Baton Music

Johann Strauss jr. composed a great amount of polka's, mazurka's and marsches to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees' in Vienna. His polka opus 332 'Eljen a Magyar!' (Hungaria...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his worldwid...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the "Bohemian Sousa". Today his marches...

Johann Schrammel (1850 1893) was an Austrian composer and musician. In 1878 he founded with his brother Josef Schrammel and Anton Strohmayer a trio; they were later joined by the clarinettist Georg Da...

Sigurd Jorsalfar is an orchestral suite by Edvard Grieg, celebrating King Sigurd I of Norway compiled in 1872 from incidental music to a play by Bjoernstjerne Bjoernson. The Homage March is one of the...

Julius Fucík was a Czech composer, with over 400 marches, polkas, and waltzes to his name. As most of his work was for military bands, he is sometimes known as the 'Bohemian Sousa'. Today his marches...

In 1980, wellknown and respected Brittish composer/arranger Peter Hope arranged a number of Christmas Carols which were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Colin Davis. In this transcription...

In 1980, wellknown and respected Brittish composer/arranger Peter Hope arranged a number of Christmas Carols which were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Colin Davis. In this transcription...

In 1980, wellknown and respected Brittish composer/arranger Peter Hope arranged a number of Christmas Carols which were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Colin Davis. In this transcription...

'Le Villi' ('The Willis' or 'The Fairies') is an opera-ballet in two acts and Puccini's first stage work. The three orchestral movements - parte sinfonica - from the opera, 'Preludio', 'L'Abbandano' a...

'Le Villi' ('The Willis' or 'The Fairies') is an opera-ballet in two acts and Puccini's first stage work. The three orchestral movements - parte sinfonica - from the opera, 'Preludio', 'L'Abbandano' a...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Un Ballo in Maschera' contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other V...

Most of the music which Dmitri Shostakovich used for his Ballet Suites was composed for the silent films in the early 30ies or was re-used from early opera's and ballets. The Dutch composer/arranger C...

The Viennese composer Johann Strauss jr. (1825 - 1899) composed besides his famous waltzes and operettas also a great amount of polka's to perform with his own orchestra that played on 'dance soirees'...