14 eigentijdse stukjes uit de hele wereld-Piano Accompaniment book for concert performances.

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.

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.

Bundeshymne-The melody of Bundeslied originates from Mozart’s' Frimaurerkantate (KV62) from 1791. However research has shown evidence that it was probably composed by Johann Holzer a freemason brother of his but there is no definite evidence for this. Following the Second World War this melody was used as the basis for the new Austrian national anthem. Micheal Bilkes has adapted this beautiful stately hymn for concert band. The result is a captivating work for both performers and audience.

Bert Kaempfert est considéré comme un grand maître de la variété internationale. Il a écrit des chansons pour des stars mondiales telles qu’Ella Fitzgerald Peggy Lee Shirley Bassey Anita Kerr et Frank Sinatra. Le son mythique de sa formation a fait le tour du monde. Ses affinités avec la musique noire et sa fascination pour les sonorités sud-africaines ont influencé plusieurs de ses compositions et arrangements. Roland Kernen a rassemblé cinq mélodies célèbres dans ce medley unique : Zambesi African Beat Wimoweh Happy Trumpeter et Skokiaan.

This book fills previous void caused by the limited selection of study books to work on sound and technique. This book contains 17 fantastic “performance studies” by composers including Martin Ellerby Allen Vizzutti and Philip Sparke that develop sound and technique while providing a rich environment for the study of style. The accompanying demo CD provides you with an interpretation of these studies by Patrick Sheridan. Bass Clef or Treble Clef.

The Spirit of Christmas is a medley of charming Christmas carols all with an international character. The medley consists of the following five carols: Away in a Manger - The First Noel - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - O Come All YeFaithful and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing . A four-part choir part in English has been added which can be used ad lib. or you can also opt for singing the melody line only for example with a soloist and/or the congregation. The arrangementis not too high pitched so that the work can also be used in combination with a children's or High School choir.

The song Bist du bei mir geh' ich mit Freuden zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh' (BWV 508) was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for his second wife Anna Magdalena (1701-1760) who he married in 1721. The unparalleled popularity of this song is probably due to the magnificent sensitive melody that wonderfully fits the anonymous text in which a loved one is told that even death is beautiful as long as you are there with me. Jacob de Haan has produced this beautiful arrangement for brass band which is suitable for many occasions.

Studio-Pop consists of five movements. The first movement entitled Marching on a String is an energetic rock march in a modern rhythm. Next the charming Dreaming of Summer has been composed in three-four time - which is quite unusual in modern pop music. The inspiration for the third movement Chicken-Charley was a youngman selling chicken legs from a stall. His supple dancing movements can be recognised in the music. The fourth movement Candlelight is a modern attractive ballad. Finally Discoteca takes us along on a night visit to a Spanish discotheque. The typically Spanish chords and the stirring high-spirited rhythm provide an exuberant closing to Studio-Pop.

Suivant la tradition de Ceremonial March Mercury Arsenal et Minerva Helios est une marche de concert dans le style des grandes marches anglaises. Dans le premier passage plusieurs thèmes liés sont développés en combinaison avec des nuances contrastées. La mélodie du trio est longue et expressive une particularité trouvée dans toutes les marches de Jan Van der Roost. Helios représente un mélange idéal de matériel thématique riche et de structure harmonique traditionnelle.

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.

Kaseko is an original style of music from Surinam. An unnamed Kaseko melody from the collection of Ronald Snijders is the starting point for Kaseko Fever. In his collection the piece was given the number A50 which nitially was also the title. The swinging melody was the arranger’s inspiration to produce this fantasy; the imaginative part of the conga drum is the driving force.

This work in two movements was written for the 50th anniversary of “Harmonie St. Cecilia” in Oudenburg Belgium and is dedicated to its conductor Arne Wyntin.The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character and is written in a gently rocking 12/8 time. The tranquility of the area around the medieval town of Oudenburg a rustic region not far from the North Sea is expressed in a striking fashion. After a beautiful orchestral climax the second part begins which is inspired by the Roman past of Oudenburg. A somewhat oppressive and impending introduction leads to the musical reflection of an army parade: Oudenburg was a so-called “castellum ” and the remains ofthe 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 a triumphant ending.