Concert Marches for Concert Band

A harmonic orchestra, a living source of inspiration with eloquent possibilities, has always inspired the composer. The 'Concerto for a full Harmonie Orchestra' (Concerto pour grand orchestre d'harmon...

An American in Paris was inspired by a trip to Europe in 1928. Gershwin called it a 'rhapsodic ballet'in the impressionistic style. The composer did not want to describe but rather to suggest and appe...

An American in Paris was inspired by a trip to Europe in 1928. Gershwin called it a 'rhapsodic ballet'in the impressionistic style. The composer did not want to describe but rather to suggest and appe...

Composed in 1868. One year later Franz Liszt received this beautiful composition to play through, and suggested some changes which Grieg initially wrote in, and then partly removed because people foun...

Henk Ummels wrote this easy and yet skilful arrangement for bands of the middle class divisions of this extremely popular classical composition by Maurice Ravel. This arrangement is very well suited t...

Manuel de Falla is considered one of the biggest Spanish composers. He was very interested in native Spanish folk music, whose influence is rather noticeable in this piece. The Three Cornered Hat, whi...

The Voyevoda from Tchaikovsky is based on the play A Dream on the Volga which was premiered on February 11, 1869. In the 1870s Tchaikovsky destroyed the manuscript full score of the opera, while recyc...

Camille Saint-Saëns, wrote his Third Symphony, while at the peak of his artistic abilities. During the same period he also wrote his Third Violin Concerto, the Danse Macabre and his world famous Carni...

Debussy's Preludes for Piano is a masterpiece of impressionist music. The arranger wanted to translate this colourful universe into the symphonic concert band scope. He explores the wide palette of re...

Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a Russian composer, music educator and conductor who taught lessons at the Conservatory of Saint Petersburg, to Stravinsky and Prokofiev among others. The talented orch...

The composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is regarded as Norway's the most important composer and for a large part can be regarded as a miniaturist. He has written famous works such as the Piano Concerto...

Benvenuto Cellini was the first opera from the French composer Hector Berlioz. After reading the memoires of the 16th century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz had a strong feeling of connection and...

The andante in C major K 315 (K6 285e) was commissioned to Mozart from a rich Dutchman called Ferdinand De Jean. The piece has a simple solo writing and a linear symphonic part. The flute solo can eas...

In 1888 a poor music teacher got engaged to a writer, eight years older than him. Caroline Alice Roberts dedicated her poem The Wind At Dawn to her beloved Edward Elgar. And he composed his Liebesgruß...

Rachmaninoff - Vocalise, Rachmaninoff's popular song without words, scored for solo oboe and band.

Weill's famous "Dreigroschenoper", in which prevailing opera conventions are ridiculed. The first part is a "serious", almost baroque overture, followed by a ballad that is easy on the ears, and the f...

The 'Flower Waltz' (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The 'Flower...

The 'Flower Waltz' (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The 'Flower...

Thirty years after the release of the first part of Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev, Johan de Meij presents a breathtaking sequel. This brand-new three-part suite for concert band is not a repeti...

Thirty years after the release of the first part of Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev, Johan de Meij presents a breathtaking sequel. This brand-new three-part suite for concert band is not a repeti...

Wonderwoud (Wonderwood), Kastelenrijk (Castle Kingdom), Elfentuin (Elf Garden) Droomvlucht (Dreamflight) is an enchanting dark ride at the Efteling, where visitors fly through a dream world of forests...

Wonderwoud (Wonderwood), Kastelenrijk (Castle Kingdom), Elfentuin (Elf Garden) Droomvlucht (Dreamflight) is an enchanting dark ride at the Efteling, where visitors fly through a dream world of forests...