Willy Hautvast

This work 'Music from the Menu' has been commissioned by the S.O.M.N.O. and was composed in 1975. It wants to suggest a dinner menu in a musical way. All parts are in perfect harmony as are the differ...

Some critics doubt whether Bach really composed this choral. Anyhow, it will always remain a favourite transcription piece.

Elvis Presley, often known simply as Elvis and also called 'The King of Rock 'n' Roll' or simply 'The King', was an American singer, musician and actor. He remains a pop icon and is regarded as one th...

An adagio is a slow piece of music, somewhat quicker as a largo, but a little bit slower than an Andante. A lot of composers have written adagios, but, no doubt, the most famous is the Adagio in G min...

This song allowed Norway to win the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest. As the title suggests, let it swing and go ahead!

The German composer Max Bruch was born in 1838 and died in 1920. Shortly after his arrival in Britain in 1880, where he had been appointed musical director of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society, he co...

Josef Strauß, the second son of Johann Strauß Senior, worked for some time as an architect and engineer before he started conducting to replace his elder brother Johann Junior who had become seriously...

Giulio Caccini's 'Ave Maria' has been one the most often played tunes at funerals. In 2001 it was used for the soundtrack of the movie picture 'Donnie Darko'. Here is a most pleasant and skilful arran...

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.

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...

The complete title of this Irish tune is : 'Believe me if all those endearing young charms'. The character of this song is rather nostalgic, but yet it is popular all over the world as it has been sun...

As the tune is so well known and played and sung regularly all over the world, the piece needs no extra comment. Yet this wind band arrangement is, no doubt, a fine acquisition for the repertoire.