Partituras de Molenaar para orquesta de vientos

This pieces D-Day describes that historical day. Water, fog banks, fear, panic, assault, guns, victims... The composition reaches its culminating point in the final choral 'abide with me'. An impressi...

The composer wrote: 'Though my English friends doubted whether this title was grammatically correct, it perfectly expresses what I wanted to say. At some moment I finally accepted the continuous failu...

' Madam I'm Adam'. Said Adam to Eve. If only the whole story in the Garden of Eden could as easily be read backwards as this palindrome! That was not the case and so all kinds of things happened, such...

José Alamá Gil became musical director of the Banda del Centre Artistic Musical de Bétera in 1979 and has won many awards with this fine symphonic band. His two part concert piece for symphonic band '...

José Alamá Gil became musical director of the Banda del Centre Artistic Musical de Bétera in 1979 and has won many awards with this fine symphonic band. His two part concert piece for symphonic band '...

The composition Floris was first of all written for the movie picture 'Floris', based on the old television series of the same name, with, among others, Rutger Hauer in the leading role. This series t...

At the commemoration ceremonies of the '60th anniversary of the Liberation' several stories about the concentration camps were brought up once more. Most poignant was the improvised act by an ex priso...

The 'Annen Polka' is e real gem of the typical Viennese music. It could hardly fail at any Strauß concert and is a regular feature at the annual New Year's Concert in Vienna.

Bethena is the result of a fictive collaboration between Scott Joplin and Willy Hautvast. The piece was originally written for the piano, so the melody is to be found in the right hand part whereas th...

A Holiday in the US inspired the composer to write this both solemn and virtuoso concert march with a trio that reminds us of the style of Sir Edward Elgar.

Natum 1834 is a very colourful piece with great melodies and surprising contrasts. The title is referring to the birth of the Banda Amizade in Aveiro Portugal.

Casta Diva is possibly the most famous aria by Bellini. This is Norma's prayer to the moon goddess, and shows Bellini's high craftsmanship with melodies. The most famous version of this aria, was sung...

Here is a fine piece of rhythmical and appealing dance music by means of which Marcel Peeters evokes the well-known American gamble paradise with plenty of casinos, one-armed bandits (slot machines),...

This is a splendid choral in which the Dutch historical song 'Merck toch hoe sterk' is skillfully arranged

The Belgian trumpeter Paul Voet founded the Brass band Panta Rhei Ghent in 1995 and obtained several national and international successes. As a freelance musician he also composes music for brass band...

The work describes a short dance by a one-legged sailor. In the 6/8 beat the sailor always makes the wrong steps and gets furious about it. So he stamps his wooden leg (sounded by beats on two large w...

Galaxy describes a travel through the universe. M. Schneider wrote it after a terrible sickness when the doctors said, his life would end in a few months. Today, four years later, M. Schneider is in a...

Here is the last movement of the largest symphony by Gustav Mahler, the Symphony number 3, in a fine arrangement for symphonic band. This enables wind band players to enjoy one of the most beautiful c...

The ' Sinfonia Hamlet ' is a quite original and contemporary musical representation of William Shakespeare's tragedy. The composer uses all kinds of effects causing quite some musical surprises (or di...

'Flowergreen' is a big musical describing the rescue of the earth. The libretto is by Horst Helfrich, a German writer who died in the Summer of 2006 and who was regretted by all those who had known hi...

This often sung double choir composition by Heinrich Schütz has been skilfully arranged for band. The space effect can be obtained by putting an ensemble playing the echo in the gallery.