Mitropa Music

The term 'salon music' - making music in private salons - was coined in the 19th century. During this period, the invention of the Böhm System and the resulting new sound and technical capabilities of...

Cape Horn describes the beauty but also the dangerousness of the area at Cape Horn. In Schwarz' typical film music style, Cape Horn is a valuable addition to the solo repertoire for horn (also availab...

A new work for trumpet and piano in three movements, each with its own character. The Allegro Brillante is virtuosic in nature while the Andante Doloroso is more romantic and the final jazzy Allegro G...

Der Löwe mag schlafen, aber dieses Lied bleibt bestehen! Ursprünglich auf Zulu geschrieben, wurde das Lied ins Englische übersetzt und ist heute bei Jung und Alt auf der ganzen Welt bekannt. Der Titel...

Have you already drunk your cup of blood today? Immerse yourself in the macabre world of vampires and enjoy gaining insight into the different moods of this musical, which Roman Polanski created based...

The enticing sounds of a fanfare come drifting down the mountainside into the valley. A hiker pauses and looks upward to admire the beauty of the mountain. However prudence is in order, for this splen...

Durante siglos, la circunnavegación del Cabo de Hornos fue considerada una de las rutas marítimas más peligrosas del Atlántico al Pacífico. En este solo para trompa y orquesta de viento, Otto M. Schwa...

Saxpack' was commissioned for the centenary of the Vienna Police Orchestra whose members include one of the most prolific Austrian saxophonists, Gert Kolaja. The work is composed in a very modern styl...

In 2009, one year after its formation, the Swiss brass ensemble Azimuts Brass commissioned its conductor, Marc Jeanbourquin, to write them a signature tune. He composed Jazzimut, which features a fest...

Nostradamus is probably the best-known prophet of the last 1000 years. He lived at the time of the Inquisition and his predictions and medical therapies as a physician caused him to face the wrath of...

With hits such as Atemlos, Helene Fischer pulls in not only pop fans but also a broad audience under her spell. Apart from this smash hit, this medley also contains Marathon, So kann das Leben sein,...

This massive hit from the Swedish rock band 'Europe', released in 1986, became famous with its iconic keyboard introduction. The music is very well suited for brass instruments because the sound of br...

Man kennt das ja: Der Typ bläst seine Posaune und Hagel, Feuer und Blut fallen auf die Erde, ein Drittel der Bäume und alles grüne Gras verbrennt mal eben. So steht's geschrieben, nicht nur im aktuell...

Magic Overture was written as an anniversary present for the Bürgermusik Götzis in Austria. The magic of the music and landscape in the Austrian region of Vorarlberg are in abundance in the charming v...

Compuesta en conmemoración del Mundial de Fútbol de 2006. La Copa del Mundo es un acontecimiento mundial que sólo se celebra cada cuatro años y que va precedido de una serie de rondas clasificatorias....

The fanfare-like piece Freedom Forever deals with the chances and possibilities that arise with freedom and is uses two famous quotes from the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and from Jean-...

Diamonds Are Forever is both the name of the song and the name of the 1971 James Bond movie it was composed for. The original recording featured vocalist Shirley Bassey and in keeping with the origina...

Demand for studies which - in addition to technique - also concentrate on musicality, interpretation and expression, has increased during recent years. These are precisely the aspects advanced players...

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...

The pieces in Vienna Woods are written by young Austrian composers, who continue the old tradition of Vienna as a music metropolis. These easy to intermediate pieces cover a wide range of styles and s...

With the enchanting pieces in this collection flautists can begin to acquaint themselves the music of the Impressionists. For this purpose Franco Cesarini has selected and adapted eight well-known pie...

This book, which contains several arrangements of Romantic movements for flute and piano, is intended to give advanced flutists the opportunity to experience and become acquainted with more music of t...

The pieces collected in LA FLAUTA ROMANTICA were written by three of the greatest Spanish instrumental virtuosi of their time: the pianists Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados as well as the violinist...

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...

Otto M. Schwarz is endeavoring to contribute new ideas to concert band literature. He has contributed in the field of multimedia (Asteroid), and with his many compositions in symphonic/modern arrangem...