Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) war ein deutscher Komponist aus der frühen romantischen Periode. Vielleicht war er, nach Mozart, das grösste musikalische Wunderkind. Dieser Marsch der Priester...

An impromptu is a 'musical improvisation.' Franz Schubert (January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828) was one of the first composers to use this form. The Austrian born Schubert composed two series of four...

Following Chopin's example, Claude Debussy (August 22, 1862 - March 25, 1918) composed a series of piano pieces called 'préludes.' Debussy, a pupil of Émile Durand and César Franck, gave a title to ea...

with Superize A3 Score!/Wiener Blut (Viennese Blood) is one of the most often performed operettas composed by the Austrian master of the genre, Johann Strauss Sohn. As is the case with many of these o...

'Ases Tod' aus der Schauspielmusik zu Henrik Ibsens 'Peer Gynt' von Edvard Grieg.

'Where'er You Walk' ist eine wunderschöne Arie aus dem dramatischen Oratorium 'Semele' (HWV 58) von Georg Friedrich Händel.

Das bekannte 'Künstlerleben' des'Walzerkönigs' Johann Strauss jr. wird oft als'Zwilling' des Walzers 'An der schönen blauen Donau' (Op. 314) bezeichnet. Tatsächlich erblickten beide 1867 kurz hinterei...

Lee-Ru-Ma (b. February 15, 1978) is better known by his stage name 'Yiruma.' He was born in South Korea and has played the piano since age 5. He also composes his own music, the most popular of which...

Bluette (opus 271) is a polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1862. Strauss (1825-1899) was an Austrian composer and conductor known as the 'King of the Waltz'. This polka was written for the St. Cath...

Bluette (opus 271) is a polka written by Johann Strauss II in 1862. Strauss (1825-1899) was an Austrian composer and conductor known as the 'King of the Waltz'. This polka was written for the St. Cath...

Schlummert Ein' is an aria, the third section from the cantata Ich Habe Genug (BWV 82) ('I Have Enough'). Bach wrote this piece for the Purification of Mary on February 2, 1727. He composed it origina...

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) was a German Baroque composer, organist, and conductor. He is argulably the most productive composer in history. This adagio, which Ivo Kouwenhoven has transcribed...

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) was a German Baroque composer, organist, and conductor. He is argulably the most productive composer in history. This adagio, which Ivo Kouwenhoven has transcribed...

Gasparone is an operetta written by Austrian composer Carl Millöcker (Vienna, 1842 - 1899). The operetta takes place in Syracuse on the isle Sicily around 1820. The hero is the leader of a gang of rob...

Gasparone is an operetta written by Austrian composer Carl Millöcker (Vienna, 1842 - 1899). The operetta takes place in Syracuse on the isle Sicily around 1820. The hero is the leader of a gang of rob...

Spanish composer Joaquin Turina was born on December 9, 1882 in Seville. At the age of 4, his musical 'career' began on the accordion. His first musical studies began in Seville, after which he took t...

Praeludium no. 4, BWV 556, is from '8 Short Preludes and Fugues' formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, but probably composed by one of his students. It is originally a short prelude for organ....

Richard Strauss is a German composer, not related incidentally to Johann Strauss and his Austrian relatives from Vienna. He was born in Munich on June 11, 1864 and married the singer Pauline de Ahna i...