Willy Hautvast

An impromptu is a 'musical improvisation.' Franz Schubert (January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828) was one of the first composers to use this form. The Austrian born Schubert composed two series of four...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) was a German composer, conductor, organist and pianist of the early Romantic period. This Wedding March, extracted from the theatre music written for William Sh...

Following Chopin's example, Claude Debussy (August 22, 1862 - March 25, 1918) composed a series of piano pieces called 'préludes.' Debussy, a pupil of Émile Durand and César Franck, gave a title to ea...

'Schlummert Ein' is an aria, the third section from the cantata Ich Habe Genug (BWV 82) ('I Have Enough'). Bach wrote this piece for the Purification of Mary on February 2, 1727. He composed it origin...

Schlummert Ein' is an aria, the third section from the cantata Ich Habe Genug (BWV 82) ('I Have Enough'). Bach wrote this piece for the Purification of Mary on February 2, 1727. He composed it origina...

The Andalusian composer Antonio Alvarez studied at the Madrid Conservatory of Music where he graduated with First Prizes for piano, organ, harmony and composition. He conducted mainly zarzuelas (Spani...

This piece is in the form of a medley-overture, in this case the themes are taken from Dutch national and traditional songs. The introduction contains: The National Anthem (Wilhelmus), 'Wilt heden nu...

This overture has been inspired by the Italian opera and bel canto and this explains why it is extremely melodious. As there is no underlying story, the composition is meant as pure easy listening mus...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Fritz Kreisler was a violinist and composer and lived from 1875 to 1962. After a tour through the U.S. he studied medicine from 1889 to 1899, after which he resumed his violin career. Kreisler was one...

The British composer Thomas Bidgood (1870-1925) was a gifted music teacher who conducted his own professional orchestra, several theatre orchestras and wind bands. He composed a lot of light orchestra...