Molenaar Edition

The work opens with a theme in a folksong character: an introduc-tion in minor. Timpani and the low winds symbolise the Hungarian character and the never-ending struggle of the people of Hungary. Afte...

A couple of years ago Piet Daalhuisen and Marcel Peeters combined their talents to write the most successful band selection 'With a smile to the Classics'. Here is another work resulting from their co...

Since the Soviet Union no longer seems to be that far away from our Western World, we are eager to know Russian music better. Of course, we do prefer the music by Russian composers (such as Salnikov's...

The beaches of Rio de Janeiro are almost as famous all over the world as the Brasilian music with its typical characteristics. The mixture of different races resulted not only in beautiful music but a...

The Canadian composer Legrady, born in Hungary, wrote this fine suite with three famous mediterrenean holiday resorts in mind.He was successively inspired by the Monte Carlo Casino, the Greek isle of...

This suite in five parts by the famous Russian wind music composer Salnikov is remarkable for its brilliant composition technique and its superb inspiration. Original Russian themes have been linked i...

In a previous successful work Glenn meets Wolfgang Penders revised a Mozart tune in the Glenn Miller style; this time the famous spiritual Battle of Jericho was the willing victim of Glenn Miller's sp...

Symphonie Ibérique (Iberian Symphony) was composed in 1989. As the title suggests the composer evokes in this three part composition some Spanish atmospheres. The melodic structure and the typical mus...

In his three hours lasting box-office hit 'Les Uns et les Autres' the French filmmaker Claude Lelouch describes the joys and sorrows, important events and everyday incidents of the lives of a number o...

Bring the unmistakable charm of the Mediterranean straight to your concert stage! With 'Italia', published by the renowned Molenaar Edition, your concert band takes the audience on a vibrant musical j...

With 'Listening to Paris' we had discovered the talent of Mickey Nicolas, assistant conductor at and arranger for the famous Paris Cabaret 'Le Lido'. Here is a new composition for medium grade bands w...

Atmospheres was composed for the Uster Musiktage and first performed in Uster (Switzerland) on october 1st 1989.The idea for the music comes from the thought that whilst a room remains the same, someh...

A man is strolling in Paris and muses about the capital's prestigious history, suggested by a slow waltz. He is disturbed by the surrounding noise, but anyhow the musical evocation proves to be strong...

Gertl Jahns is in fact a well-known Dutch wind band music composer. He wrote this litle Latin-American sounding piece for wind band and was inspired by the 'Bajon', a typical Brazilian folkdance tune....