Molenaar Edition

For those who prefer swinging music, Willy Hautvast wrote the selection A Swinkling Christmas with American and English carols such as Let it snow, White Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, the re...

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...

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...

The title of this work is pure fantasy. You could think it refers to the four parts composing this piece.1. Entry: a solemn overture starting in the minor and ending in the major key.2. Dance: a quite...

The Canadian composer René Dupéré was one of the founders of the world famous 'Cirque du Soleil' company. He composed the music for the shows 'Nouvelle Expérience', We reinvent the Circus', 'Saltimban...

A Sunny DayA fine sunny day, an ideal day to enjoy. How about cycling or driving by car through the country, the fields or the woods, while the wind blows through your hair? Put aside all your trouble...

Bonavista is one of Newfoundland's oldest settlements, with a population of about 4,200. It has been called the largest all-fishing town in the province. There is a statue of John Cabot at Cape Bonavi...

In this song by Randy Crawford, the stress lies on the beautiful quiet sound and most of all on the fine musical rendition. The theme travels all through the band.

The influence of television is hardly deniable. This theme was to be heard in a publicity spot for the Dutch AirLine Company K.L.M. and became extremely popular.

A fine swinging piece of rock music, which proves that rock music, should not always be difficult to play with a band.4. Cortege (Procession): the procession starts at a solemn pace and proceeds very...

A sentimental ballad that can arouse quite some romantic feelings or simplymake you dream.

Precisely is with 'On the Rocks', 'Ballad' and 'This is Final', Jetse Bremer succeeds in writing a fine piece of modern band music for youth band by means of rather simple elements. The piece seems a...

A typical closing piece which has to be played very broadly and legato. However, it can also be played at any solemn occasion