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The Cake Walk is, just like the Quickstep, the Schottisch, the 'Rag and the Quadrille, a popular American dance from the second half of the last century. Both the rhythmic and the melodic structure of...

The three most prevalent musical styles of the Revolutionary era - fife and drum music, the country dance, and the sacred hymn - are woven together here as a melodic reflection of life and culture in...

Contents: The Earle of Oxford's March ' Pavana ' Jhon come kiss me now ' The Mayden's Song ' Wolsey's Wilde ' The Bells.

Ein typischer, Frischluft geeigneter Bläsermarsch von Franz von Blon (1861-1945), freundlich und lebendig, voll schönster Melodien.

Nach einem Konzert mit dem Berliner Tonkünstler-Orchester auf einem Fest der Solinger Schützen, bat der Vorstand den Komponisten um einen Marsch. Jahre vergingen, ehe Blon sein Versprechen einlöste. D...

Ein Laufbursche erfand den Titel des berühmten Marsches, der wohl der meistgespielte seiner Zeit war. Der Marsch wurde 1895 unter Vertrag genommen, aber ein Titel für die Musik fehlte noch. Nachdem Ko...

Surely the best wind band adaptation of the music from the historical movie: 1492 - Christopher Columbus. This arrangement by Pascal Devroye has an optional choir part. Within a few bars, everything i...

Joseph Hellmesberger (1855-1907) stammte aus einer musikalischen Wiener Familie. Neben der Komposition von Operetten schrieb Hellmesberger auch eine Reihe von Tänzen, darunter Danse Diabolique. Dieses...

The Butterfly that Stamped is a story from the anthology Just So Stories, written by Rudyard Kipling for his daughter who suffered constant bad health. The book inspired composer Maxim Aulio to compos...

This popular song, originally sung by Mecano, has been covered many times and has now become a classic. Following the version by Sarah Brightman, the Flemish artist Belle Perez also recorded a version...

In a Persian Market was composed in 1920 by English composer Albert W. Ketèlby. It is a short tone poem that describes the hustle and bustle taking place at a busy, exotic Persian bazaar. Camel herder...

In Concerto d'Amore, a maestoso opening is followed by a quick and energetic movement that leads to a magnificent adagio. A motif from this adagio can be heard in a swinging movement, after which the...

For this work, the Japanese composer Hayato Hirose dug deep into his own imagination to fi nd the right inspiration. It is about a young boy who dreams about reaching paradise (Arcadia) and sets out o...

This work - distinguished in Italy - recalls the atmosphere of the Scottish Highlands. There are three movements which are linked to each other: 'At Daybreak', 'Bagpipers' Dance' and 'Wild Horses'.