Johan de Meij

La Danza is a playful Neapolitan tarantella, composed by Gioacchino Rossini, that became world famous in the orchestration by Ottorino Respighi. It's hard to sit still during this fresh whirlwind!

This new arrangement contains all five movements of this gorgeous orchestral suite, written in the same period as his famous New World Symphony, and containing the same American folk song elements suc...

This new arrangement contains all five movements of this gorgeous orchestral suite, written in the same period as his famous New World Symphony, and containing the same American folk song elements suc...

Pavane pour une Infante Défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is one of Ravel's most popular pieces alongside "Boléro". Written in 1899, the original piano version was arranged for orchestra by the com...

Pavane pour une Infante Défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is one of Ravel's most popular pieces alongside "Boléro". Written in 1899, the original piano version was arranged for orchestra by the com...

Clair de Lune was originally written for piano, as the 3rd movement of the Suite Bergamasque by French composer Claude Debussy. This arrangement for trombone and wind orchestra was written at the requ...

Clair de Lune was originally written for piano, as the 3rd movement of the Suite Bergamasque by French composer Claude Debussy. This arrangement for trombone and wind orchestra was written at the requ...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) composed the music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream at two different times. In 1826, at the age of 16, he wrote a concert overture (Op...

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) composed the music for William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream at two different times. In 1826, at the age of 16, he wrote a concert overture (Op...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. B...

The Year 1941 was composed during World War II. Prokofiev was evacuated to the Caucasus along with other composers when Germany began attacking the Soviet Union in 1941. It was under such circumstance...

The Year 1941 was composed during World War II. Prokofiev was evacuated to the Caucasus along with other composers when Germany began attacking the Soviet Union in 1941. It was under such circumstance...

Sergei Prokofiev's The Stone Flower (Opus 118) is his eighth and last ballet, which he composed between 1948 and 1950. His most famous ballets are Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and Le Pas d'Acier. The...

Sergei Prokofiev's The Stone Flower (Opus 118) is his eighth and last ballet, which he composed between 1948 and 1950. His most famous ballets are Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and Le Pas d'Acier. The...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his "Second Jazz Suite" at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky. This suite was originally scored for a complete sy...

Johan de Meij's first symphony The Lord of the Rings, based on the famous trilogy by Tolkien, has established itself as a 'classic' piece in the concert band piece repertoire. In this edition, Paul La...