Wil van der Beek

Wil van der Beek verschmolz in A Classical Christmas Weihnachtsmusik Stücke von drei berühmten französischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts: ein französisches Weihnachtslied von Cesar Franck, ein ex...

Wil van der Beek verschmolz in A Classical Christmas Weihnachtsmusik Stücke von drei berühmten französischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts: ein französisches Weihnachtslied von Cesar Franck, ein ex...

Wil van der Beek verschmolz in A Classical Christmas Weihnachtsmusik Stücke von drei berühmten französischen Komponisten des 19. Jahrhunderts: ein französisches Weihnachtslied von Cesar Franck, ein ex...

The German composer Joseph Ignaz Schnabel (1767-1831) was a descendant of a musical family. During his lifetime he occupied several musical posts including Violinist, Organist, Concertmaster, Conducto...

Fum, fum, fum is a traditional Catalan Christmas song from the 16th - 17th centuries. Its composer and lyricist are unknown. "Fum" in Catalan means "smoke." One could therefore imagine clouds of smoke...

Many European countries have a wealth of original, traditional Christmas carols that took form in the course of centuries as they were passed on and complemented from generation to generation. From th...

Fum, fum, fum is a traditional Catalan Christmas song from the 16th - 17th centuries. Its composer and lyricist are unknown. "Fum" in Catalan means "smoke." One could therefore imagine clouds of smoke...

Arranged or transcribed for concert band by Wil van der Beek.

Paul Dukas (1865-1935) was a composer who had little self-confidence and was very self-critical. As a result of this he destroyed the manuscripts of all but seven large and five small works. Luckily h...

The Overture to The Land of Smiles by Franz Léhar (1870-1948) In the overture to the operetta 'The Land of Smiles', the outstanding orchestrator, Léhar, has artfully forged some of the now world famou...

Come, Sweet Death ("Komm, Süsser Tod") (BWV 478) is a spiritual song composed by German J.S. Bach, originally intended for solo singing and basso continuo ("figured bass"), but also frequently heard i...

Der Aufzug der Meistersinger stammt aus dem dritten Akt von Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wagners einziger 'leichter' Oper. Rund zwanzig Jahre lang hat er an einer stimmigen dramatischen Handlung, g...

Eduard Strauss, the third son of Johann Strauss the Elder, was born on March 15, 1835, in Vienna. Originally, Eduard looked for employment in the diplomatic service, but he also studied music theory....

The operetta The Gipsy Baron is, together with Die Fledermaus (The Bat), the most famous theatre work by Johann Strauss Jr. A libretto full of romance, original musical ideas, compelling Viennese danc...

In 1786 Mozart composed his wonderful opera Le Nozze di Figaro (KV 492). The Italian libretto, based on the play Le mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, was written by Lorenzo da Ponte-who also made the...

Johann Hugo Christoph Ludwig Herkules Staehle (* 21. Juni 1826 in Fulda; † 29. März 1848 in Kassel) war ein deutscher Komponist der Romantik. Staehle hinterließ mehrere Militärmärsche in verschiedene...