The commission of the Pentaphonia Brass Quintet and the Haize Berriak Sakanako Musika Ekartea Concert Band from the Spanish Basque country was to write a piece for brass quintet and concert band. The...
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...
For centuries, the circumnavigation of Cape Horn was considered one of the most dangerous shipping routes from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In this solo for horn and wind orchestra Otto M. Schwarz dep...
Saxpack' was commissioned for the centenary of the Vienna Police Orchestra whose members include one of the most prolific Austrian saxophonists, Gert Kolaja. The work is composed in a very modern styl...
Spotlights is a fantastic virtuoso piece for saxophone quartet (SATB) and concert band that was commissioned by the outstanding Austrian saxophone quartet Mobilis. It is an impressive and exceptionall...
Antonio Capuzzi (August 1, 1755 - March 28, 1818) was an Italian violinist and composer who studied violin with Nazari and composition with Bertoni. In 1805 he moved to Bergamo, where he was professor...
The Pilgrim Concerto, written for the 2012 World Music Contest Kerkrade, is a highly demanding yet rewarding work for alto saxophone and wind band. It is one of a series of spiritual works by the comp...
Reverie' is a small piece of music for a euphonium player. A dear friend and colleague of mine commissioned the work, to whom 'Reverie' is also dedicated. The work commences with a dream-like melody a...
Concertino for Clarinet and Wind Orchestra was commissioned by the Swiss Wind Band Association (SBV) to celebrate the 'Year of the Clarinet 2015'. In three sections, separated by cadenzas for the solo...
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...
Pulse' is a solo work for baritone or euphonium and concert band. As the title suggests, this piece is very rhythmic in nature. Pulse represents life and vitality, which also characterises the work. T...
Fiori' finds its genesis in a walk through an impressionistic garden. It expresses not only the atmosphere and mood but also tiny and grotesque scenes between the insects. The flute plays a perfect ro...
This work has been written within the framework of the Obertöne project by the Bezirksblasmusikverband Linz-Land (Austria). It was dedicated to Anton Forstner as a thank you for his years of support t...
Swiss Mountain Song is based on a popular traditional song from Switzerland's Berner Land. The melody was composed by organist, Ferdinand Fürchtegott Huber (1791 - 1863), whilst the text is taken from...
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 Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan possibly had his greatest success in 1972 with Clair. With its jazzy harmony, this song deviated a little from the spirit of the time. Stefan Schwalgin t...
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...
Armin Schaer commissioned this work in his search for a new piece for the tuba. More specifically, he wanted a work that showed off the versatility of this splendid instrument, written in a musical st...
Dort ist Gjallarhorn - das 'schallende Horn' - das Blashorn von Heimdall, dem strahlenden Schutzgott und Wächter der Regenbogenbrücke Bifröst, welche Reisende von Midgard, der Welt, in der die Mensche...
Ive 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 gre...
Composer Richard Comello observed that there is practically no music written for two flutes accompanied by concert band, so he composed this delightful piece convinced that this it will fill this litt...
Erinnerung an Zirkus Renz (Memory of Circus Ring) by Gustav Peter is a popular bravura piece for xylophone. Players who have once experienced the enthusiastic reactions to this music by listeners and...
Gilbert Tinner's Clari-Fun-Key is an exciting twomovement work for solo clarinet and concert band. The first movement is in a rock-like funk style with fast flowing melodic figures. The second movemen...
