Johann Sebastian Bach composed a large quantity of music of unparalleled greatness and his works are still much performed today. This Prelude is deceptive. It is built on very few ideas and has none of the catchy melodies often found in his music. It does however have a sublime haunting beauty which grows as the piece unfolds.

Balkan Dreams was inspired by Kees Schoonenbeek’s love of the gypsy music originating from Hungary and Romania. Although this is not authentic gypsy music it echoes the compelling and melancholic music heard by the composer full of dreams and promises. This piece will add a little exotic touch to your concert.

Piano Accompaniment book for concert performances.

Suito Sketches- The Landing (“Les bâtisseurs”) • Sword Dance (“La danse du sabre”) • Nightfall by the River (“La rivière à la tombée de la nuit”) • Towards the Future (“Regards vers le futur”) : La ville d'Osaka vit de l’eau et vit avec l’eau. C'est pourquoi on la surnomme « la capitale de l’eau » ( suito en japonais) depuis les temps anciens. Le sous-titre s’imposait comme une évidence. Sinfonietta est une œuvre mystique et mystérieuse sauvage et diabolique raffinée et colorée lyrique et virtuose conventionnelle et originale. Cette petite symphonie se compose de quatre mouvements contrastés qui révèlent les larges possibilités del’Orchestred’Harmonie moderne.

This second volume of easy duets offer a vast array of practice and performance material. The duets have been carefully composed and arranged to tie in with the Look Listen and Learn method books although they can equally well be used separately. Titles in Book 2 includes: Party Animal Cool Man It’s Swingtime The Chef of Kiev and many more.

Nun danket alle Gott-In 1725 J.S. Bach composed the cantata BWV79 ‘Gott der Herr is Sonn’ und Schild for the celebration of the Reformation. Originally written for 3 vocal soloists choir and orchestra Cantata No.79 is partially based on the well known hymn Now Thank We All Our God the melody of which is attributed to Martin Rinckart. This arrangement for concert band by Robert van Beringen combines part of the first movement (Coro) with and ensemble from the third movement (Choral).

Ottoman Dances is a work that consists of two dances in a Southeast-European style. One is from Bosnia-Herzegovina and the other is from Turkey. Both of these countries were part of the Ottoman Empire (1350-1918).The first movement is a relatively calm dance with dynamic contrasts and different manners of articulation. The second movement is a fast dance in common time with a lively atmosphere. Bring a bit of eastern delight into your concert with this easy new piece.

Play with a real band!-This fantastic new book explores a wide range of pieces and playingstyles based on many types of light and popular music. Theplay-along CD features ‘live’ musicians so ensuring a truly polishedperformance. The book can also be used to play together with akeyboard or guitar to make the works suitable for concertperformances.

from the opera Rinaldo van Georg Friedrich Händel-Let Me Weep (‘Lascia ch’io pianga’) is an aria from Handel’s opera ‘Rinaldo’. According to reports he composed the music for the complete opera in just 14 days using many melodies from earlier works. The melody of this wonderful aria is known all over the world and this arrangement by Jacob de Haan retains all the passion of the original.

Fantasy on Lobe den Herren (Praise to the Lord the Almighty)-The melody Praise to the Lord the Almighty (heard in Bach’s cantata BWV 137) has its origin in 17th century Germany and is included in the hymnbook Freylinghausen’s Geistreiches Gesangbuch. This hymnbook originates from the beginning of the 18th century and is considered one of the most significant collections of Lutheran chorales published in Bach’s time.This beautiful new work for concert band is based on the internationally known and loved chorale and will make an ideal serene interlude in any concert.

Universal Tunes for Two-Two on Tour is a useful new duet book that will add variety to music lessons. The well-known pieces are arranged in order of difficulty to make your tour through the book entertaining yet challenging. This book introduces over 30 songs from around the world including melodies from England Australia Mexico Italy and many other countries making it ideal for use in all Key Stages. A fantastic collection of universal tunes for two arranged for Alto and Tenor Saxophone by Fons Van Gorp. Grade 1 standard.

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Dancescriptions combines many styles derived from pop music with techniques from classical composition. The styles are not the focal point; the true musical definition comes from the interpretation of the transition passages. After the statement of a rhythmic and melodic cell the music is developed from the thematic material in the appropriate style - soul music disco merengue ballad and rock - in the Big Band tradition. The different rhythms and genres are interwoven and combined to create a natural flow in this musical puzzle.

Guernica a peaceful town in the Basque region of Spain was reduced to ruins on the 26th of April 1937 by Nazi bombers. It was a totally unexpected attack that happened while the crowded open-air market was in progress. Over 1600 innocent citizens were killed.This was one of the most senseless and abhorrent war crimes in history. In this new work by Jan Hadermann the music of the Basque region can clearly be heard with street musicians adding lustre to the open-air market with dance music. Spring is in the air when suddenly from behind the mountaintops the death squad appears and all hell breaks loose. The work ends with an intense plea to never let anything like this happenagain. A moving and contemplative new work for concert band.

This second volume of easy duets offer a vast array of practice and performance material. The duets have been carefully composed and arranged to tie in with the Look Listen and Learn method books although they can equally well be used separately. Titles in Book 2 includes: Party Animal Cool Man It’s Swingtime The Chef of Kiev and many more.

S’il est un souvenir d’enfance qui marque profondément notre mémoire c’est bien celui de la première rencontre avec le monde du cirque. Ils sont tous là pour la traditionnelle parade des artistes : jongleurs clowns magiciens dompteurs voltigeurs contorsionnistes tous réunis pour saluer leur public au son de la musique pétillante colorée unique et inimitable.

Fröhliche Weihnacht überall (Merry Christmas everywhere) is the beginning of a well-known Austrian Christmas carol. These words come true when you hear these atmospheric arrangements for wind/brass instruments of ten of the most beautiful Advent and Christmas carols.Part 1 Fl Ob Kl B/Es S-Sax TrpPart 2 Cor Ang Kl B Alt-Kl A-Sax Trp HrnPart 3 Alt-Kl T-Sax Hrn Pos EuphPart 4 B-Kl B-Sax Fg Pos Euph Tuba

Hayato Hirose spent his childhood and college days in the United States and it was his impressions and experiences from these years that acted as the inspiration for this exciting ‘American style’ overture. American Overture will make an ideal opening piece to any concert.

Ottoman Dances is a work that consists of two dances in a Southeast-European style. One is from Bosnia-Herzegovina and the other is from Turkey. Both of these countries were part of the Ottoman Empire (1350-1918).The first movement is a relatively calm dance with dynamic contrasts and different manners of articulation. The second movement is a fast dance in common time with a lively atmosphere. Bring a bit of eastern delight into your concert with this easy new piece.

Play with a real band!-This fantastic new book explores a wide range of pieces and playingstyles based on many types of light and popular music. Theplay-along CD features ‘live’ musicians so ensuring a truly polishedperformance. The book can also be used to play together with akeyboard or guitar to make the works suitable for concertperformances.