Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Also from an unknown composer, this romance has been adpated many times and became extremely popular. This is a pure romantic bestseller.

As the title indicates you have a theme that is being presented in various forms. However this is not an illustration of the usual 'theme and variations' scheme, but a set of continuous changes of the...

Equally varied, certainly as to the countries of origin, is the wind band suite (eventually with mixed choir) 'An International Christmas' (1979) in which Kees Vlak used Italian and Czech carols.

This is a simple three-part suite from folk songs. The first part is a combination of various french songs, the second is based on the famous 'two king's children'('daar waren twee koningskinderen'),...

The composer tried to write Italian Bel Canto for band; this implies only very lyrical tunes. The work ends with the initial measures of the Italian national anthem.

Händel's instrumental music shares with Bach's organ music its suitability to being arranged for wind band. This menuet is no exception.

Also Kees Vlak (1938) has apparantly been struck by the treasure of French carols and composed in 1981 the 'Fantasy on French Christmas Songs'.

A witty composition in which a common or garden bicycle bell is used as solo instrument./An exalted composition based on the well-known 'Dona Nobis Pacem', having a trumpet solo with echo as introduct...

Michel van Delft wrote this religiously inspired Fantasy using both music and text of Psalm number Hundred. This work can be played at a concert as well as during a religious service.

These variations on a popular Dutch children's song about a 'Count from The Hague' are infact studies in orchestral playing. Aspects dealing with playing in tune; overall sound; ensemble playing; rhyt...

This four part suite consists of four contrasting paintings:a.Classical Prelude is a melody based on classical chords.b.Popular Dance, although using irregular music forms, provides rather easy listen...

PI SCHEFFER (Amsterdam 1909 - Naarden 1988) became popular as musical leader of several famous Dutch radio orchestras such as 'The Skymasters', the 'O.K.Wobblers' and 'De Zaaiers'. This doctor in Engl...