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To be born under a lucky star, "To have stars in your eyes", "To be someone's lucky star", as well as "To be all fired up", "To set the world on fire" and "To be on fire with love" - all of these are...

Para Free Mind, una pieza ligera y dinámica, Marc Jeanbourquin se inspiró en una canción gospel, concretamente en "Oh, Freedom", una canción de libertad afroamericana posterior a la Guerra Civil. En e...

Para Free Mind, una pieza ligera y dinámica, Marc Jeanbourquin se inspiró en una canción gospel, concretamente en "Oh, Freedom", una canción de libertad afroamericana posterior a la Guerra Civil. En e...

Arizona, written in the typical three-part form of an overture, is not merely descriptive. Rather, it conveys states of mind and emotions. The composition opens with a musical description of the endle...

Arizona, written in the typical three-part form of an overture, is not merely descriptive. Rather, it conveys states of mind and emotions. The composition opens with a musical description of the endle...

This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and myste...

In composing Firework Jan Van der Roost has once again succeeded in creating another spectacular intro following on Flashing Winds and Signature. In just over a minute the composer shows the band off...

The work Prevision has been composed in a free fantasy form. Sunk in thought the composer sketches his prevision: the development of his small grandson growing up to be an adult man. After a brilliant...

Singapore Rhapsody is an exciting work in two movements based on popular Malaysian folksongs. The songs that occur in the first movement are Rasa Sayang eh (a love song), Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a song...

Adagio for Winds is similar in atmosphere to the well-known Canterbury Chorale (also by Jan Van der Roost), in that it has no exaggerated melodrama, but rather a melodically wide and expressive approa...

When composing this work the brief from the commissioning band was for the composer to base the work on a chorale-like subject matter and this he has done with aplomb. In the very first bars a chorale...

Die belgische Gemeinde Heist-op-den-Berg feierte im Jahr 2008 ihr mindestens tausendjähriges Bestehen; Grund genug, einen festlichen Marsch für diesen Ort in Auftrag zu geben, den jeder der sage und s...

Gustav Holst composed almost 200 works, one being a very elegant and charming fantasy on the old English christmas carols: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Come Ye Lofty, Co...

Gustav Holst composed almost 200 works, one being a very elegant and charming fantasy on the old English christmas carols: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Come Ye Lofty, Co...

In The Essence of Youth the composer gives an insight into childhood and youth - inspired by his own daughter. The opening of sparking rhythms, dynamic contrasts and changes of time signature paint a...

Diptyque is the French word for 'diptych, ' meaning a hinged two-part image. The first section of this two-part musical painting has an Oriental feel, with characteristic pentatonic melody lines and c...

It may be surprising to see a fanfare piece commissioned by a Japanese ensemble, since fanfare orchestras are typically found in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, and also France and Switzerland. Senzo...

The Torch of Liberty has been commissioned by the Band of the Royal Netherlands Military Police, on the occasion of their 200th anniversary. The music is based on a monument, a torch that is symbolica...

The Torch of Liberty has been commissioned by the Band of the Royal Netherlands Military Police, on the occasion of their 200th anniversary. The music is based on a monument, a torch that is symbolica...

A cantastoria or Bänkelsänger German for busker was a travelling musician who made music in streets and squares, together with his colleagues. Die Bänkelsängerlieder (buskers songs) originally stem fr...

A cantastoria or Bänkelsänger German for busker was a travelling musician who made music in streets and squares, together with his colleagues. Die Bänkelsängerlieder (buskers songs) originally stem fr...

Belvedere is a beautiful solo for flugel horn or trumpet and is partly taken from City Scapes, a concert work that was inspired by Central Park in New York City. The title Belvedere refers to 'Belvede...

Belvedere is a beautiful solo for flugel horn or trumpet and is partly taken from City Scapes, a concert work that was inspired by Central Park in New York City. The title Belvedere refers to 'Belvede...

Yn Ieren en Sinen' ('with much conviction') was commissioned by CMV Harmonie Sneek (Friesland, The Netherlands) to mark their 95th anniversary. As requested by the commissioning party, the composer ba...