Kees Vlak: Partituras medio

Here we have a selection of Brabant folksongs in a modern arrangement. The main theme 'Duke John' is constantly present in different forms and makes the link between the different musical themes. This...

Gerade wie die Brabant Fantasie und die Fryske Fantasie ist dieses Werk eine Auslese von originalen Volksliedern, diesmal aus den Limburger Provinzen. Das bekannteste Lied, zugleich die Verbindung zwi...

Glenn Miller's influence can hardly be denied in this Dick Ravenal composition. Mind the drum break in the middle of this most popular work.

An easy work which will invite the listeners to dance. This chatterbox cha-cha has a real exotic touch. A real cha-cha that incites to dance!

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...

This imposing work has been commissioned by the BFO Dutch Music Center and the VARA radio. Kees Vlak has been inspired by the Liberation which put an end to the Second World War.

1) 'Jour de Fête.* A quiet sunday atmosphere on the Avenue Foch, a residental area for the well-to-do in Paris. It begins with full-soun­ding chords, with a wealth of added tones. It seems as if many...

While the mountains are still covered with a thick snow cloth and many passroads are still closed, the fruitblossoms next to the fjords are in full bloom and the days are growing longer and warmer. Th...

A solo for alto saxophone or flugelhorn. Recommended for beginners. A good percussion performance will create a certain tension. The solo part does not require a developed technique, but rather a good...

Die Ausgabe für Akkordeonorchester ist mit der Blasorchesterfassung dieses Werkes kombinierbar! Diese Impression schildert Episoden aus der Pionierzeit Kanadas. Einer Zeit, in der es zwischen den Urei...

Die Ausgabe für Akkordeonorchester ist mit der Blasorchesterfassung dieses Werkes kombinierbar! Diese Impression schildert Episoden aus der Pionierzeit Kanadas. Einer Zeit, in der es zwischen den Urei...

Die wunderschöne Melodie dieses 'geheimen Liebesliedes' charakterisiert die Gefühle zweier Menschen zueinander sehr eindrucksvoll. Das Werk kann auch mit Chor oder Gesangssolisten aufgeführt werden.

1) 'Jour de Fête.* A quiet sunday atmosphere on the Avenue Foch, a residental area for the well-to-do in Paris. It begins with full-soun­ding chords, with a wealth of added tones. It seems as if many...

The Dutch composer Kees Vlak (Amsterdam, 1938) has often been inspired by traditional folk music when composing for wind band. So, for example, he used themes from the Antilles, the Caribbean, France,...