Mitropa Music

The Ave Maria by Franz Schubert is known and loved worldwide and was originally written as part of the song cycle The Lady of the Lake. In the course of time, the German text has been replaced by the...

Festive brass fanfares, an attractive melody and a quiet chorale-like interlude, played by the woodwind section, are the main ingredients of this compelling concert opener by Gilbert Tinner. The livel...

This work was commissioned by the Musikkapelle Heiden, Germany, on the occasion of the centenary of this versatile and energetic music society. Triumphal Prelude begins with fireworks of sounds and fa...

The Black River Overture was commissioned by the music society Pfarrkapelle Schwarzenbach, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Schwarzenbach literally means 'black brook' - hence the title of the...

Tatort (Scene of the Crime), Derrick and Ein Fall für zwei (A Case for Two) are three classic crime series on German television. Two of the themes, are from the pen of Klaus Doldinger and the third th...

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of the legendary Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Stefan Schwalgin has produced Grieg as you have never heard him before. He has brought his music into...

While it can be fairly easy to select a musical piece for the beginning of a concert, the search for a proper closing piece can sometimes be more difficult. Helping to fill this gap was Stefan Schwalg...

The book The Idol of the Flies by Jane Rice (1913-2005) is a classicof horror literature. It is the story of a child who, in an incredibleseries of cruel actions, persecutes those around him. The comp...

The book The Idol of the Flies by Jane Rice (1913-2005) is a classicof horror literature. It is the story of a child who, in an incredibleseries of cruel actions, persecutes those around him. The comp...

This joyous fanfare offers many members of the band the opportunityto shine. The opening subject is passed from the clarinets to thesaxophones and then to the oboes before being taken up by thecomplet...

Adventures for Band is a work in three movements that first features the trumpet section, then the woodwind and finally the low brass. It takes the band through a short festive fanfare, a quiet centra...

Adventures for Band is a work in three movements that first features the trumpet section, then the woodwind and finally the low brass. It takes the band through a short festive fanfare, a quiet centra...

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...

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...

In this arrangement Hans Joachim Rogoll uses the themes from three classical works, which will be instantly recognized: Hummelflug by Nikolai Rimski Korsakov, Carmen by Georges Bizet and Sword Dance b...

Romania boasts an endless wealth of folk music and culture. Whilethe music of the north still sounds familiar to West-European ears, it becomes gradually faster and fierier towards the south. The sixm...

Romania boasts an endless wealth of folk music and culture. Whilethe music of the north still sounds familiar to West-European ears, it becomes gradually faster and fierier towards the south. The sixm...

This composition is made up of three themes, which feature all the facets of the instrumentation of a concert band as well as that of a big band. The symphonic passages, reminiscent of film music, ena...

This composition is made up of three themes, which feature all the facets of the instrumentation of a concert band as well as that of a big band. The symphonic passages, reminiscent of film music, ena...

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...

Fancy Vienna marks a departure for composer Thomas Doss, as itis his first ever work in jazz style. For this, he was inspired by thecity of Vienna. The many cultural faces of the capital of Austria fo...

Fancy Vienna marks a departure for composer Thomas Doss, as itis his first ever work in jazz style. For this, he was inspired by thecity of Vienna. The many cultural faces of the capital of Austria fo...

Italienische Popmusik spricht die Fantasie von uns allen an: Sie ist untrennbar verbunden mit der Vorstellung von hügeligen Landschaften, idyllischen Städten, weissen Stränden und Sonnenschein. Stefan...

Jolly Roger ist der Name der berühmt-berüchtigten Totenkopf-Fahne der Piraten. Die Fahne wurde während der Jagd auf Beute gehisst, um unter der Besatzung des Beuteschiffes schon vor dem eigentlichen E...

Jolly Roger ist der Name der berühmt-berüchtigten Totenkopf-Fahne der Piraten. Die Fahne wurde während der Jagd auf Beute gehisst, um unter der Besatzung des Beuteschiffes schon vor dem eigentlichen E...