This imaginative new work portrays the rich history of the textile industry through music. The decline of the industry is expressed in the opening slow movement with an authentic 12 bar blues. The sec...
Pop City combines pop and funk music, and has been composed in the style of a film or television theme tune. It was commissioned by the municipal wind band of Phalempin (France), and represents the vi...
Gotthard are one of the most successful rock bands to have come out of Switzerland, both on national and international platforms. In 2010 Gotthard's charismatic lead singer, Steve Lee, was tragically...
Originally Cornfield Rock was written by Jacob de Haan as a version for male choir. It was based on a text by William Shakespeare on a melody of Thomas Morley (It was a lover and his lass). The origin...
Mariachi' refers to typical Mexican street bands as well a musical genre which has been recognized since 2011 on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. 'Mexicana' is a tribute to this vivid...
Jacob de Haan thus draws inspiration from very different things. Travels abroad, walks, everyday experiences. But also experiences from the past. During his conservatory years, Jacob de Haan played in...
A composition that breaks new ground was created by the Austrian composer Otto M. Schwarz with A Song for You. With this work you can use recorder students and thus familiarize them with a wind orches...
Supernova is an energetic piece in a pop style that inspires joy and good humour, its rhythm giving it an exceptionally lively and festive character. Its theme is renewal, rebirth and solidarity in th...
An attractive composition for the clarinet register based on the chromatic scale. The clarinets can display all their technical profi ciency at whirlwind pace. The performance is made perfect with spa...
This piece takes you on a journey to the sunny Californian city of Pasadena. The piece reflects two contrasting aspects of the city,. Firstly the serene expressive side with exquisite statues, works o...
In October 1997, Jacob de Haan visited the Swiss village of St. Moritz, where he worked as a conductor with a symphonic wind band. The Mountains around St. Moritz were covered in marvelous autumn colo...
With this composition, Otto M. Schwarz shows himself totally capable of composing a work with a somber, almost melancholic character. Melody and counterpoint, accompanied by a peaceful harmony, play a...
As with his march Fresena, Jacob de Haan assimilated a well-known folksong from his province of birth (Friesland) into this swinging composition. Both works originate from a festival suite that he onc...
Joy of Music ist ein frisches, lebhaftes WErk, das die Freude an der Musik des Komponisten, die Freude am Musizieren und am Musik hören beschreibt und so immer wieder aufs Neue weckt!
Eine Komposition, die neue Wege geht, schuf der österreichische Komponist Otto M. Schwarz mit A Song for You. Bei diesem Werk können Sie Blockflötenschüler einsetzen und diese somit früh mit einem Bla...
Rondo Romantica is based on the Italian Rococo period. In this piece, Otto M. Schwarz depicts a colourful annual fair and the carefree atmosphere of the period. The piece also has undercurrents of mod...
Schauplatz und Zeit von Rondo Romantica ist Italien in der Rokoko-Periode. In diesem Werk stellt Otto M. Schwarz die gemütliche Geschäftigkeit auf einem Jahrmarkt dar. Das Stück lässt aber auch die fr...
Das Konzertwerk Spirit of Life wurde vom belgischen Komponisten Johan Nijs geschrieben. Mittels dieser Komposition will er die verschiedenen Aspekte des Lebens musikalisch darstellen. Das Leben ist of...
Soul Time von Roland Kernen enthält die wesentlichen Elemente, nach denen ein Unterhaltungsmusikstück verlangt: einen treibenden Rhythmus und eine gefällige Melodie. Ein flotter Titel, der zu Tanz und...
Dieses Werk kann ad libitum mit einem Triangel-Solisten und Blasorchester als Komödie in Szene gesetzt werden. Die Musik selbst, basierend auf Themen von Antonin Dvoraks 9. Symphonie Aus der Neuen Wel...
Marching Blues was written in the blues and swing-jazz style of the great big bands. It is an ideal show march that can be used for encores, popular performances, family concerts and much more. It is...
A characteristic of many Russian folksongs is the emotion that they contain - sometimes exceptionally fierce, sometimes, in contrast, resigned and melancholic. This makes the music captivating and giv...
The King's Swing basiert auf der niederländischen Nationalhymne Wilhelmus. John Blanken präsentiert diese aber zur Abwechslung in einem völlig neuen Gewand als Swingnummer. Blankens Werk enthält eine...
The Blues is a well-known style of popular music. The name does not come out of thin air. After all, the term 'blues' refers to a state of mind: with the sentence 'I got the blues' someone means they...
Why should rock musicians have all the fun? Now your band can experience the thrill of playing a piece in a classic 12-bar blues style. Many players are given the chance to show off their skills as a...
The powerful, dynamic number Gospel John, by the versatile American composer, producer and music educator Jeff Steinberg, is known in particular through performances by Maynard Ferguson. In his versio...
Kickoff is a short but powerful opening work. An attractive theme, a beautiful counter-melody, a driving bass motif and energetic percussion are the ingredients of this composition. A fantastic way to...
Als Auftragswerk hat Peter Kleine Schaars dieses kurze, aber bestechende Eröffnungswerk im moderaten Schwierigkeitsgrad geschrieben. Mit einer Fanfare im modernen Rockstil wird Ihnen die Aufmerksamkei...
Latin ABC is a suite in three movements inspired by the music of the Caribbean. The first movement is a joyful Curaçaon waltz, the second movement a sensual, slow salsa: a style that is popular on the...
Ten great No. 1 hits in melody line arrangements by Simon Lesley, plus CD demonstration and backing tracks. Suitable for players from grade 3-5. Includes helpful notes about each piece with practice g...
Showdown for Band was written as a compulsory exercise for the Third International Light Music Competition at St. Gallen, Switzerland in 1998. The intention of the composer was to write a piece in a l...
The title of this thrilling piece indicates exactly what composer Johan Nijs wants his new work to be, a spectacular introduction. Spectroduction does not disappoint on both counts, grabbing the audie...
Fortune is a light concert work from the pen of the contemporaryLithuanian composer and arranger Kazys Daugéla. It wascommissioned for the opening ceremony of the World LithuanianOlympic Games in 1991...
If you are looking for a musical introduction with overwhelming energetic character, lots of rhythms and a pumping bass and drum part, this is the piece you are looking for. Sparks of Fire originated...
Bella Italia is a medley of three Neapolitan songs that were made famous and popular by the tenor Mario Lanza. The work opens with the graceful waltz Santa Lucia, which is followed by a Latin-style ve...
In this three-part piece, Peter Kleine Schaars uses the initials of the German concert band association otherwise known as the Bund Deutscher Blasmusikverbände (BDB). With 'B' equating to a B flat, va...
Antonin's New World is an excellent piece of musical theatre featuring a comedy act for triangle soloist and band. The music itself does not sound comical, being based on Anton Dvorak's Symphony in E...
The Andante from the first movement of Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony (often nicknamed Pilgrims' March) contains the most beautifully haunting melody supported by the simplest of bass lines and counte...
This programmatic piece tells the biblical story of the fall of Jericho. The music paints a vivid picture of the procession of armed men and seven priests marching around the city for seven days, befo...
Energy, an irrepressible call to the dance floor and punchy 'pumping' basses are the perfect mix of ingredients for Pump It Up! Nimble melodies and zestful rhythms over a tight beat supply the rest: t...
Jazz Waltz No. 1 takes it's influence from the tradition of American big bands with their vibrant bold sound. Following a short introduction from the complete band both the trumpet and saxophone are g...
Otto M. Schwarz composed Fire & Ice for a symphonic rock project commissioned by the national music schools of the Austrian cities of Imst and Pitztal. In these cities, winter tourism plays an importa...
Es war einmal eine Frau, die hiess Maxima. Sie hatte wunderschönes langes Haar. Sie träumte immer wieder von einem Prinzen auf einem weissen Pferd. Sollte sie ihn eines Tages heiraten? Und sollte sie...
High Voltage is an especially energetic composition in the big band style. The blaring brass and the ornate interplay of the woodwinds lend this work great character and conviction. In the second half...
High Voltage ist eine ganz besonders energiereiche Komposition im Bigband-Stil. Schmetterndes Blech und kunstvolles Spiel der Holzbläser verleihen diesem dynamischen Werk viel Charakter und Überzeugun...
Picture yourself in the marvellous paradise of Italy's Grado Lagoon. The magnificent display of colour and the salty scent of sea air combine with the fragrant tamarisk to create a unique atmosphere....
