HAFABRA Louis Martinus

Commissioned by the wind band of Gaurain (B), this piece has been conceived to open a concert in a non-conventional way. The orchestra starts after a drum set solo (ad lib) but without conductor and i...

This is also a youth piece which the composer wrote during holidays at the seaside. The song, which is very quiet and limpid, is performed by a trumpet solo but all the orchestra participate in this p...

This march was composed by Alain Crepin on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of a Belgian Army group (7eme Brigade Mecanisee de Marche en Famenne) at the request of the two Commanding Officers of t...

There is not a lot to tell about this piece because everything is said in the title. The strong and vigorous rock character of the music is highly recommended to conclude a concert on a high note. The...

This original composition for wind band by Roland Smeets was composed for the 25th Play-In which is organised every year in Belgium and conducted by the well known Belgian clarinet player Walter Boeyk...

Eb or Bb saxophone

Eb or Bb saxophone

This lyricist/composer trio are part of the basis behind the international success by 'Diana Ross and the Supremes'. From their pens flowed hits such as 'Baby Love' and 'Where did our love go'. In 196...

Leaden Sunlight was composed in homage to the 26 million men, women and children of all nations who died from hunger, cold, illnesses, torture, or murder in the Nazis concentration and extermination c...

Metro Gnome was written at the request of Louis Martinus. He asked if I could write another piece like Serenade with unusual time signatures, because it was good practice for young players to encounte...

This composition is the result of a wager between Pascal Devroye and Louis Martinus. Louis Martinus, the publisher teased Pascal Devroye, the composer that he was unable to compose an easy piece. Some...

This original Christmas song from the hand of Pascal Devroye has all the ingredients that a Christmas tune needs. When you try to analyse the title, you will surely understand that the composer is not...

4 parts + perc.

This piece was specially composed at the request of the then chief of the Belgian Air Force, Air Lieutenant-General G. Van Hecke, for the inauguration of the new monument to the Belgian Air Force. It...

This piece is partly a tribute to an Irish troubadour named Percy French who lived from 1854 to 1920. Although not so many people outside Ireland have heard of his name he wrote the music and texts to...

7 parts + drum set

Schoolbus mix-up is a selection of songs which groups of people often sing when they are on a bus trip. However it is not a medley or string of songs played after each other. All the songs are 'mixed-...