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Colour and versatility is the key to this composition in three movements by Carl Wittrock. The Tournament is the most versatile piece of music you could wish for. Movement 1 (March) is an excellent,...

De compositie 'Drachten' werd geschreven in opdracht van de gemeente Smallingerland ter gelegenheid van de Nederlandse Fanfare Kampioenschappen 2004 in Drachten. Het werk beeldt de merkwaardige tweede...

Songs of Sorrow and Joy' is een bonte suite van liederen zonder woorden. Ik heb geprobeerd enerzijds de clichématige identiteit van de melodieën niet uit de weg te gaan, anderzijds heb ik middels harm...

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...

All trumpets are in the spotlight in this musical parade. The melodic part in the middle provides the soloists with the necessary air. Success is assured because every beginning, advanced, professiona...

Composer Peter Martin received his inspiration from the period of the versatile Henry VIII and the accompanying sparkling late-medieval music. At Henry's Table describes the atmosphere at the court of...

The world's most important sports event inspired Schulte to compose a magnificent new concert piece. In three parts he successively describes the opening ceremony (musical entry of the athletes), the...

The Scottish composer, Bruce Fraser, has always devoted himself to educational music. In this composition, in which his love for Scotland can be heard, again, he has clearly considered the possibiliti...

As the Deer is a well-known praise and worship song by Martin Nystrom. Written in 1984, this song is based on Psalm 42:1.. 'As the hart panteth after the water brooks, o panteth my soul after thee, O...

In a four-part composition Rieks van der Velde takes us to the richly varied area surrounding the university city of Cambridge. The Dutch composer was especially inspired by the atmosphere of Cambridg...

The pleasure of waking up on your day off. No school and all the time in the world to do what you want. The members of your band will recognise this feeling in the atmosphere that the composer of this...

Little (solo) material is available for the novice kettledrummer. Your kettledrummer will be thrilled with the star part this composition allows him or her to play. Kettledrum Overture is a classic o...

During the eighteenth century a person called 'the Dance Master' made his appearance in Ireland. He was a travelling dance-teacher, who moved from one village to another to teach the people there how...

Is there something to be celebrated? Then let's play 'Let's Celebrate'! This four-part suite has been based on two birthday songs: the world-famous 'Happy Birthday to you' (which is also sung in many...

Oxygen (2004) is a short composition for fanfare orchestra, constructed with elements from rock and popular music. The composer used funky rhythms, jazzy harmonies and pulsating rock to illuminate the...

Jubilant Prelude' is an orchestration of the 'Preludium over Psalm 150' originally composed for organ by Toon Hagen. Since 1998 Toon Hagen has been organ-player of the 'Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk' in...

Mixed Bag' stands midway between a collection and a hotchpotch. It is a colourful compilation of four completely different pieces, each with its own specific character. The first part is called 'Tang...

A sensitive arrangement of the well loved hymn 'Spirit of the Living God'.

Glitter and glamour, good-looking people, a lot of Bling Bling and fast cars images like these will cross our minds when we think of the movie world. However, reality proves to be different : as a rul...