Willy Hautvast

Adolf Scherzer was military bandmaster with the 7th Bavarian Infantry Regiment at Ingolstadt from 1849 to 1864. His Bayerischer Defilier Marsch (Bavarian Parade March), dating from the second half of...

This world famous song is either of Scottish or Irish origin. Whether the text refers to the emotion caused by the conversion of John Newton or to the joy caused by the rescue of a sailor in danger ca...

Bethena is the result of a fictive collaboration between Scott Joplin and Willy Hautvast. The piece was originally written for the piano, so the melody is to be found in the right hand part whereas th...

Bethena is the result of a fictive collaboration between Scott Joplin and Willy Hautvast. The piece was originally written for the piano, so the melody is to be found in the right hand part whereas th...

'1492 Conquest of Paradise' is a historical movie picture made by Ridley Scott in 1992, exactly 500 years after the discovery of the American continent. This film music composed by Vangelis became wor...

Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) war ein russischer Pianist, Komponist und Dirigent. Er komponierte in einem romantischen und abendländisch orientierten Stil. Er schrieb sechs Sinfonien und verschiedene O...

It is not known which baroque composer wrote this piece, but it equals those similar pieces by Bach and Händel.

Also from an unknown composer, this romance has been adpated many times and became extremely popular. This is a pure romantic bestseller.

The composer tried to write Italian Bel Canto for band; this implies only very lyrical tunes. The work ends with the initial measures of the Italian national anthem.

Händel's instrumental music shares with Bach's organ music its suitability to being arranged for wind band. This menuet is no exception.

This four part suite consists of four contrasting paintings:a.Classical Prelude is a melody based on classical chords.b.Popular Dance, although using irregular music forms, provides rather easy listen...

During the seventies Jerry Leiber was a member of several popular groups such as The Coasters and The Drifters. He composed some film music, such as the hit song 'Jailhouse Rock' for Elvis Presley. Hi...

The opera 'Dido and Aeneas' by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was written for a school performance at a girls boarding school. This piece is not very requiring. The aria 'Remember Me' is composed on a chro...

Lady singer Dame Vera Lewis-Welch, better known as Vera Lynn, (East Ham, London, 1918) performed with the bands of Joe Loss, Charlie Kunz and Ambrose. During the Second World War she inspired all Brit...

New World Melody is bases on the slow movement of the Symphony nr 9 'From the new World' by Dvorak. The magnificent cor anglais solo is also written for alto saxophone in thes arrangement. However, th...