Molenaar Edition

Jef Penders (1928), the 'Valencian Dutchman', had already enriched the lighter original band repertoire with several fine and creative dance melodies such as a cha-cha-cha, a charleston, a reggae and...

The musical comedy 'Evita' dates from 1976 and was the third whom composer Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote in collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice. It ran for eight consecutive years in the London West-End...

The German composer and arranger Manfred Schneider has been playing for many years with the military band Heeresmusikkorps 300 at Cologne. In the meantime he got a reputation as composer of light symp...

The German police television series in which actor Horst Tappart plays the role of 'Inspector Derrick' is still extremely popular in numerous European countries, even after 23 years. There have 280 ep...

This is the third part of the five-part suite 'Nomenclatura' commissioned by the Dutch Customs Band 'Douane Harmonie Nederland' for the band's performance at The Light Music Festival in Sankt Gallen,...

The life of the Austrian empress Elisabeth (1837-1898) which started as a fairy tale but ended as a tragedy, inspired the librettist Michael Kunze and the composer Silvester Levay to write a musical b...

The life of the Austrian empress Elisabeth (1837-1898) which started as a fairy tale but ended as a tragedy, inspired the librettist Michael Kunze and the composer Silvester Levay to write a musical b...

Everybody knows that waltzes, marches and polkas were extremely popular in Vienna in the 19th century. But at least as popular was the quadrille which unfortunately has fallen into oblivion nowadays....

A splendid three part suite in which Marcel Peeters, once more, demonstrates his skill and mastery. The first part 'Blue Valsetto' is a fine swinging jazz waltz introduced by a trumpet solo; the secon...

A splendid three part suite in which Marcel Peeters, once more, demonstrates his skill and mastery. The first part 'Blue Valsetto' is a fine swinging jazz waltz introduced by a trumpet solo; the secon...

The popular youth band suite 'Straight Ahead' has completely been revised by Ennio Salvere who has added extra percussion and a timpani part. The suite consists of four parts: Straight Ahead, Wicked W...

This composition includes a tribute to Gioacchino Rossini (with some quotations from his works hidden in the music). A beautiful waltz celebrates three heroines of Ripatransone with plenty of courage...

This melodic miniature suite is a short but nice composition for young musicians. It was composed for the Youth Band of the Unión Musical La Aurora from the little Spanish town of Albatera. There are...

Vienna born composer and conductor Johann Strauß Jr. (1825-1899) was not only the uncontested 'Waltz King', but he also wrote quite some other gems of popular dance music. Among those some seventeen p...

'Music for a Fanciful Story' was commissioned by the Symphonic band Mokuyougomi in Japan to celebrate the twenty-fourth anniversary of its annual concert. 'Music for a Fanciful Story' consists of four...

The concert waltz 'Das Romantische Mittelrheintal' (the romantic Middle Rhine valley) was composed by Manfred Schneider (who passed away on 18 November 2008) at the request of the mayor of his dwellin...

Three Little Pieces is a suite in three movements for younger band and a natural progression from Stepping Out. It includes a Fanfare/March, a Waltz and a final upbeat movement suggesting the holidays...

By popular demand we have a favourite from Andre Rieu in the catalogue this year: The medley Carnival of Venice. Who doesn't know the Italian folksong O Cara Mama Mia, better known as Carnival of Veni...

The Swiss composer Theophil Furter (1871-1954) played in several amateur wind bands of his home area before he became conductor of the 'Harmonie' band at Steffisburg and the Spiez Municipal Band. He f...

Karl Komzak Jr. (1850-1905), son of Karl I and father of Karl III was the most famous member of an illustrious family of Austrian military bandmasters. Karel II composed over 300 works among which 65...

Three Little Pieces is a suite in three movements for younger band and a natural progression from Stepping Out. It includes a Fanfare/March, a Waltz and a final upbeat movement suggesting the holidays...