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These variations on a popular Dutch children's song about a 'Count from The Hague' are infact studies in orchestral playing. Aspects dealing with playing in tune; overall sound; ensemble playing; rhyt...

This four part suite consists of four contrasting paintings:a.Classical Prelude is a melody based on classical chords.b.Popular Dance, although using irregular music forms, provides rather easy listen...

PI SCHEFFER (Amsterdam 1909 - Naarden 1988) became popular as musical leader of several famous Dutch radio orchestras such as 'The Skymasters', the 'O.K.Wobblers' and 'De Zaaiers'. This doctor in Engl...

Here is an opportunity for the musician who wants to improvise on a simple blues scheme. For improvisations the Pentablues-scale or the Blues-scale might prove useful. Thes two scales fit the chords u...

Michel van Delft, the pseudonym of Henk van Lijnschooten, the former musical director of the Royal Band of the Dutch Navy, observed that over the last eighty years the number of amatuer flautists had...

This selection compiles a series of original folksongs from Ukrania, some of them dating from several centuries. The slow movements are rather melancholic, whereas the quick dances tend to be very sti...

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This 'Sinfonia Classica' is as to form, melodic and harmonic approach based on the principles of the classical era.To this a driving rhythm taken from popmusic has been added.