Willy Hautvast

The title of this work is pure fantasy. You could think it refers to the four parts composing this piece.1. Entry: a solemn overture starting in the minor and ending in the major key.2. Dance: a quite...

The Canadian composer René Dupéré was one of the founders of the world famous 'Cirque du Soleil' company. He composed the music for the shows 'Nouvelle Expérience', We reinvent the Circus', 'Saltimban...

In this song by Randy Crawford, the stress lies on the beautiful quiet sound and most of all on the fine musical rendition. The theme travels all through the band.

The influence of television is hardly deniable. This theme was to be heard in a publicity spot for the Dutch AirLine Company K.L.M. and became extremely popular.

Willy Hautvast made a fine arrangement for symphonic band of this hit from the late sixties Little Green Bag by Bouwens and Visser. A quite simple, but funny piece to which you can add the original vo...

The American composer Abe Holzman (New-York, 1874 - East Orange, New Jersey, 1939) worked the greater part of his life as composer and arranger for several music publishing firms. His famous march 'Bl...

Here we have one of the most famous 'Arie antiche' (ancient aria's) from the 18th century, written in the style of Handel. For many years it has been attributed to Giuseppe Giordani, opera and sacred...

Zie ginds komt de stoomboot, Hoor de wind waait, O, kom er eens kijken, Sinterklaas kapoentje, Zie de maan schijnt, Sinterklaas is jarig, Daar wordt aan de deur geklopt, De zak van sinterklaas.

For those who prefer swinging music, Willy Hautvast wrote the selection A Swinkling Christmas with American and English carols such as Let it snow, White Christmas, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph, the re...

Hot Toddy is a so-called evergreen in the bigband repertoire. Composer Ralph Flanagan (1914 - 1995) himself was a successful bandleader in the United States of America. The piece was very popular and...

Hot Toddy is a so-called evergreen in the bigband repertoire. Composer Ralph Flanagan (1914 - 1995) himself was a successful bandleader in the United States of America. The piece was very popular and...

Willy Hautvast also composed a similar international Christmas suite for symphonic band 'Merry Christmas' (1993) containing a.o. 'Joy to the World', 'O, Little Town of Bethle-hem', 'Away in a Manger',...

Diese Weihnachtsmusik ist eine Bearbeitung von zwei Fragmenten aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium (die aus insgesamt sechs Teilen besteht) von Johann Sebastian Bach. Die 'sinfonia' (Teil 2) wird oft auch 'Hi...