Intermediate Sheet Music for Orchestra

Jubilant Prelude' is an orchestration of the 'Preludium over Psalm 150' originally composed for organ by Toon Hagen. Since 1998 Toon Hagen has been organ-player of the 'Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk' in...

As he did before in the often played and commonly appreciated 'Lord Tullamore', in which he poetically depicted the landscape and the cultural elements of a small Irish village, in his composition 'Th...

In 2005 it was 400 years ago that the first volume of the world-famous novel 'El ingenioso hidalgo don Quichote de La Mancha', written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), was published. Don...

Trimbeka is a composition which owes its existence to the anniversary of music society 'de Vlecke' in Gorredijk. The name Gorredijk originates from 'goor' or 'gor', which means : bog. Along the marshy...

Bi-Millennial Celebration' has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen. This work consists of three continuous movements. The first movement depicts the...

Gebaseerd op een gedicht van de Duitse dichter Carl Hauptmann (laat Romantiek) Carl Hauptmann had als kind een zeer zwakke gezondheid maar was zeer intelligent. Hij studeerde Filosofie, Psychologie en...

The Yiddish word 'Klezmer' has been derived from the Old Hebrew words 'Kley' (tool, instrument) and 'Zemer' (song, singing, making music). Klezmer is the traditional music of Jews from Eastern Europe....

Vroeger hebben in de omgeving van Augustinusga (deze streek heet in het Fries ¬?de W lden') kloosters gestaan. Het waren veilige plekken in een ruige omgeving. In de boeken van Theun de Vries, een bek...

E tangi ana cow, Hine e Hine... Do not cry, girl, do not cry... Every culture has its own melodies to comfort children to sleep. Jan Gerrit Adema made a beautiful arrangement of this lovely folk melo...

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...

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...

Fanfare for Westenholte (2015) was written for Fanfare Orchestra Excelsior from Westenholte (NLD) currently under the direction of Marten van der Wal. The composition opens with a typical horn call co...

This wonderful piece delivers all of the musical impact expected of a Steven Reineke composition in a work that is accessible to mid-level bands. Impressive colors, exciting rhythms and masterful scor...

The Girl in 14G was written by Jeanine Tesori for the American actress and singer, Kristen Chenoweth, and featured on her 2001 debut CD, Let Yourself Go. The song is based on her personal experience:...

The Cotton Phoenix is the first part of the two-part work 'Metropolis of the East' and describes the influence of the textile industry on the development of Enschede. The composition begins introducin...

In the second part of the two-piece work Metropolis of the East is the Old Market, the centre point of the city of Enschede in the Netherlands. Elements such as the Great Church, the monument to the c...

Lights in the Mirror was commissioned by the Yahata High School Band (Fukuoka, Japan) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of their annual concert in august 2016. Mirroring and looking at the heart...

It is a wedding. There is laughter. There is singing. New love is in the making. Old friendships revive. Then, at once, everybody moves to the dance floor and wrap their arms around each other. On the...

The Legend of Jomi has been commissioned by the Feelener Musek Fanfare (Luxembourg) as a gift for the farewell concert of their conductor Jean-Marie Thein (alias Jomi). The piece is based on three let...

In this sequel for orchestra, five musical acts take us into the wonderful world of the circus, the fanfare rings out: the artists show up for the parade. All you have to do now is to close your eyes...