Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Rossini's 'La Gazza Ladra' (The Thieving Magpie) is a melodrama or 'opera semiseria' in two acts on a libretto by Giovanni Gherardini based on 'La pie voleuse' by Jean-Marie-Theodor Badouin d'Aubigny...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his tal...

'Nabucco' was the first opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) that became a real success. The opera is considered to have permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer: 'This is the opera wit...

'Nabucco' was the first opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) that became a real success. The opera is considered to have permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer: 'This is the opera wit...

'Nabucco' was the first opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) that became a real success. The opera is considered to have permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer: 'This is the opera wit...

'Nabucco' was the first opera of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) that became a real success. The opera is considered to have permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer: 'This is the opera wit...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed 'Egmont' as a set of incidental music pieces for the play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The overture has become famous on its own and is in a similar st...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed 'Egmont' as a set of incidental music pieces for the play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The overture has become famous on its own and is in a similar st...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed 'Egmont' as a set of incidental music pieces for the play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The overture has become famous on its own and is in a similar st...

Ludwig van Beethoven composed 'Egmont' as a set of incidental music pieces for the play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The overture has become famous on its own and is in a similar st...

Johann Strauss's operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the pres...

Johann Strauss's operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the pres...

Johann Strauss's operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the pres...

Johann Strauss's operetta 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high acclaim, the pres...

Beethoven's only opera 'Fidelio' embodies his ideals of heroism and freedom from political oppression. The opera was first produced in Vienna in 1805, under the title of 'Leonora' with the overture no...

Beethoven's only opera 'Fidelio' embodies his ideals of heroism and freedom from political oppression. The opera was first produced in Vienna in 1805, under the title of 'Leonora' with the overture no...

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) composed the 'Pictures at an Exhibition' in 1874 as a suite of ten piano pieces. The suite is generally acknowledged to be Mussorgsky's greatest solo piano composition, a...

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) composed the 'Pictures at an Exhibition' in 1874 as a suite of ten piano pieces. The suite is generally acknowledged to be Mussorgsky's greatest solo piano composition, a...

'Vanda' (Wanda) is a grand opera in five acts by Antonín Dvořák which was premiered at the 'Provisional Theatre' in Prague on 17 April 1876. The story is about the Polish queen, Princess Wanda, who dr...

'Vanda' (Wanda) is a grand opera in five acts by Antonín Dvořák which was premiered at the 'Provisional Theatre' in Prague on 17 April 1876. The story is about the Polish queen, Princess Wanda, who dr...

'Vanda' (Wanda) is a grand opera in five acts by Antonín Dvořák which was premiered at the 'Provisional Theatre' in Prague on 17 April 1876. The story is about the Polish queen, Princess Wanda, who dr...

'Vanda' (Wanda) is a grand opera in five acts by Antonín Dvořák which was premiered at the 'Provisional Theatre' in Prague on 17 April 1876. The story is about the Polish queen, Princess Wanda, who dr...

'Strike Up the Band' is a 1927 musical by George Gershwin. The story satirizes America's taste for war: America declares war on Switzerland over a trivial trade issue. Gershwin's first fully integrate...

'Strike Up the Band' is a 1927 musical by George Gershwin. The story satirizes America's taste for war: America declares war on Switzerland over a trivial trade issue. Gershwin's first fully integrate...