Molenaar Edition

Composer Ron van Riel was inspired by Wilhelm von Kaulbach's painting ‘'Die Seeschlacht bei Salamis'' (The Battle of Salamis). It portrays the naval battle at Salamis, where the Persian King Xerxes lo...

Composer Ron van Riel was inspired by the life story of Maurits van Oranje (1567-1625). At the age of eighteen, Maurits followed in his father's footsteps when he became stadtholder of Holland, Zeelan...

Composer Ron van Riel was inspired by the life story of Maurits van Oranje (1567-1625). At the age of eighteen, Maurits followed in his father's footsteps when he became stadtholder of Holland, Zeelan...

The composition 'Northern Anniversary' was written for ‘Leeuwarden, Cultural Capital of Europe 2018', commissioned by the ‘Joost Wiersma' Music Association in Jistrum and is a festive work. A short op...

The Sasso Nero is a 3369m high mountain in the Zillertal Main Ridge in the Aurine Alps. It crosses the border between the Italian province of South Tyrol and the Austrian province Tyrol. The beautiful...

This passionate, evocative concert is dedicated to the beautiful Tyrolean region and its coat of arms, the red Tyrolean eagle. Radiant brass sounds alternate with quiet passages in this piece. A super...

This passionate, evocative concert is dedicated to the beautiful Tyrolean region and its coat of arms, the red Tyrolean eagle. Radiant brass sounds alternate with quiet passages in this piece. A super...

Franziska and Anton are twins. Unfortunately Franziska died shortly before her birth. The mother of the two children asked Andreas Ludwig Schulte to write a quiet piece for them. When she first heard...

Symphonic Episode for Wind Band inspired by the Vikings, giant, brave and strong men with a fatalistic attitude, which led them to take risks naturally. These Norwegian warriors were known as bloodthi...

Geert Schrijvers lost a large group of his friends in the Hercules air crash in 1996. As part of his healing process he wrote this very personal musical triptych. The three parts can be performed indi...

Enjoy your Weekend! is a fun and varied composition that offers lots of playing pleasure for both youth and smaller bands. The composition is based on a simple and pretty theme. The first part, Lazy S...

That's the Spirit! Is a fun and challenging work that is a great flashy opening to concert programs, for youth orchestras and smaller bands. The driving drum and percussion groove provides a solid rhy...

A Jubilee Celebration. A Jubilee Celebration was commissioned by the Ursem Music Association to commemorate the occasion of their 50th anniversary. It is a composition with lots of variation and one w...

Urban Beat was commissioned by Tokyo Wind Harmony Orchestra. This work contains two parts.The first part is a fast tempo reminiscent of the urban highway, includes trumpet and alto saxophone solos (wr...

Il Canto, which means 'the song', is a calm, moving work that is especially suitable for church concerts. Solos for oboe, trumpet and horn feature in this piece.

The Village on River Mark was composed to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the Wind Band ‘Costantia' from Ulvenhout in the Netherlands. In five connected parts this work describes the rural and fo...

Concert for wind band and trumpet solo. Spices is a commission from the trumpet player José Cháfer, to whom this piece is dedicated. It was played for the first time in the '43rd Annual International...

I Tak: And yes! It is in Tczew in Poland that this very festive piece draws its inspiration. Spirit of dance, celebration and friendship, these are the impressions described in this very lively music....

Dedicated to the Jove Band of the FSMCV 2018. Homage of the author to all the musicians who have been part of this unforgettable year full of work and experiences and that he has been able to live in...

'MYTHORAMA' Return to the Homeric Scheria. Composed in 2017 for the youth Band of the Corfu Philharmonic Society, is the 3rd Movement of the suite 'In the mythical land of the Phaeacians'. This piece...

Procession of Time was composed to commemorate 120th anniversary of foundation of the Kokura Nishi High School, located Fukuoka, Japan. The piece opens with a slower dramatic introduction. The simple...

War ... a word that embodies images of death, destruction, devastation, suffering ... emotions of anger, fear, alienation, annihilation ... The Day After ... Don't Forget is an original song written b...

The legend 'The Schnackler and the Koasabacha' is the theme of the 'Imperial Saga'. The story is set in the Kaiserbachtal, a stunningly beautiful place in the Kitzbüheler Alps in Austria. Long ago a y...

The title Libertango is a portmanteau of Libertad - Spanish for liberty - and Tango, marking Piazolla's break in the mid 1970s from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo; the composer revolutionised tango by...

With special interest in melodic construction and rhythmic power, Espíritu goes through contrasting emotions and expressions, creating varied environments and textures. The work integrates features of...