Geert Schrijvers

De 'Enigma Variationen' umfassen zusammen die bekannteste und am meist ausgeführte Komposition des britischen Komponisten Eward Elgar. Sie hat eine besondere Geschichte. Das Werk entstand eigentlich z...

George Gershwin was a welcome guest in the High Society of New York. He was eloquent, a gentleman, and an outstanding pianist. And his own songs were also enjoyed by all. With an arrangement named T-B...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

Great News for Fanfare Band In a special agreement with the copyright holders, the Molenaar Edition has released a transcription for Fanfare band EL CAMINO REAL (a Latin Phantasy) By the world Number...

In Allen Meine Taten O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid Werde Munter Mein Gemute Wach Auf, Mein Herz, Und Singe

Camille Saint-Saëns, wrote his Third Symphony, while at the peak of his artistic abilities. During the same period he also wrote his Third Violin Concerto, the Danse Macabre and his world famous Carni...

Benvenuto Cellini was the first opera from the French composer Hector Berlioz. After reading the memoires of the 16th century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz had a strong feeling of connection and...

This march was written in 1854 by Johann Strauss II, known from 'an der schönen blauen Donau' in honour of Napoleon III (cousin of Napoleon I), the last emperor of France who reigned from 1852 to 1870...

This march was written in 1854 by Johann Strauss II, known from 'an der schönen blauen Donau' in honour of Napoleon III (cousin of Napoleon I), the last emperor of France who reigned from 1852 to 1870...

Geert Schrijvers lost a large group of his friends in the Hercules air crash in 1996. As part of his healing process he wrote this very personal musical triptych. The three parts can be performed indi...

Gioacchino Rossini. Grande Fanfare, Le Rendez-vous de Chasse Rossini wohnte schon ca. vier Jahre in Frankreich, als er 1828 sein 'Le Rendez-vous de Chasse' schrieb. Es wurde in einer romantischen und...

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

Anton Bruckner is chiefly famous because of his monumental symphonies, yet, before he got the mastery to realize those sound cathedrals he wrote numerous small musical miniatures. They only occupy a s...

Gioacchino Rossini is famous as composer of a fabulous series op splendid operas of which the overtures are often most popular and appreciated. The opera 'La Cambiale di Matrimonio' (the change of the...

The identifications of the friends depicted in the variations are as follows: I. Caroline Alice Elgar, his wife. II. Hew David Steuart-Powell, amateur pianist. III. Richard Baxter Townshend, author. I...

This short, descriptive work was composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the dutch wind ensemble 'Vakantieorkest Ad Hoc', on their tour to the south of France. The work is a reference to the a...

Gustav Holst (Cheltenham, 1874 â€" London, 1934) war einer der ersten großen britischen Komponisten der Originalwerke für Sinfonisches Blasorchester schrieb. Holst komponierte Opern, Chorwerke und prä...

In 1898 and 1899 Edward Elgar wrote his Enigma Variations, portraying several of his friends. Variation IX received the mysterious title 'Nimrod' and describes August Jaeger, a German who worked in a...

De 'Enigma Variationen' umfassen zusammen die bekannteste und am meist ausgeführte Komposition des britischen Komponisten Eward Elgar. Sie hat eine besondere Geschichte. Das Werk entstand eigentlich z...

George Gershwin was a welcome guest in the High Society of New York. He was eloquent, a gentleman, and an outstanding pianist. And his own songs were also enjoyed by all. With an arrangement named T-B...