Molenaar Edition Sheet Music

Joseph Strauß (Vienna 1827-1870), the second son of Johann Strauß Senior, was active as an engineer and an architect before getting in the wake of his illustrious father and brother. The Feuerfest Pol...

As the title implies, the work was inspired by the comic theatrical tradition developed in Italy from the 16th century onward, by troups of travelling actors. However, it originated long before during...

If you did not see the movie picture 'Dances with Wolves' you really missed something. It is a splendid film with magnificent music by john barry. The picture was awarded no less than seven oscars, am...

Obwohl er am meisten in Paris komponiert hat, ist Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) einer der wichtigsten Komponisten der italienischen Opernschule. Er komponierte diese zwei Märsche 1836 für den Kronpri...

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) was one of the great composers of the Italian operatic School, even though most of these productive years were spent in Paris. He has written these two marches for the c...

Here you have a swinging 'up-tempo' Boogie, the predecessor of rock and roll. The Boogie Woogie is a dance that was introduced in Europe by the American soldiers in the forties. This is an ideal piece...

This powerful opening tune by the American composer Alfred reed was commissioned by the Rissho Kosei-kai Organization. The music is based on two contrasting groups of motifs. The first group consists...

The Italian composer Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870) was highly estimated by his contemporaries, even Liszt and Rossini praised him much. He wrote over 60 operas and was one of the 19th century operaco...

Michel Carros is the pen name chosen by a well-known Dutch wind band music composer to sign some compositions in the lighter vein. Among those compositions is this short but joyful piece 'The Happy Mi...

Bach arranged quite a lot of both his own music and that of others for all kind of instrumental combinations. Sometimes he also used the same tunes in several of his works. This 'Berceuse' (Lullaby) i...

Miss Saigon is a thrilling musical by the duo Boublil and Schönberg, that is also responsable for Les Miserables. It is a modern version of Madame Butterfly. The plot tells the sentimental story of a...

Der in der mährischen Hauptstadt Brünn (Brno) beheimatete Leos Janßcek (1854-1928) erlangte erst im Alter internationale Anerkunnung. Sein Stil war seiner Zeit voraus. Anlässlich seines 70. Geburtstag...