Christmas Concert Works for Band

Besides operettas Franz Lehár also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems, marches and a number of waltzes. The most popular of these waltzes is 'Gold und Silber' (Gold and Silver) which he composed for Princ...

About Mendelssohn's oratorio 'Elias' The Times said: 'Never was there a more complete triumph - never a more thorough and speedy recognition of a great work of art.' The libretto of Elijah is most ski...

Otto Nicolai's last opera 'Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor' is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The li...

In 1869, Josef Strauss spent the summer together with his brother Johann in Pavlovsk near St. Petersburg. When he recovered from an illness he wrote a particularly fast-paced fast polka and gave the w...

Aria for soprano voice and concert band from the opera 'La Rondine' by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Starts with a cadenza for the piano, then Doretta sings her love dream.

Aria for soprano voice and fanfare band from' Les Contes D'Hoffman' by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880). Also known as the 'Doll Aria'.

Finale from the famous Cello Concerto by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) for cello and wind band. Requires a soloist of very high level.

For the arrival of the King in November 1918 Eugène Ysa e wrote this festive version of the Belgian anthem . Perfect opener for your remembrance concerts.

Lovely classic work from the Viennese repertoire written by Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855-1907). Known from the New Year's concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic.

'Marche et cortège' from the opera 'La Reine de Saba' ('Queen of Sheba') by Charles Gounod (1818-1893).

Famous Entr'acte from Carmen Suite No1 by Georges Bizet.

Arrangement from the famous Concerto in C by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) for two piccolo trumpets and wind band.

In November 1914 Debussy composed his Berceuse heroïque, original for piano, which was dedicated to 'His Masjesty King Albert I of Belgium and his soldiers'. A very nostalgic piece referring to the Be...

Cecil Coles was a Scottish composer who was killed by a German sniper in world war one, and is buried in Crouy (Northern-France). During WWI he sent manuscripts to his friend Gustav Holst, en his musi...

Popular composition by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, composed in 1928 as last movement of his suite Andalucia. Other famous versions were made and played by Stan Kenton, Bill Haley, Ritchie Valens,...

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (French: L'apprenti sorcier) is a symphonic poem by the French composer Paul Dukas, completed in 1897. The composition's musical storytelling is remarkably graphic, although...

Abendlied (Evening song) is a sacred motet by Josef Rheinberger for a six-part mixed choir. He wrote the first version in 1855 at the age of 15. It is perhaps his most famous choral work, which looks...

Thunder and Lightning' is probably one of the most famous polkas by Johann Strauss. The first performance took place under the title 'Shooting Stars' on February 16, 1868 at the Hesperus Artists Ball...

Unter Donner und Blitz is probably one of Johann Strauss' most famous polkas. The first performance took place under the title "Sternschnuppen" on 16 February 1868 at the Hesperus-Künstlerball in Vien...

Robert Schumann komponierte 'Die Rheinische', seine dritte Symphonie, 1850 als städtischer Musikdirektor in Düsseldorf. Das Leitmotiv wurde herausgegriffen und für die WDR-Sendung 'hier und heute' als...

A poignant setting of one of the most beautiful melodies ever written. The flexible nature of this arrangement will allow you to accommodate nearly combinations of players. A minimum of four players i...

25 years ago, in 1988, John de Meij presented his first composition - an entire symphony. Symphony No. 1 'The Lord of the Rings' was released on CD by the Royal Military Band of the Netherlands conduc...