Mitropa Music

Have you already drunk your cup of blood today? Immerse yourself in the macabre world of vampires and enjoy gaining insight into the different moods of this musical, which Roman Polanski created based...

The enticing sounds of a fanfare come drifting down the mountainside into the valley. A hiker pauses and looks upward to admire the beauty of the mountain. However prudence is in order, for this splen...

In 2009, one year after its formation, the Swiss brass ensemble Azimuts Brass commissioned its conductor, Marc Jeanbourquin, to write them a signature tune. He composed Jazzimut, which features a fest...

Nostradamus is probably the best-known prophet of the last 1000 years. He lived at the time of the Inquisition and his predictions and medical therapies as a physician caused him to face the wrath of...

This massive hit from the Swedish rock band 'Europe', released in 1986, became famous with its iconic keyboard introduction. The music is very well suited for brass instruments because the sound of br...

Man kennt das ja: Der Typ bläst seine Posaune und Hagel, Feuer und Blut fallen auf die Erde, ein Drittel der Bäume und alles grüne Gras verbrennt mal eben. So steht's geschrieben, nicht nur im aktuell...

Composed in commemoration of the 2006 Football World Cup. The World Cup is a global event that only takes place every four years and that is preceded by a number of qualifying rounds. In the actual ev...

Inspired by the operas of Bellini, Saverio Mercadante created this richly contrasting overture from lyrical and dramatic moments in his own works. This arrangement offers modern concert bands access t...

Who doesn't know the famous introduction 'To boldly go where no man has gone before' at the beginning of each Star Trek sequel? Many generations grew up with Star Trek - one of the most iconic Sci-Fi...

The fanfare-like piece Freedom Forever deals with the chances and possibilities that arise with freedom and is uses two famous quotes from the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and from Jean-...

For Free Mind, a light and dynamic piece, Marc Jeanbourquin drew inspiration from a gospel song, namely 'Oh, Freedom', a post-Civil War African-American freedom song. In these times of crisis, the com...

Who doesn't know the famous introduction 'To boldly go where no man has gone before' at the beginning of each Star Trek sequel? Many generations grew up with Star Trek - one of the most iconic Sci-Fi...

Demand for studies which - in addition to technique - also concentrate on musicality, interpretation and expression, has increased during recent years. These are precisely the aspects advanced players...

It is often the case that at the end of a concert a soloist is requested to perform an additional item not listed in the programme, in other words an encore. In general the piece that is chosen is sho...

The pieces in Vienna Woods are written by young Austrian composers, who continue the old tradition of Vienna as a music metropolis. These easy to intermediate pieces cover a wide range of styles and s...

With the enchanting pieces in this collection flautists can begin to acquaint themselves the music of the Impressionists. For this purpose Franco Cesarini has selected and adapted eight well-known pie...

This book, which contains several arrangements of Romantic movements for flute and piano, is intended to give advanced flutists the opportunity to experience and become acquainted with more music of t...

The pieces collected in LA FLAUTA ROMANTICA were written by three of the greatest Spanish instrumental virtuosi of their time: the pianists Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados as well as the violinist...

This edition includes some of the best-loved Christmas melodies from various countries arranged for flute and piano. The melody runs twice through in different versions, each passage preceded by a pre...

American author Mark Twain spent seven years writing Huckleberry Finn - the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on t...

Driving drum grooves, a straight rhythm, catchy melodies and much space for the soloists' creativity - that's how you could describe Otto M. Schwarz's new composition Groovin'Around. The infectious be...

The success of works like Band Fever, Funk Attack and Groovin' Around stimulated Otto M. Schwarz to compose another work within this genre. Groovy percussion elements, which, through the exact phrasin...

Kool & the Gang became very popular globally, and they remain today, one of the best funk and soul bands in the history of pop music. Gilbert Tinner made a medley for smaller and young bands containin...

Stevie Wonder is one of the very few remaining old school soul singers still alive. This famous song became a number one hit in the US in 1972 and landed number 74 in the world's 500 best songs ever....

The Jazz Cocktail Suite is a sparkling work in three movements, in which every note is like an explosion of flavors! The first movement (Spicy) is light and festive, starting with lively brass and dan...