Hal Leonard Europe Band Catalogue 2026: Quality for Your Ensemble

Music touches the human soul. From this simple and yet wide-ranging idea, Jacob de Haan created his Hymnus Animae (hymn of the soul). A slow and touching work, written by the composer to move musician...

The divine muse of music could not be served through togetherness during the Covid pandemic. Giving even more reason to celebrate the fact that we can make music together now, back in the lap of the m...

With the 2024 Olympic Games taking place in Paris, the Confédération Musicale de France wanted to take part by commissioning a work that would bring musicians together around the sporting event. Compo...

This beautiful chorale was commissioned by the Temasek Junior College Alumni Band from Singapore and is dedicated to its conductor, Mr. Lin Ah Leck, who sadly passed away in 2019. The music pays homag...

This composition exudes serenity and tranquillity, but also intensity and expressiveness – giving it similar qualities to earlier works by Van der Roost, like Canterbury Chorale and Adagio for Winds....

Cityscape was commissioned by Concertband Antwerp for the 't Stad Geblazen event, which took place during the weekend of European Heritage Days in 2024.This short concert piece describes the impressio...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate brings us into brief contact with heaven through music. There are beautiful solos for euphonium and flugelhorn in the piece, and the trumpets and trombones also play an impor...

Impetus represents both the character of this work and the state of mind of the Ensemble Musical de Maillé, which commissioned it. The Ensemble’s two conductors, Victorien Garreau and Grégoire Tapin,...

Happy Harmony is a cheerful composition that puts wind music in the spotlight. The word ‘harmony’ can be interpreted in different ways. In countries like France, Belgium and the Netherlands, ‘harmony’...

This attractive work is about the Dutch province of Drenthe, a region where the beauty of nature flourishes. In Beauty of Nature, the composer reminisces about childhood holidays spent here with his p...

Tetraktys, named after a mathematical concept by Pythagoras, is a festive and varied work composed to mark the tenth anniversary of the Ghent University Wind Band. A mysterious introduction paves the...

‘Proven’ wurde von Kevin Houben komponiert anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages des Königlichen Harmonie-Orchesters ‘De Volksvreugd’ Proven im Jahre 2021. Wie der Name schon sagt, musste das Orchester des...

Audivi Media Nocte is based on the eponymous motet by Thomas Tallis from the 16th Century - a work that holds great fascination for Oliver Waespi. During the process of composition, various chord sequ...

This work was composed for the occasion of the 28. Fête Cantonale des Musiques Vaudoises (28th Music Festival of the Canton Vaud), taking place in the Valley of Joux in June 2018. The music begins wit...

The title of this piece reflects its upbeat, forward-driven character. It starts out with a soul groove, carrying a prominent theme which invites players and listeners to dance. The slower middle sect...

Dancing on the Sand immerses us in an unmistakable oriental atmosphere. A moderate introduction underscored by percussions sets the scene. A short alto cadenza leads to the second part of the piece, d...

This work continues the explorations made in previous numbers, and is particularly close to the Sinfonietta No. 3 in terms of difficulty and form. It is based on various short motifs presented in the...

This attractive composition focuses on the lyrical qualities of two solo instruments: tenor horn and baritone. An expressive theme is initially performed by the baritone; then the tenor horn takes ove...

Geometric figures, with their corresponding symbolism and numbers, appeal to the imagination. In La Geometria, the square, the circle, and the triangle are musically explored. On the one hand, the atm...

Modern Times is a concert suite from the musical and theatrical show Le Temps de Lyre, written and directed by Nicolas Bussard. The work was commissioned for the 100th anniversary of the Lyre de La Ro...

The title of this work is based on the painting of the same name by the English painter William Turner. The ambiguity and suggestive power of this seascape offers great musical possibilities. The firs...

Gemini Concerto was commissioned by and written for Ryukoku University (Japan), André Henry and Shoichiro Hokazono. Set in three movements, the concerto aims to explore the close relationship, as solo...

Skin and Bones was commissioned by Brett Baker in memory of trombonist Julian Smith and to mark Garry Reed's 20 years as a member of Black Dyke Band, who gave the premiere in June 2023. After an intro...

Fanfares, Songs & Dances was commissioned by Brass Bands England, the Lithuanian Brass Band Association and the Dutch National Brass Band Championships (NBK), and first performed at the 43rd ‘NBK’ in...

Broadheath was commissioned by the Elgar International Brass Band Summer School for their 2024 course. The premiere took place in the Routh Hall at Bromsgrove School on Friday 26 July.It is in convent...