The mystique surrounding life and death formed the starting point of this composition. I wanted to write a work without a story mixed up in a kind of musical quest for a new world of sound original rhythm sequences melodies filled with suspenseand distinct orchestral tones.The indirect cause was the birth of my first child which took place during this time followed by the death of a close family member. At such a moment you experience just how close life and death are to each other anddespite one being the antithesis of the other they are incredibly similar. Both radical events are passages into new worlds and have great emotional impact. Moreover the work was commissioned by “New Life” an orchestra that lost one of itsmusician in a plane crash which also led me to believe that this approach would be appropriate.I would prefer not to comment on which passages in the composition concern life (birth) and which refer to death. It seems to me that it is moreinteresting to question traditional conceptions and leave it open for the listener. If you think that a passage is about birth and this idea then shifts it is this that raises fascinating questions on both a musical and metaphysical level.Music isin an indirect but incredibly persuasive way in which to express the endless striving and seeking of mankind. Music can even touch eternity as it were and give us the feeling that we can transcend death. This endless search (and also longing) canbe heard throughout the work; as much in the sound fields and accent shifts in the first part as in the enormous tension curves and compelling themes of the second part. The semi-tone functions in this way as a guide or something to hold on to running through the whole work and upon which much of the musical material is based. Traces of profound love resound with quiet simplicity in the slow section’s melodious solos after which the work contemplates life and death one last time musesupon joy and sadness on the possibilities and limitations of people and on the why of all things.I would like to dedicate this work to my dearest daughter Paulientje to Meterke and to Johan de Jong of the “New Life” orchestra. May it fare themwell here or in another dimension…

A selection of short and easy tunes ideal for first repertoire pieces. First Violin Part.

8 Favourite Pieces Arranged for String Quartet- This unique collection of 8 pieces is the latest addition to the popular Schott String Quartet series. Arranged by Barrie Carson Turner the romantic repertoire including Wagner's 'Bridal Chorus' 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' by Handel and Mendelssohn's celebrated 'Wedding March' is ideal for commemorating that special day.The Schott String Quartet SeriesWith the first books in the series focusing on baroque classical and romantic styles The Schott String Quartet series has expanded to cover music ranging from traditional pieces through to Eastern-influenced works. Aside from 'Indian Summer' which features original compositions each book contains originalarrangements of well known themes which have often never been arranged for string quartet before. An important characteristic of these arrangements is that they allow all four instruments to demand the attention throughout the music. The pieces are suitable for amateur musicians or school students and are ideal for public performance.

This beautiful piece of music comes from the movie Artificial Intelligence the masterpiece of the legendary duo director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams.

Classiques No.262- from 'Album à la Jeunesse'

No.3 from 'Suite éolienne'

Vous maîtrisez les notions de base du Swop et vous souhaitez franchir une nouvelle étape dans l’acquisition de ce nouveau style voici Big Swop . Un recueil de 12 nouvelle pièces pour améliorer l’art de “swopper”.

Version pour piano de la suite de concert- From the jazz-ballet.

This jewel by Bald Wyntin comprises wonderful melodies in all groups and provides excellent opportunities for playing great music. „Alake” is suitable for warming up before competitions or for a pause in your concert programme. The composer chose a very broad instrumentation and this means it can be played by practically all orchestras.

TWV 51:a1 A minor 51:D9 D major 51:g1 G minor- Three Concertos for Violin A minor TWV 51: a1; D major TWV 51: D9; G minor TWV 51: g1 No fewer than twenty-five violin concertos by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) have come down to us over the years - presumably only a fraction of his total output in this geme. But even this corpus though reduced by time reveals that Telemann like other composers of his day regarded the violin as the most important and most versatile of all solo instruments. Two of his operas - Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon (1719 TWV 21:8) and Die last-tragende Liebe oder Emma und Eginhard (1728 TWY 27:25) - open with introductory violin concertos; there are eight concertos for twoviolins; and the violin plays an important role in virtually all his concertos for two or more solo instruments. Urtext of the Telemann Edition Performance material available for hire

Traditional From Argentina- Diana Saez is a specialist in the field of Latin American music and one of America's finest arrangers of Latin American Folk music. This arrangement for SA choir and Piano with optional Guitar is a beautiful and simple setting of a northern Argentinian folk melody.

This Hollywood blockbuster from 1962 is an historic and epic drama that turned out to be a massive box-office hit despite the unknown cast. Its success can undoubtedly be attributed in part to the excellent soundtrack. Erik Mast has made a wonderful arrangement of the soundtrack which has become a masterpiece in its own right.

CONCERTO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR OP. 19Violin and PianoPublisher: Boosey & HawkesEditor: F.H. SchneiderComposer: Sergei Prokofieff37 pages

This beautiful long flowing melody comes from Humperdinck’s famous opera Hansel and Gretel (1893). In addition to being a delightful concert work it is also a useful as a tone study for practicing playing in a legato style.

It was to her teacher Henri Busser professor of counterpoint at the Conservatoire de Paris that young composer and organist Henriette Roget (1910-1992) dedicated in 1934 the Four French Ballads composed to the poetry of Paul Fort (1872-1960). Nicknamed the northern cicada by Mistral this friend of Verlaine Mallarmé and Apollinaire began his career as a symbolist playwright at the Théâtre des Arts before deciding to focus exclusively on poetry. His French Ballads mingled popular feeling creative fantasy and rhythmic elasticity - an alliance that would inspire musicians as diverse asHonegger Caplet and Brassens. Roget detested works of bravura and bombastic grandiloquence; Paul Fort 's verse provided fertile material for her inclination toward sincerity spontaneity and unembellished lyricism. In Le Bonheur Il nous faut aimer sur terre Si le bon dieu l'avait voulu and Le Diable dans la nuit the music translates the beating of hearts and the vibrations of light with a delicacy and a naturalness that brush the very depths of the soul. Through each of these pure crystals a precious gift shines: the art of suggestion. I. Le Bonheur II. Il nous faut aimer sur terre III. Si le bon dieu l'avait voulu IV. Le Diable dans la nuit

The “Teufelsbrücke” (devil’s bridge) is a very old bridge connecting the Göschenen and Andermatt valleys in the canton of Uri central Switzerland. Legend has it that in the 13th century the people of Uri made a pact with the devil to build a bridge across the canyon. When the people only delivered a goat in payment of the soul demanded by the devil he was angry and decided to knock down the bridge. An old woman painted the sign of a cross on the rock the devil was intending to destroy the bridge with and the devil unable to lift it disappeared forever. The rock remains to this day at the northern entry of the Gotthard tunnel.

An outstanding and large choice of 30 favorite Christmas tunes for solo piano.

Published 1978. First performance: Medici Quartet Hampsted 18 March 1979. Published 1978. First performance: Medici Quartet Hampsted 18 March 1979.

This film was released at the end of the nineties and was a massive success in part thanks to the impressive cast. The performances of John Malkovitch Jeremy Irons Leonardo DiCaprio and Gerard Depardieu who played the main roles in the film were top-notch. In the meantime our own arranger Willy Fransen has become a real specialist in adapting motion picture soundtracks and musicals. This is an example of an excellent arrangement which he based on the film�s outstanding music.

Just like the title suggests Prayer is a wonderful contemplative chorale by the Belgian composer Bert Appermont. This work is great for warming up at competitions and also ideal for a pause in your concert program. You have the opportunityto develop the sound intonation and musicality.