Versailles composed by Christian Bouthier reflects a number of impressions of the royal castle in Versailles near Paris. There are four movements consisting of Le Chateau Le grand Trianon L’Appartement du Roi and Les Grandes Eaux each of which depicts a different aspect of Versailles both inside and outside. Bring a touch of regalness to any concert band programme.

Rock Connections is a collection of eleven pieces based on the rock idiom. The CD supplies cool accompaniments for these newly written pieces expertly played by top musicians. By incorporating a great variety of ballads and up-tempo pieces the composer proves that rock is not just hard and heavy. As well as pure rock Rock Connections contains various other styles to blow your mind.

voor 2 violen van J.S. Bach BWV 1043 in d-Now you can play a double concerto alone! The CD that is included with this book allows you to play either solo part of the famous Double Concerto BWV 1043 in d minor by J.S. Bach and leave the rest up to the CD. Both solo parts are recorded separately with the original basso continuo. In addition you will find tracks in a slower study tempo on the CD so that you can practise the more complex passages. In order to play this music live with two soloists and an accompanist this publication also contains Bach’s original basso continuo as well as a simplified piano part.

The composer Joseph Hellmesberger lived in thesecond half of the 19th century and composedlight music and operetta. Included in his outputwere a variety of dances and Danse Diabolique issuch an exciting piece with an energetic waltz atits heart. The use of the Phrygian mode (D-Eb-F-GA-Bb-C) engenders a devil-like atmosphere andadds spice to the composition.

Easter Fantasy-Based on traditional Easter chants Fantasia di Pasqua is a tremendous work to feature four of your players in a religiously inspired work. Often this work is performed in church concerts or religious situations and as such the composer suggests that the quartet may be utilised performing from two ‘galleries’. This creates a wonderful double-choir effect that befits the Renaissance-like style of such great composers as Gabrieli. A truly inspired work to bring a touch of Renaissance class to your concerts.

Minuit Chrétiens - O Holy Night-Le compositeur français Adolphe Charles Adam (1803-1856) est initié à la musique par son père Jean-Louis Adam professeur de piano au Conservatoire de Paris. En 1821 il entre au Conservatoire de Paris dans la classe d’orgue et d’harmonium de François Benoist et celle de Boïeldieu pour la composition. Vers les années 1823 il connaît ses premiers succès grâce à ses chansons composées pour des vaudevilles parisiens. Il assied sa notoriété avec ses ballets notamment avec le gracieux Giselle et quelques opéras-comiques. Vers la fin de sa vie il est nommé professeur de composition au Conservatoire de Paris. En 1847 Adolphe Adam compose le Cantique de Noël surle poème Minuit Chrétiens de Placide Cappeau. L’Église émet de vives critiques à l’encontre de la musique jugée trop pompeuse et du texte trop païen. Bien à tort car le noël d’Adam éblouira le monde entier. Il est interprété encore de nos jours même dans les églises. Roland Kernen en a réalisé ce bel arrangement pour Fanfare.

12 New Bossa Novas-Leslie Searle has composed twelve new bossa novas for this bookfollowing in the tradition of such well-known compositions as the GirlFrom Ipanema Corcovado and Black Orpheus. The outstanding liverecording on the accompanying CD will ensure that all these pieceswill bring hours of fun. Leslie Searle has composed twelve new bossa novas for this book following in the tradition of such well-known compositions as the Girl From Ipanema Corcovado and Black Orpheus . The outstanding live recording on the accompanying CD will ensure that all these pieces will bring hours of fun!

The Andante from the first movement of Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony (often nicknamed Pilgrims’ March) contains the most beautifully haunting melody supported by the simplest of bass lines and counterpoint figures. As a young musician Graham Lloyd was so fascinated by this music he bought the orchestral score to study the notes which at the time made little sense to him. However he did notice that the bass line was similar to a “walking bass” line in a standard swing tune.In this composition Graham Lloyd uses Mendelssohn’s original bass line melodic line and counterpoint figures but gives them a swing feel. Who knows maybe if Mendelssohn had been born a hundred yearslater he could have become one of our big band leaders!

Marching Blues was written in the blues and swing-jazz style of the great big bands. It is an ideal show march that can be used for encores popular performances family concerts and much more. It is unusual in that it features a 28 bar solo for tuba tenor saxophone or baritone saxophone. From small ensembles to large bands Marching Blues will bring great joy to all generations of performers and audiences at any occasion.

This work consists of two movements. The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character written in a gently rocking 12/8 time and expressing the tranquillity of the area around the medieval town of Oudenburg in Belgium. After a beautiful orchestral climax the second section inspired by the Roman past of Oudenburg begins. A somewhat oppressive and impending introduction leads to the musical reflection of an army parade: Oudenburg was a so-called “castellum ” and the remains of the fortress are still visible in the current town plan. A more dynamic passage follows featuring the low brass. After that the solemn rhythm of the parade is recaptured culminating in atriumphant ending.

As the title suggests this is a three-movement work in which the popular music styles of pop rock and blues are used. Roland Kernen has used a number of characteristic musical ingredients in each movement resulting in an attractive composition for a variable five-part line-up. The percussion provides the finishing touch!Part 1 Fl Ob Kl B/Es S-Sax Trp Part 2 Fl Cor Ang Kl B Alt-Kl A-Sax Trp Hrn Part 3 Cor Ang Kl B Alt-Kl T-Sax Fg Hrn Pos Euph Part 4 Fg Pos Euph Part 5 B-Kl B-Sax Fg Pos Euph Tuba Kb Opt. Drum Perc

This volume accompanies volume 3 of the Look Listen & Learn method. Stylish Adventure presents melodies in a variety of styles including swing klezmer baroque and even an exercise in serialism (12-tone composition). A separate piano accompaniment book is available for concert performances.

Marching Blues was written in the blues and swing-jazz style of the great big bands. It is an ideal show march that can be used for encores popular performances family concerts and much more. It is unusual in that it features a 28 bar solo for tuba tenor saxophone or baritone saxophone. From small ensembles to large bands Marching Blues will bring great joy to all generations of performers and audiences at any occasion.

Create a real band!-This new book gives you the opportunity to play wonderfully arranged light music together with others. Raise the roof together with your very own rhythm section. You can do this as a solo wind player or as an ensemble together with one or two other players. In addition to this you can also play along with the splendid live CD forming a complete woodwind and brass section or even give a performance with a pianist using the separately available piano accompaniment book.

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).

Easter Fantasy-Based on traditional Easter chants Fantasia di Pasqua is a tremendous work to feature four of your players in a religiously inspired work. Often this work is performed in church concerts or religious situations and as such the composer suggests that the quartet may be utilised performing from two ‘galleries’. This creates a wonderful double-choir effect that befits the Renaissance-like style of such great composers as Gabrieli. A truly inspired work to bring a touch of Renaissance class to your concerts.

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.

Four Jazzy Saxophone Quartets-Form a fantastic swinging quartet with three colleagues playing the same instrument! Or you may choose to use another Jazz Quartet book to form a combination and play together with other woodwind instruments such as the saxophone flute or clarinet. This will make the music sound really jazzy.

Everest is the name of a restaurant on the 40th floor of a skyscraper in Chicago. In 2003 the composer Jacob de Haan had dinner there together with his publishers and other fellow composers. The idea of composing a march to honour the excellent cuisine the magnificent view of the skyline and the pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant arose during the visit. The results can be heard in this delightful and unusual work.

This piece is dedicated to all the citizens who live have lived and will live in the US town of Algona who commissioned the work to celebrate it’s 150th anniversary. With dark-tinted tones (low drums heavy brass) this overture begins with a primitive sacred feel it seems as if centuries-old Indian singing is heard once more. Gradually the sound becomes clearer and brighter as the same theme travels throughout the band in various guises and variants. Imposing tutti passages then give the band the chance to lavishly shine. This bright and catchy overture radiates spontaneous energy and as it features every section of the band all the players as well as the listenersare continually surprised and captivated.