Mitropa Music

Many composers of the 20th century enriched their own musical language with elements of jazz, just think of George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein. In the 'globalized' 21st century, Stefan Schwalgin ext...

This piece is a light-hearted waltz in the Viennese style, and waswritten in the 1970s by the composer's father as a gift to his wife. Thomas Doss arranged the piece - originally written for piano - f...

This piece is a light-hearted waltz in the Viennese style, and waswritten in the 1970s by the composer's father as a gift to his wife. Thomas Doss arranged the piece - originally written for piano - f...

In 1981 the group OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) managed to turn the ancient legend of Joan of Arc into a modern electro-pop song-and thus leave a landmark in the landscape of pop themselves....

Sir Eu was commissioned by the regional music authority of Upper Austria and the brass band SoundINNBrass. The composition was meant to be very virtuoso and was written for the euphonium player Steven...

The Flute Trio Op. 24 is comprised of six miniatures, hardly any of which last longer than one minute. The composition is highly simplified in nature, pared right down to the bare essentials. A minima...

The Pilgrim Concerto, written for the 2012 World Music Contest Kerkrade, is a highly demanding yet rewarding work for alto saxophone. Sometimes minimalistic and at other times romantic, it describes a...

Viola's Child-Mobil is a sparkling piece for Viola. The title comes from the play on the words 'child' and 'mobile' and perfectly describes the changing moods of children. The first part is fast, whil...

Cello's Child-Mobil is a sparkling piece for cello. The title comes from the play on the words 'child' and 'mobile' and perfectly describes the changing moods of children. The first part is fast, whil...

Die 1915 entstandene Sonate en trio für Flöte, Viola und Harfe wurde wegen ihrer ungewöhnlichen Besetzung bislang eher selten aufgeführt. Dem wollte Franco Cesarini mit dieser Bearbeitung, in welcher...

Music for a Drunken Cat is a grotesque for advanced clarinet students with piano accompaniment. The composer Thomas Doss depicts a drunken cat that gets up to all sorts of mischief in its apartment-th...

PANOPTIKUM is a work that shows off the versatility of this splendid instrument, written in a musical style that is both fresh and modern. Thomas Doss created a work that allows stylistic leaps and is...

This composition for tuba and piano was commissioned by Wolfgang Rosenthaler, teacher of tuba at the Upper Austrian Association of Music Schools. The goal was to produce a repertoire piece that was su...

Violin's Child-Mobil is a sparkling piece for Violin. The title comes from the play on the words 'child' and 'mobile' and perfectly describes the changing moods of children. The first part is fast, wh...

In his solo piece for alto saxophone and concert band, Gerald Oswald presents a musical palette of landscapes, moods and human characters. The music reflects different and contrasting moods and lifest...

The Italian film music composer Piero Umiliani originally composed Mah Na Mah Na in 1968 for the soundtrack of the Swedish movie Sweden - Heaven or Hell. However the piece only became a hit in the 197...

Concerto Tricolore is a captivating trumpet concerto in three movements. Each movement has its own musical character resulting in a varied and entertaining piece. The first movement has a vivid and vi...

This work marks yet another addition to Otto M. Schwarz's catalogue of solo repertoire and will be especially welcome due to the rarity of solos for flugel horn! Groovy accents create an exciting cont...

Slidestream is particularly dedicated to the trombone section. The composer, a trombonist himself, purposely renounced integrating technically difficult challenges; he lets the warm colours of the ins...

Slidestream is particularly dedicated to the trombone section. The composer, a trombonist himself, purposely renounced integrating technically difficult challenges; he lets the warm colours of the ins...

A rapid flourish in 12/8 time opens composer Otto M. Schwarz' first Concerto for trumpet Trumpet Town , written in October 2009. The metric changes that follow affect the pulse rhythmically and melodi...

I've been arguably credited with having written some 300 songs, 299 of which enjoyed a rather bumpy ride from relative obscurity to total oblivion. Heres the other one. ' These are the words of the gr...

In 80 Tagen um die Welt von Jules Verne hat schon fast jeder einmal.... gelesen oder im Fernsehen gesehen. Aber nicht gehört! Otto M. Schwarz setzte die turbulente Geschichte in ein spannendes Blasorc...

The town of Guflina in Liechtenstein offers one of the best viewpoints of the magnificent Alps. Underneath the overhanging ledge, there is said to have been a cave in the mountain. In it lived a terri...

The town of Guflina in Liechtenstein offers one of the best viewpoints of the magnificent Alps. Underneath the overhanging ledge, there is said to have been a cave in the mountain. In it lived a terri...