesty Nasir-ad-Din imperial Shah of Persia (1831-1896). The melody of the trio is t...

Conga del Fuego Nuevo wurde in das Programm des Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela unter der Leitung von Gustavo Dudamel aufgenommen und bei einem Neujahrskonzert in Deutschland für Arte Telev...

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 Chri...

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) war eine zentrale Figur der frühen französischen Grand-Opera, bekannt für seine elegante melodische Komposition und seinen klaren, theatralischen Orchesterstil...

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) war eine zentrale Figur der frühen französischen Grand-Opera, bekannt für seine elegante melodische Komposition und seinen klaren, theatralischen Orchesterstil...

Die Schauspielmusik 'The Wasps' (''Die Wespen') des britischen Komponisten Ralph Vaughan Williams basiert auf der gleichnamigen griechischer Komödie des antiken Dichters Aristophanes für eine Produkti...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. This transcription follows the short but jolly introduction of the fi...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) was an English composer, best known for his glorious Violin Concerto, the excellent 'Symphony in A minor' and the oratorio trilogy 'Hiawatha'. But his 'Christmas O...

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) was an English composer, best known for his glorious Violin Concerto, the excellent 'Symphony in A minor' and the oratorio trilogy 'Hiawatha'. But his 'Christmas O...

Händel's oratorio 'Solomon' contains a short and lively instrumental passage (Sinfonia). This 'sinfonia' is also known as 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' and has become very famous outside the con...

La vie parisienne" is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by French composer Jacques Offenbach. It was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier...

Die 'Rumänischen Weihnachtslieder' bestehen aus originalen, rumänische Volksweisen, die Bela Bartók über Jahre hinweg ab 1909 zusammentrug. Während viele seiner von Volksmusik inspierierten Kompositio...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1512) war wie sein Onkel und Lehrer Andrea einer der Entwickler des venezianischen antiphonalen Stils. Auch er war ein Schüler von Orlando di Lasso und brachte den antiphonalen...

Anton Bruckner komponierte seine "Kleinen Orchesterstücke" im Jahr 1862 als einen ersten Versuch auf dem Gebiet, das er später zu seinem ureigenen machen sollte: der Orchestermusik. Diese vier Stücke...

La Traviata' tells the story of the young and beautiful courtesan Violetta who falls in love with Alfredo, an ordinary and poor young man. The aria 'E Strano' - how strange it is - is sung by Violetta...

Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones it shows its hero and heroine, the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi, caught up in and eventually destroyed by the...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle', also named the Habanera is...

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 mood sung...

Until nowadays, La Traviata is still one of the most successful operas in the music-literature. Giuseppe Verdi composed this opera in 1853 and it belongs to the top of Giuseppe Verdi's middle period o...

Although Franz Lehár became most known for his contribution to the operetta repertoire, he also composed a lot of marches. One of these is 'Piave induló' (Piave Marsch, Marche form the 106th Regiment)...

Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest composers of all time was not very successful in writing music for the stage. He had no difficulty in writing a purely abstract overture, but once beyond this...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed several military marches: 'Polonaise' (WoO21), 'Ecossaise' (WoO 22), 'Yorckscher March' (WoO 18), 'Military March' (WoO 19) 'Military March in D Major' (WoO 24) and the '...

Franz Schubert's 'Symphony No. 8' in B minor, D 759, commonly known as the 'Unvollendete' ('Unfinished Symphony'), is a composition that Schubert started in 1822 but left with only two movements - tho...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...