Molenaar Edition

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...

After 'Beauty and the Beast' theWalt Disney Studios produced another very successful cartoon late in 1993. 'Aladdin' was of course inspired by the famous fairy tale from the eternal evergreen collecti...

This concised symphony is completely based on internationally known religious songs. Once more Huggens shows he is fascinated by choral music. The style of the arrangements is strictly classical with...

Phil Butter is a most experienced Dutch wind band music arranger. He wrote this composition as a piece of symphonic jazz in the Leroy Anderson style. However, this work has the advantage that it can b...

The German composer Manfred Schneider (Kestert am Rhein, 1953) played French horn in the Military Band of the German Army at Koblenz. He added several fine compositions to the contemporary original wi...

This overture has been inspired by the Italian opera and bel canto and this explains why it is extremely melodious. As there is no underlying story, the composition is meant as pure easy listening mus...

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...

In 1970 the famous French composer Serge Lancen (Paris, 1922) wrote the very successful 'Hymn to Music'. Now he wanted to compose this 'Hymn to the Musicians' to honour those for whom he has written a...

The title of this works is also the name of a famous old treatise on architec-ture. The composer wanted to create a construction with the principal melodies evolving within an intricate architectural...

The sacred character of the tekst of this compostition is committed to the choir, whereas the instrumental parts underline the different aspects of the prayer.

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...

After the 'Coffee Serenade' and 'Hymne au Vin' the composer continues his 'drinks cycle' with an ode to tea, entitled 'High Tea'. It is an elegant composition based on the famous English tradition whi...

A fine arrangement by Kurt Brogli is this one of the once famous song 'Speedy Gonzales' which was a long time hit for many years. It was very popular on dance floors as one of the favourite twist tune...

Commissioned by the NIB, the Dutch Wind Music Institute, with the financial support of the 'Fonds voor de scheppende Toonkunst'.CommentaryThis suite brings us back to the 18th century when an importan...