Hal Leonard Europe Band Catalogue 2026: Quality for Your Ensemble

Let yourself be swayed by Cher's irresistible energy with this sparkling pop medley arranged by the versatile Peter Kleine Schaars, a well-known name in the world of wind music.In a musical celebratio...

This composition is based on the beautiful chorale melody Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How lovely shines the Morning Star). Like the chorale fantasias by Bach and Buxtehude, this is a fantasia...

Hypercube ist eine musikalische Erzählung, die teilweise von der Architektur des Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris inspiriert wurde, dessen Form mit einem Hyperwürfel verglichen wurde. Mit dieser Se...

This wonderful concert work takes us on a journey through time to the Roman Empire. The composer was inspired by the famous Via Sacra, once the main road through ancient Rome between the Colosseum and...

This emotive work is based on the story of a young trombone player who died of cancer. It is an emotional rollercoaster expressing, by turn, the joy of life, fate, farewell, sadness, and yet again, jo...

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

A Dragon's Tale tells the tale of the dragon of Kraków: Once upon a time, a very long time ago, a fire-breathing dragon lived in a cave at the foot of the Wawel Hill in Kraków, near the river Wisła. A...

This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and myste...

The work Prevision has been composed in a free fantasy form. Sunk in thought the composer sketches his prevision: the development of his small grandson growing up to be an adult man. After a brilliant...

Adagio for Winds is similar in atmosphere to the well-known Canterbury Chorale (also by Jan Van der Roost), in that it has no exaggerated melodrama, but rather a melodically wide and expressive approa...

When composing this work the brief from the commissioning band was for the composer to base the work on a chorale-like subject matter and this he has done with aplomb. In the very first bars a chorale...

Die belgische Gemeinde Heist-op-den-Berg feierte im Jahr 2008 ihr mindestens tausendjähriges Bestehen; Grund genug, einen festlichen Marsch für diesen Ort in Auftrag zu geben, den jeder der sage und s...

It may be surprising to see a fanfare piece commissioned by a Japanese ensemble, since fanfare orchestras are typically found in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, and also France and Switzerland. Senzo...

The Lords of Masmine was composed on the occasion of the ninetieth anniversary of the Koninklijk Fanfare Orkest (Royal Fanfare Orchestra) Volksopbeuring of Massemen in Belgium in 2021. The work portra...

Lacus Flevo refers to the former Lake Flevo, a large inland water of centuries ago, which was located roughly where the Dutch province of Flevoland now lies. It was one of many lakes that were created...

Resilience! is a hopeful work about the merging of natural and human strength facing and overcoming the worldwide challenges of today. Just for a few moments, the music reflects the clash between natu...

This three-movement work describes the picturesque Vosges, a low mountain range in northeastern France. The beauty of this region is expressed in slow sections, energetic parts, captivating musical pe...

The idea behind The Groove Makers is that all musicians, regardless of training or musical taste, can play together if they all keep the same ‘groove’. This inspired Peter Kleine Schaars to write a pi...

A number of years ago, the fanfare band was proclaimed immaterial heritage in the Netherlands as well as Flanders, Belgium. This living and dynamic form of heritage is passed on from generation to gen...

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...

In Arabesque, a work in three movements, we hear the mystical sounds of Middle Eastern music. The first movement opens with a taqasim, a passage written out in notes but played freely – similar to jaz...

Ancient Tales Commissioned by Fanfare Ellona Ell (NL) in honor of her centenary in 2023 "Ancient Tales" was written by composer Kevin Houben in honor of the 100th anniversary of Fanfare Ellona, an aut...

Neil Diamond wrote his Crunchy Granola Suite when he moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s and got to know macrobiotic granola as part of a health-conscious lifestyle. The lyrics of this cheerful song eve...

Boys and girls of every age. Would you like to see something strange? Young concert bands are now able to enjoy one of the most popular movie songs of all time. An excellent choice for reinforcing chr...