Pièce pour 10 percussionnistes [Glockenspiel Xylophone I-II Marimba I-II Temple-Blocks Claves Cymbales Cloches de vache Tambourin Bongos Batterie 2 Timbales Vibraslap]

‘Grand March’ was composed in 1995 for the All Shizuoka Youth Band of Japan. The piece opens with a majestic fanfare. A superb-sounding march with a commanding character follows. The talent of this Japanese composer reveals itself in the distinctly lyrical character of the trio section which contrasts wonderfully with the first lyrical themes of the score.

Rondo Romantica est une évocation de l’Italie de la période dite “rococo”. Dans cette pièce colorée Otto M. Schwarz décrit l’atmosphère insouciante de l’époque. Mais l’œuvre comporte également des éléments actuels représentés par la percussion.

Trois petits airs pop pour une suite divertissante riche en couleurs sonores et variée dans les styles. Sunny Day (pop) • Tragic Story (ballade) • Dalton Ska (ska)

Jan Van der Roost was commissioned to write this hymn by the “International Association for Human Rights” in Frankfurt. The commission specified that the instrumentation of this simple hymn should be so that it can be performed by a variety of combinations of players. The piece starts with an “intrada” for brass ensemble based on the first bars of the hymn but is “ad libitum” and can therefore be omitted. The coda can also be left out depending on the available instrumentation. The piece should be played “legato” to accentuate its hymn-like character.

Glenn Miller était un musicien arrangeur compositeur et chef de big band américain de la période du swing. En tête du classement des meilleures ventes entre 1939 et 1943 il était à la tête de l’un des big bands les plus connus. Naohiro Iwai a arrangé cinq de ses chansons pour orchestre d’harmonie : Little Brown Jug In the Mood Tuxedo Junction American Patrol et Moonlight Serenade . Votre public chauffera l’atmosphère en écoutant cet arrangement captivant.

Le compositeur-interprète britannique Peter Skellern (1947) a débuté sa carrière artistique comme chef d’un chœur d’église. Après avoir reçu une solide formation au Collège de Musique Guildhall à Londres il travaille plusieurs années durant comme compositeur à la BBC. Il collabore également avec Andrew Lloyd Webber l’un des plus brillants compositeurs de comédies musicales. Peter Skellern a essentiellement composé des chansons d’amour lyriques dont la plus célèbre est You’re a Lady . Wim Stalman a réalisé un arrangement particulièrement brillant et fidèle à la version originale.

A new era dawns-heralded by solemn brass fanfares. What does the future hold? In his work Overture to a New Age Jan de Haan expresses on the one hand anticipation on the other also an awareness that things won’t always be as rosy as theysometimes appear. Ultimately however confidence and hope win through represented by Jan de Haan in a brilliant coda. The new age can begin!

In Concerto d’Amore a maestoso opening is followed by a quick and energetic movement that leads to a magnificent adagio. A motif from this adagio can be heard in a swinging movement after which the piece comes to a close with the return of the adagio. This arrangement for concert band certainly brings this beautiful music to life.

In Concerto d’Amore a maestoso opening is followed by a quick and energetic movement that leads to a magnificent adagio. A motif from this adagio can be heard in a swinging movement after which the piece comes to a close with the return of the adagio. This arrangement for concert band certainly brings this beautiful music to life.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847) fut considéré comme le plus grand enfant prodige après Mozart. Il nous a légué des chefs-d’œuvre dans presque toutes les formes musicales. La Marche nuptiale extraite de la musique de scène du Songe d’une nuit d’été (1842) demeure sans doute l’une des plus célèbres pages de Mendelssohn. Son orchestration d’apparat et sa joyeuse solennité justifient son « tour du monde ».

Don’t Cry for me Argentina is the best-known song from the 1976 musical Evita . It was sung by Eva Peron when she was addressing the crowds amassed in the square below her balcony. More recently it was a hit for Madonna who sang it in the 1996 film version of Evita . This arrangement retains the broad emotive melody of the original together with its intense emotion.

Dancing Queen • Money Money Money • Fernando • The Winner Takes It All-Arrangements of Abba hits for flexible woodwind/brass ensemble with optional percussion. 1 Picc Fl Ob Bb/Eb Clar S Sax Tpt Part 2 Cor Ang Bb Clar Eb Sax A Sax Tpt Hn Part 3 Eb Clar T Sax Hn Trom Euph Part 4 Bass Clar Bari Sax Bsn Trom Euph Tuba Opt. Drum Perc Mallets Timp Arranged by Andre Waignein.

Rondo Romantica is based on the Italian Rococo period. In this piece Otto M. Schwarz depicts a colourful annual fair and the carefree atmosphere of the period. The piece also has undercurrents of modern elements such as its diverse rhythms.

Don’t Cry for me Argentina is the best-known song from the 1976 musical Evita . It was sung by Eva Peron when she was addressing the crowds amassed in the square below her balcony. More recently it was a hit for Madonna who sang it in the 1996 film version of Evita . This arrangement for concert band retains the broad emotive melody of the original together with its intense emotion.

Arsenal was composed for the 50th anniversary of the ‘Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal’[railroad arsenal] based in Mechelen (Belgium). Rather a stately concert march it has beautiful themes and a broad melody in the trio. It was premiered in the Mechelen Cultural Center on the 11th of May 1996 during the solemn ceremony opening the anniversary year and conducted by the composer. In the mean time Arsenal has been recorded several times by such renowed performers like the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra the Black Dyke BB etc.

This exciting book with CD accompaniment featuring real musicians covering many styles of light music including swing country rumba slow rock disco mambo cha-cha and rock. This book can be used together with a keyboard or piano (book available separately) for a concert performance or as a short audition item.

Jacob de Haan was commissioned to compose this concert piece by the St. Peters Wind Symphony from Brisbane Australia. Ross Roy is the monumental late 19th century villa where St. Peters Lutheran College was founded in 1945. The villa has always remained the school symbol. In this composition Jacob de Haan sees the Ross Roy as a metaphor for the years spent at school (a monument in time) where one's personality is formed. So the opening theme the artist calls the Ross Roy theme initially has monumental characteristics.The rhythmic motion which strides along in the lower register and percussion at the beginning of the next section is typical of Tempo di Marcia. Thismovement accompanied by repetitions of sound is a metaphor for the structure and discipline in school. This is the introduction to a march theme symbolic of passing through the classes up to the final examinations.Then the Ross Roy theme is dealt with again now in a playful humorous variation. As if the composer is saying there should also be time for a smile in school. The same theme can be heard in major key and a slower tempo in the following section expressing pride and self-confidence. This is also the introduction to the expressive middle section that represents love friendship and understanding.We then return to the march theme in a slightly altered construction. The oriental sounds constituting the modulation to the final theme are symbols of the diversity of cultures in the school. The characteristic final theme first sounds solemn but turns into a festive apotheosis. It is no coincidence that the final cadence is reminiscent of the close to a traditional overture for the school years can be considered the overture to the rest of one's life. The premiere of Ross Roy was conducted by Jacob de Haan in Brisbane on August 22 1997.

Arsenal was composed for the 50th anniversary of the 'Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal' [railroad arsenal] based in Mechelen (Belgium). Rather a stately concert march it has beautiful themes and a broad melody in the trio. It waspremiered in the Mechelen Cultural Center on the 11th of May 1996 during the solemn ceremony opening the anniversary year and conducted by the composer. In the meantime Arsenal has been recorded several times by such renowed performers likethe Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra the Black Dyke BB etc.

Arsenal was composed for the 50th anniversary of the ‘Harmonie van het Spoorwegarsenaal’[railroad arsenal] based in Mechelen (Belgium). Rather a stately concert march it has beautiful themes and a broad melody in the trio. It was premiered in the Mechelen Cultural Center on the 11th of May 1996 during the solemn ceremony opening the anniversary year and conducted by the composer. In the mean time Arsenal has been recorded several times by such renowed performers like the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra the Black Dyke BB etc.