Sheet Music for Concert Band

The 'Suite voor Harmonieorkest'was written in 1962 commissioned by the Ministry of Culture at that time. The rave reviews Bob Vos got for his 'Concertino for Eb Clarinet and wind band led tot his comm...

The medieval song 'Halewijn' tells the fascinating story about a murderer of women who is finally killed himself. This subject is set to music by Gerard Boedijn in his symphonic poem ' Halewijn '. Thi...

This composition tells the ancient Japanese legend of Amaterasu, goddess of the Sun. Amaterasu, the sun goddess had a very glamorous and dazzling ppearance. When her brother Susanoo the storm god come...

Tethys was the sister (and wife!) of the Oceanus, and the last of the Titaness, the goddess of the waters according to Greek mythology. This goddess was the inspiration for this work for symphonic ban...

Ordered by the city of Moscow, the Coronation March by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was written in 1883 for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. Ton van Grevenbroek succeeded in transcribing this majesti...

Artis Calambria was commissioned and premiered in August 2011 by the Band of Vale de Cambra (Portugal), conducted by Gil Magalhães, on the occasion of its centennial. The work took as its starting poi...

The march 'Vale de Cambra' was commissioned on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the band of Vale de Cambra (Portugal). Conducted by the composer, was premiered in October 2011, in Vale de...

Drieluik is one of the pearls in the repertoire, which is specifically written for wind band. It is an interesting piece in a contemporary idiom that was written ahead of its time (1969). This is a re...

'Eli, Eli' short for Eli, Eli lema sabacthani refers to the biblical text from the gospel of Matthew. The composition doesn't intend any direct relationship with Christianity but refers to the loss of...

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 British film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. The film stars Peter O'Toole in the title role. It is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films in...

This is a merry Latin-American arrangement of the well-known song 'Tulips from Amsterdam'. It immediately bursts loose at the start with the chorus in a rousing Samba, followed by the actual song in a...

Bert Kaempfert's hit from 1962 'Happy Trumpeter' was dubbed 'Magic Trumpet' by Herb Alpert, and gained international recognition. Here Rob van Reijmersdal gives us his own fresh new take on the tune,...

When I Fall in Love is a popular song, composed by Victor Young with text by Edward Hyman. The song was first used in the film 'One Minute to Zero' (1952). Since then it has become a standard, and has...

The Capriol Suite is a set of dances in the renaissance style. It was based on tunes found in a manual of Renaissance dances by the French priest Jehan Tabourot. The treatment of the source material i...

Since long long ago, people have been fascinated by the mystery surrounding the island of Atlantis. The myth says that this beautiful island and all its inhabitants disappeared completely into the sea...

The beat just rolls on! Movin' Up! is very much a sequel to Dean Jones' previous work Hangin' On! There are the usual sounds you'd expect from a swing band piece: vibrant sounding from the trumpets an...

Berlioz wrote the Hungarian March in 1846, which he later in the year included in his large work, The Damnation of Faust. The march was written on the advice of those Berlioz had told how the Hungaria...

A while ago Andrew Pearce was asked to arrange some traditional folk songs into a medley that utilised an array of unusual instrumental groupings, typical of a local village band. He has re-worked the...

The infernal and extremely rhythmical 'Samba di Janeiro' was a hit made popular by the group Bellini years ago. A driving and exotic sounding percussion introduction is followed by a most compelling t...

A Samba with lots of pizzazz. This tune has an appealing theme, with a lyrical bridge with a solid harmonic foundation, and provides fun for every instrumentalist. A spicy alto sax solo leads to a bol...

This musical work seeks to portray the various stages that make up a climb to the mountain of Pico. The summit of the mountain is 2351 meters above mean sea level, being the highest point in Portugal....

Composer Naoya Wada has written Wind On The Hill as an ode to his youth. As a child he lived in a house on a steep hill. From here he had a clear view of the nearby town, the amusement park, and the y...

Originally composed for piano, Three Preludes is a good example of the influence jazz had on American classical music of the 20th century. Of the 24 preludes Gershwin had planned to compose, only thes...

In this fresh new arrangment of Fur Elise, arranger Anton Burger has created a version in slow rock!

Originally 'Oh When the Saints' was used as a funeral march in places like New Orleans, Louisiana. The coffin would be escorted to the cemetery with a sombre lament, but on the way back it was custom...