Molenaar Edition

La Mer' (Beyond the sea) is a song written by French composer, lyricist, singer and showman Charles Trenet (1913 - 2001). Trenet wrote the lyrics of 'La Mer' on the train in 1943 while travelling alon...

'Mr. Bojangles' is a popular song written and initially recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker in 1968 and covered since by many other artists. The song was inspired by an encounter with a street performer in...

This is what Chris Hazell, the composer, had to say about 'Three Brass Cats': 'Some years ago I had four cats in the house - all were strays and decided that I was a soft touch when it came to free bo...

'MacArthur Park' is a song written by Jimmy Webb, first recorded by Richard Harris in 1968 and then covered by many other performers. One of the best-known covers of the song is Donna Summer's 1978 di...

Here is a compilation of four great hits of this most successful composer. The arrangement is very well playable, also for bands of an average strength. You will immediately remind images you have see...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

This arrangement of the bigband classic is based on the song as it was originally used in the film 'Swing Time' (1936) starring Fred Astaire. 'The Way You Look Tonight' won the Academy Award that year...

Vor vielen Jahren verlegte der Molenaar Verlag den erfolgreichen Paso Doble 'Don Sonrisas' (Zwei Lächeln) den Juan Mas Quiles an seinen ersten zwei Enkelinnen gewidmet hatte. Später machte eine andere...

Grieg composed this funeral march for his friend, Norwegian composer Rikard Nordraak who died at the age of 23. Grieg took copies of this piece on all his travels as he wished that it would be played...

This song has been performed by many artists, but the most successful version was recorded by Nat King Cole. The record first reached the Billboard Charts in 1948. David Bowie's version was a major th...

'Swanee River's Other Side' is a rather surprising arrangement of the well-known traditional 'Swanee River'. In this arrangement in fugue form, flavoured with some classical music hints, several swing...

After having heard this piece for the first time at an organ recital, Feike van Tuinen was convinced that an orchestral version would be fantastic and would work very well. This piece has a stimulatin...

As the title suggests, the piece is heroic and olympic in feel. One might imagine an Olympic Games opening ceremony where the athletes assemble to compete on the world stage. The Heroes Rise Again is...

Marc Jeanbourquin composed 'Spiral' during a music camp, for himself and 9 other fellow musicians. Due to the success of this piece, some years later, he has taken the main theme and developed it, wit...

Ordered by the city of Moscow, the Coronation March by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written in 1883 for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. Ton van Grevenbroek succeeded in transcribing this majesti...

Ordered by the city of Moscow, the Coronation March by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written in 1883 for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. Ton van Grevenbroek succeeded in transcribing this majesti...

Since long long ago, people have been fascinated by the mystery surrounding the island of Atlantis. The myth says that this beautiful island and all its inhabitants disappeared completely into the sea...

Overture from Tommy' by the British rock band The Who, was the opening number from the 1969 rock opera 'Tommy'. The Overture includes all the thematic material used throughout the opera, and contains...

Chan Chan' is a son composition by Cuban bandleader Compay Segundo, revolving around two central characters, 'Juanita' and 'Chan Chan'. The song was one of Compay's last compositions and was written i...

In this fresh new arrangment of Fur Elise, arranger Anton Burger has created a version in slow rock!

Here's at last a nice new piece of music for your Christmas concert: Michael W. Smith composed this enchanting music in the style of John Williams' film music for E. T. and Harry Potter. Henk Ummels s...

Dambusters March is the main theme from the movie 'Dambusters'. This is a British war film from 1955 about the British attack on German dams on May 17 1943. This arrangement is from Ton van Grevenbroe...

Arranger Dirk Keijzer has been working with famous Dutch pianist Cor Bakker since the 1980's. During their long collaboration, Cor would have guests appear on his television programme Cor & Co, and es...

Moondance is the title track of the 1970 LP of the same name from Van Morrison. The original is known as a country-rock work, with a jazz (walking bass) and soft swing influences. In this arrangement...

Gladiator is an epic film about the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius: reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murder of his family and h...