Wil van der Beek: Intermediate Sheet Music

The German composer Joseph Ignaz Schnabel (1767-1831) was a descendant of a musical family. During his lifetime he occupied several musical posts including Violinist, Organist, Concertmaster, Conducto...

Many European countries have a wealth of original, traditional Christmas carols that took form in the course of centuries as they were passed on and complemented from generation to generation. From th...

Russian composer Alexandre Glazunov composed this work in 1900 originally as a solo work for cello and piano but also for cello and orchestra. It is an occasional work for a fellow teacher (Alexandre...

The Overture to The Land of Smiles by Franz Léhar (1870-1948) In the overture to the operetta 'The Land of Smiles', the outstanding orchestrator, Léhar, has artfully forged some of the now world famou...

The operetta The Gipsy Baron is, together with Die Fledermaus (The Bat), the most famous theatre work by Johann Strauss Jr. A libretto full of romance, original musical ideas, compelling Viennese danc...

Johann Hugo Christoph Ludwig Herkules Staehle (* 21. Juni 1826 in Fulda; † 29. März 1848 in Kassel) war ein deutscher Komponist der Romantik. Staehle hinterließ mehrere Militärmärsche in verschiedene...

The composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) is regarded as Norway's the most important composer and for a large part can be regarded as a miniaturist. He has written famous works such as the Piano Concerto...

This Galop, one of the most famous works by the Austrian musician Johann Strauss senior, was composed in 1837. The source of inspiration for this was the Cachucha, a Spanish dance which was very popul...

This Galop, one of the most famous works by the Austrian musician Johann Strauss senior, was composed in 1837. The source of inspiration for this was the Cachucha, a Spanish dance which was very popul...

Tchaikovsky Highlights'. Various themes from the famous composer P.I Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) are presented here as a medley. The piece makes use of the best known melodies from the following compositi...

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...

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) once remarked: 'My life is a novel that greatly interests me. ' Experiences in his personal life had a great influence on his compositions. Symphonie Fantastique, written in...

Julius Fucik (1872-1916) was born in Prague, Czech Republic. He studied under Antonin Dvorák and at a young age played in military bands and later became bandmaster, a profession he practiced in vario...

Franz von Suppe ist heute vor allem wegen seiner Operetten und Ouvertüren bekannt. Das Pensionat, das er nach dem Vorbild von Jacques Offenbach schrieb, gilt als die erste Wiener Operette. Wil van der...