Willy Hautvast

This piece is in the form of a medley-overture, in this case the themes are taken from Dutch national and traditional songs. The introduction contains: The National Anthem (Wilhelmus), 'Wilt heden nu...

This overture has been inspired by the Italian opera and bel canto and this explains why it is extremely melodious. As there is no underlying story, the composition is meant as pure easy listening mus...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Eduardo López Juarranz (1844 - 1897) was a Spanish composer. He was the conductor of the Banda Tercer Regimiento de Ingenieros in Seville from 1876-1894. This regiment was stationed in Cadiz from 1878...

Fritz Kreisler was a violinist and composer and lived from 1875 to 1962. After a tour through the U.S. he studied medicine from 1889 to 1899, after which he resumed his violin career. Kreisler was one...

The British composer Thomas Bidgood (1870-1925) was a gifted music teacher who conducted his own professional orchestra, several theatre orchestras and wind bands. He composed a lot of light orchestra...

This is one of the most popular British marches; it was written by Thomas Bidgood (1870-1925) a gifted music teacher who conducted his own professional orchestra, several theatre orchestras and wind b...

This march was composed for the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Air Force Band. In the airforce jargon 'Fly Past' means a group of aeroplanes flying over.

This march deserves to be better known, even if it does not match in popularity the Radetzky March by the same composer.

Adolf Scherzer was military bandmaster with the 7th Bavarian Infantry Regiment at Ingolstadt from 1849 to 1864. His Bayerischer Defilier Marsch (Bavarian Parade March), dating from the second half of...

This world famous song is either of Scottish or Irish origin. Whether the text refers to the emotion caused by the conversion of John Newton or to the joy caused by the rescue of a sailor in danger ca...