Molenaar Edition

A typical ballad, a kind of instrumental song to which you could easily write a fitting text.

Andriessen had a go at a work for Variable Jazz-Combo and Symphonic Wind Band. 'Song for Lilian' is already a tasteful example. Modern, with a rhithmic drive and well-written.

A dashing novelty in the style of Leroy Anderson. Outstanding and powerful, with rich tonal colours in a crisp tempo. A royal piece of music!

This world famous tune from the seventies from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio has been arranged by Johan de Meij. To play everything in the fitting typical style you need at least four percussion players.

This work is based on the melody of an old Scottish ballad telling the love story of a simple maiden and a knight. The beautiful melody is mostly to be found with the euphfonium section.

In France there has been for many centuries a very old and rich tradition of Christmas carols. One of those immortal carols undoubtedly is the 'Can-tique de Noël', also known as 'Minuit Chrétien', com...

This work is meant to provide both musicians and listeners with a better understanding of the musical structures. The composers deals successively with the sonata, the three-part Lied form and the ron...