Molenaar 4-Part Flexible

Mischievous, Regret and Learning. The usual development of a youngster. We all make mistakes and hopefully we learn from them. Just like from this work. There is a lot to learn…

Mischievous, Regret and Learning. The usual development of a youngster. We all make mistakes and hopefully we learn from them. Just like from this work. There is a lot to learn…

In this easy four part suite for flexible instrumentation, inspired by tunes of the German renaissance composer Praetorius, Henk van Lijnschooten successively portraits I. 'The King', II. 'The Queen',...

Everybody has already heard this tune, but this arrangement is full of unexpected pedagogical elements. The starting young musician is confronted with the 'question and answer' system, with several su...

Patrick Millstone was inspired to write this composition during a trip through New-Zealand. The names of the places Kaikoura, Akaroa, Punakaiki and Waikuku are also the subtitles of this suite. With i...

'A Day with Dino Saurus' is an educative four-part narrating piece in six movements for young musicians. Dino awakes, he goes to school and attends the lessons. On the playing ground the kids are doin...

From the old master, Henk van Lijnschooten, comes this very interesting arrangement of the music of Tielman Susato (ca1510- ca1570). 16th century music, based on popular tunes from the day from the in...

Conductor Feike van Tuinen studied composition with Daan Manneke at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatory of music. A visit to Hever Castle in the South-East of England inspired him to write this compo...

Here is another fine work for flexible instrumentation by Patrick Millstone. Three Cool Dances consists of a solid rock tune, a romantic ballad and, to close, a nice sensual calypso. This piece will b...

Patrick Millstone was inspired by some Frisian folk melodies to write this nice piece for flexible instrumentation. Thanks to the variety of dances such as a calypso, a waltz in 5/4 and a kind of cha-...

'Three Unsquare Dances' consists of three short educational movements and is intended to make starting youth bands acquainted with irregular times and time changes in a simple and clear way.

We all do it... sometimes with time to spare, sometimes with a spring in our step... but often with time running out! - yes, 'Clock Watching' is a part of modern life! This fun 4-part piece in 3 disti...

These 40 Carols are arranged in four parts and come from many different countries all over the world. A most interesting medley. Contains, amongst others: The Holy and the Ivy, First Noel, O Little To...

'Ballad of the Big City' is a spectacular and thrilling piece for beginners describing the sounds of the city with simple means. Next to the theme, one hears all kinds of horns, a policeman, the inevi...

There is a certain charm about the 'Old West' and the stories of heroes and villains, gun chases and love stories. In this 3-movement piece you can hear it all from the Cowboys on Horseback to the war...

We travel from Jamaica to Madagascar and then end up in Crete. The wonderful climate of the visited islands can be heard in this characteristic composition for training orchestra.

Mischievous, Regret and Learning. The usual development of a youngster. We all make mistakes and hopefully we learn from them. Just like from this work. There is a lot to learn…

We travel from Jamaica to Madagascar and then end up in Crete. The wonderful climate of the visited islands can be heard in this characteristic composition for training orchestra.

The Dutch composer Eric Swiggers (1968) studied composition with Kees Schoonenbeek. Besides several orchestral and choral compositions, he also composes easy listening pieces for youth bands and uses...

This play-on-words title is a suite in 3 movements. Movement 1, called Pool Party has an element of funk before the more laid back and reflective Beach-side middle section. The final movement is a 60s...

Here we have a rather easy piece with a grand effect. This 2 x 4 voice Renaissance piece was composed by Orlando di Lasso for double choir. It can be performed by two (half) bands or by a band and a q...

Using three varying images from pursuits on the water, 'The Big Splash' has moments of excitement, soft melodies and crunching harmonies. Each section is given an opportunity to shine in this 3-part o...

In 2009 Marc Jeanbourquin was a trombonist in the harmony orchestra 'La Gerinia' from Marly (Switzerland). To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the summer music camp of its music school, he was comm...