Franco Cesarini

American author Mark Twain spent seven years writing Huckleberry Finn - the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on t...

Inspired by the operas of Bellini, Saverio Mercadante created this richly contrasting overture from lyrical and dramatic moments in his own works. This arrangement offers modern concert bands access t...

This famous piece by the Swiss composer Franco Cesarini is a festive way to start your concert.

Piotta is a lively 6/8 march from well-known concert band composer, Franco Cesarini. This exciting and musically witty piece is as impressive rhythmically as it is melodically, and will make for an el...

This joyous fanfare offers many members of the band the opportunityto shine. The opening subject is passed from the clarinets to thesaxophones and then to the oboes before being taken up by thecomplet...

Diese 'Bilder einer Stadt' wollen nicht so sehr visuale Bilder, sondern vielmehr ein Stimmungsbild einer modernen Großstadt heraufbeschwören. Die Musik spiegelt die Stimmungslagen des heutigen Lebens...

This overture, called Sinfonia, is without doubt one of the best original works for concert band to emerge from the 19th century. It is characterised by its fluid spontaneity as well as its rich textu...

Tancredi, composed in 1813, is rarely performed in today's opera houses, however its overture, or Sinfonia, as it was called at the time, is well-liked and has received regular performances over the y...

Genève is a festive march, composed on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 'La Musique Municipale de la Ville Genève' music association. The composer, Franco Cesarini, integrated a traditiona...

Arizona is written in a typical three-part overture form. The composition is not strictly descriptive as such, but rather conveys moods and emotions, inspired by impressions of the American desert sta...

The White Thrill' is a composition written on behalf of the 'Musikkapelle Sankt Anton am Arlberg', in Austria. The theme refers to the ski race 'Der weiße Rausch', that takes place every year in Sankt...

The White Thrill fue un encargo de la banda de música de St. Anton am Arlberg (Austria). El tema hace referencia a la carrera de esquí "The White Thrill", que se celebra cada año en St. Anton. La comp...

The White Thrill' is a composition written on behalf of the 'Musikkapelle Sankt Anton am Arlberg', in Austria. The theme refers to the ski race 'Der weiße Rausch', that takes place every year in Sankt...

Bright Dawn Overture was commissioned to Franco Cesarini by the Swiss Band Association as part of a project for the renewal and expansion of the artistic repertoire. “There was never a night or a prob...

Bright Dawn Overture was commissioned to Franco Cesarini by the Swiss Band Association as part of a project for the renewal and expansion of the artistic repertoire. “There was never a night or a prob...

May your path be winding, windy, lonely and dangerous, leading you to the most spectacular view. May your mountains rise to the clouds and overcome them. - Edward Abbey

«Notes from the Road» fue un encargo de la Asociación Musical Cantonal de Turgovia (Suiza) como pieza obligatoria para la segunda categoría del 26.º Festival Musical Cantonal de Turgovia, celebrado en...

«Winds of Hope» es una obertura para orquesta de viento que celebra el valor para afrontar la vida: la capacidad de mirar más allá del horizonte y encontrar siempre un rumbo, incluso en tiempos difíci...

«Winds of Hope» es una obertura para orquesta de viento que celebra el valor para afrontar la vida: la capacidad de mirar más allá del horizonte y encontrar siempre un rumbo, incluso en tiempos difíci...

Franco Cesarini ha seleccionado estos 40 estudios de dificultad fácil a media a partir de 12 colecciones diferentes de seis compositores. Quiso seleccionar los estudios más "musicales" que, además de...

Franco Cesarini ha seleccionado estos estudios entre los que son más útiles técnicamente y atractivos musicalmente. Estos estudios pueden ser un buen complemento a los 40 Estudios para flauta de nivel...

This collection will give you the opportunity to concentrate on all the technical and expressive aspects of flute playing, switching from 'brilliant' pieces to works with a more cantabile character, i...

It is often the case that at the end of a concert a soloist is requested to perform an additional item not listed in the programme, in other words an encore. In general the piece that is chosen is sho...

Under the title LUX NORDICA, this edition contains a selection of Romantic pieces by various composers of northern origin. Franco Cesarini collected seven works from Niels W. Gade and Carl Nielsen (De...

German Romanticism includes selected works from some of the most important composers of the style, to whom-in terms of musical history-the Austrian Franz Schubert also belongs. Besides Carl Maria von...