The Wild Hare is a composition with a story within a story. It tells the cause and course of the Second World War and focusses on the personal story of the crew of the American B17 bomber The Wild Hare. During a mission over Germany, the aircraft is hit. Crippled, it crashes on the way back in the Netherlands. Only one crew member manages to stay out of the enemy’s hands.

Fanfare Psalm 150 - Tijmen Botma

The Wild Hare - Harrie Janssen/Frans Limburg

How to Train Your Dragon
The music from How to Train Your Dragon by composer John Powell is possibly the best film score in the last ten years. This beautiful animation film is sublimely supported by this music. Including the titles: This is Berk, The Downed Dragon, See You Tomorrow, Romantic Flight, Battling the Green Death and Coming Back Around, this is a spectacular selection for both Harmony and Fanfare Band. This will be a joy for the band to play!
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How To Train Your Dragon (Arr. Ton van Grevenbroek) - John Powell

Festival Signation
Festival Signation is an opening piece, suitable for the beginning of a concert, or start of a second half. It begins with a majestic fanfare with powerful chords in the brass, and light motives in the winds. (The fanfare can also be played separately!!) It is followed by an andante espressivo with a melody in the euphonium and 1st horn. After a trumpet solo, the theme is played by the whole orchestra, with support from the percussion. The piece ends with the same opening fanfare.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20065/en

Festival Signation - Michael Geisler

The mask of Zorro
Ton van Grevenbroek wrote an excellent arrangement of the music written by James Horner for the success film by Martin Campbell 'The Mask of Zorro' (1998) featuring Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/13581/en

The Mask Of Zorro (Arr. Ton van Grevenbroek) - James Horner

The Jesus Christ Superstar Collection
This Rock Opera appeared for the first time in 1970, from composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics from Tim Rice. The musical world ate it up, and it was a huge hit on Broadway and London. In 1973 a movie was also made about this masterwork, and since then it is regularly performed in theatres all over the world. Arranger Marcel Peeters gives us a masterful homage to the writers of this musical ‘evergreen'.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/18267/en

The Jesus Christ Superstar Collection (Arr. Marcel Peeters) - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Pocahontas
Selection
After the successful soundtracks he had written for the cartoons 'The little Mermaid', 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast', Alan Menken was asked by the Walt Disney Studios to write the music for their new cartoon film 'Pocahontas' made by Mike Gabriel 
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Pocahontas Selection (arr. Hans van der Heide) - St. Schwartz

The Girls of Jobim
The Brasilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote some very famous tunes such as Desafinado (1959). It was this song that first mentioned the term bossa nova. Though complex in melody and harmony, the bossa nova's real innovation was the radical change of the rhythmic structure of the samba. In this medley Manfred Scheider arranged some of Jobim's best-known bossa novas which were undoubtedly inspired by several exotic beauties. You can hear successively One Note Samba, Meditation, How Intensive and of course the great evergreen The Girl from Ipanema.
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The Girls Of Jobim (arr. Manfred Schneider) - Antonio Carlos

Saint Triphon
March
Arthur Ney was born at Potsdam, Germany in 1887. He settled in Switzerland in 1914 and became a Swiss citizen six years later. He conducted numerous wind bands and composed some ten fine marches, such as 'Marschbereit', 'Trompetenruf' and 'Vivat Lucerna', and three overtures for band. He died at Villars-sur-Ollan in 1963. His famous march 'Saint Triphon', named after a small town in the Swiss canton of Vaud, was published by Molenaar Edition as number 52 in the series 'Marstriomfen' (Famous Marches) and was an immediate success as several recordings proved at that time.
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Saint Triphon - Arthur Ney

The Seafarer
Nautical Rhapsody
The maritime rhapsody The Seafarer (1940) is based on some well known Irish and Scottish traditional music. As a resident on the Isle of Man, where he moved at very young age, Haydn Wood has grown up with the sea and the sea shanties. The work has a traditional form, a true rhapsody and has been performed hundreds of times throughout Europe, similar as Wood’s work Manin Ween. The new full score and revised instrumentation of The Seafarer, have adapted the work to present day wind band settings.
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The Seafarer Nautical Rhapsody - Haydn Wood

Pomp and Circumstance no. 2
Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Pomp and Circumstance March no. 2 in 1901 and dedicated it to the composer Granville Bantock. Although this second march is less known than the first, it is not less beautiful. A loud call for attention by the brass section is followed by a nice staccato theme with the woodwinds, completed by different instruments in a construction leading to the trio. This trio in major key contains a simple melody written in thirds played respectively by the woodwinds and the brass. The work ends with a short but powerful coda.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/19148/en

Pomp And Circumstance No. 2 (arr. Ton van Grevenbroek) - Edward Elgar

Silvretta Marsch
Robert Allmend has composed a lot of succesful marches such as Marching Europeans, Ardennen Mars, Alpen Mars, Kaiser Franz-Joseph Marsch and Koningin Beatrix Mars. Here is a brandnew sparkling showmarch.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/18946/en

Silvretta Marsch - Robert Allmend

Strauss & Co
André Rieu surprised the music world in 1995 with this medley of the music from Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and Emmerich Kalman. With this his name was firmly stamped upon the (music)map. Rieu still tours the world with his orchestra and introduces the masses to the world of 'light classical' music. Patrick Millstone has now made it possible that your band can, also play these beautiful melodies. A guaranteed success at your next concert!
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Strauss & Co (arr. Patrick Millstone) - Various

Songs from the Lion King
In this arrangement you find three famous hits from this impressive musical by Elton John. It sounds very complete, though it has been arranged for our ‘flexible wind' series. Also in our Molenaar Edition catalogue you will find ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight' arranged by the same arranger and according to the same ‘flexible wind' concept. This could be the ideal piece to close your concert.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/18585/en

Songs From The Lion King - Part 1 till 3 (arr Henk Ummels) - Elton John/Hans Zimmer

Droomvlucht
Music from "De Efteling"
Wonderwoud (Wonderwood), Kastelenrijk (Castle Kingdom), Elfentuin (Elf Garden)

Droomvlucht (Dreamflight) is an enchanting dark ride at the Efteling, where visitors fly through a dream world of forests, castles, fairies, trolls, and other fairy-tale creatures and scenes.

After the passing of Ruud Bos in June 2023, his heirs decided to establish a foundation with the aim of making Ruud Bos's oeuvre—considered Cultural Heritage—available to and preserved for the national and international cultural field. The foundation, named Stichting Telkens Weer Ruud Bos (STWRB), has been granted ANBI status and is involved in archiving and digitizing the composer's extensive body of work.
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Droomvlucht Music from "De Efteling" (arr. Henri Gerrits) - Ruud Bos

Fata Morgana
Music from "De Efteling"
Fata Morgana is an enchanting dark ride at the Efteling, based on the stories from 1001 Nights. This magical boat ride takes you through a forbidden oriental city, where you pass by opulent palaces, bustling markets, and dark dungeons. Along the way, you come face to face with the sultan's treasures, exotic animals, and mysterious figures. The music will also be recognizable to every Efteling visitor.

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Fata Morgana Music from "De Efteling" (arr. Anton Weeren) - Ruud Bos

Spookslot (The Lost Tape)
Music from "De Efteling
Following the passing of Ruud Bos, a tape labeled 'Efteling' was found in his basement.An employee of the Efteling Archive mentioned that this music was used in the 1980s for the second version of the main show of the Spookslot, which preceded the Danse Macabre. The 'spooky' sounds unmistakably bore the signature of Ruud Bos.
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Spookslot (The Lost Tape) Music from "De Efteling (arr. Jasper Staps) - Ruud Bos

Villa Volta
Music from "De Efteling"
'Villa Volta' is the name of an attraction in the amusement park 'de Efteling' at Kaatsheuvel (The Netherlands). According to popular belief, the 'Bokkenrijders' (Goat Riders) were ghosts flying through the air sitting on a goat and penetrating the houses of the scared people. The name was adopted by a gang of robbers that ravaged the southern parts of The Netherlands in the 18th century. Ruud Bos wrote this thrilling composition that has been skilfully arranged by Anton Weeren.
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Villa Volta Music from "De Efteling" (arr. Anton Weeren) - Ruud Bos

Vogel Rok
Music from "De Efteling"
Vogel Rok is an indoor roller coaster at the Efteling, inspired by the adventure of Sinbad and the Roc bird from the 1001 Nights. This thrilling ride takes you on a fast flight through the dark, past winding snakes and other surprises. The music is a delight for Efteling enthusiasts and adds to the magical atmosphere of the attraction. Vogel Rok is located in the adventurous Reizenrijk and offers a unique experience where you feel like Sinbad the Sailor on one of his adventures.

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Vogel Rok Music from "De Efteling" (arr. Jasper Staps) - Ruud Bos

Egmont
Overture
Egmont op. 84 was composed by in 1810 and is a set of incidental music pieces for the play of the same name by Goethe. It is certainly one of Beethoven’s greatest overtures. Beethoven was a great admirer of Goethe, and was honoured to have been asked to write the music for his play. At our request, Ton van Grevenbroek has orchestrated this wonderful overture for concert band.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/19662/en

Egmont Ouverture (arr. Ton van Grevenbroek) - Ludwig van Beethoven

Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte
Pavane pour une infante defunte (Pavane for a dead (Spanish) princess was composed for piano by Maurice Ravel, aged 24 in the year 1899. Ravel composed the version for symphony orchestra in 1910. It’s popularity was a source of annoyance to Ravel, as he considered pieces he had composed after the Pavane to be much better, yet they were much less loved. This arrangement by Johan de Meij will continue to show why the Pavane remains popular with the public.
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Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte (arr. Johan de Meij) - Maurice Ravel

Mexican Dances
The Belgian composer Marcel Peeters is really an all round musician. In this sunny medley Mexican Dances he arranged in a most skilful and original way a series of traditional Mexican themes you will, no doubt, easily recognize. The traditional 'Mariachi' music is flavoured in different rhythms. Here you have a fine opportunity to make a musical trip to a fantastic country with a rich culture and a most typical folk music tradition.
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Mexican Dances - Marcel Peeters

The Lady Caliph
The Lady Caliph is Ennio Morricone's main theme of the 70's Italian drama film La Califfa directed by Alberto Bevilacqua, entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. After Andrew Pearce arranged and transcribed this beautiful theme for cello & chamber orchestra for the film 'If I were you' (2012), it seemed a perfect choice for expressive euphonium solo and Band.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20048/en

The Lady Caliph (arr. Andrew Pearce) - Ennio Morricone

Thrift Shop
Thrift Shop is a song by the American rapper Macklemore and his producer Ryan Lewis. The single was released on 3 September 2012. The song is about buying cheap clothing in thrift shops, and contempt for designer clothes and trends. There is plenty of room in this arrangement to feature many soloists. ”This is f&#@ing awesome!”
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Thrift Shop (arr. Henk Ummels) - Ben Haggerty

Around the Whiskey Jar
Around the Whiskey Jar is a Medley based on 5 traditional Irish tunes (Star of the County down, She moved through the fair, Maurice Manley’s Polka, Down by the Salley Gardens, What should we do with the drunken Sailor). The idea of the composer was to feature some not that popular Irish melodies and to recreate, as much as possible, an Irish Tavern atmosphere. Bodhran drum, Singing parts and Fiddle-like sections are featured in this piece to make the ambiance lively, genuine and wild. Hey !!
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20245/en

Around The Whiskey Jar (arr. Ivan Boumans)

The Procession of the Nobles
from 'Mlada'
The Procession of the Nobles is the best-known piece that survived an ambitious project which was never completed due to lack of money. No less than five composers, several orchestras, choirs and ballet schools were to participate in what should become an enormous show-piece of comprehensive theatre. The project failed because of lack of sponsors and internal conflicts, but it provided this magnificent composition. Mlada tells the story of Princess Voislava who kills her friend Princess Mlada because she is in love with Mlada’s fiancé Prince Jaromir. Mlada’s spirit – personified by a female dancer – succeeds in convincing Jaromir in a dream of Voislava’s cruel act. Jaromir revenges himself. Morena, goddess of the underworld, invoked by Voislava to chase Mlada’s spirit, avenges the dying princess. An infernal storm brings death and destruction. In the final chorus of the opera the spirits of the deceased pay a tribute to the souls of the lovers Jaromir and Mlada united in death.

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The Procession of the Nobles from 'Mlada' (arr. Geert Schrijvers) - Nikolay Rimsky Korsakoff

The Girl in 14G
The Girl in 14G was written by Jeanine Tesori for the American actress and singer, Kristen Chenoweth, and featured on her 2001 debut CD, Let Yourself Go. The song is based on her personal experience: when she first moved to New York City, she couldn’t sleep due to the constant noise. She meets her noisy neighbours and tells how she finally gets them to keep quiet. We hear elements from the opera Tristan und Isolde, the aria Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute, as well as Swan Lake.

For Female voice and band

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The Girl In 14G (arr. Bert Willemsen) - Jeanine Tesori

Geschwind Marsch

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Geschwind Marsch (arr. Willy Hautvast) - Johann Strauss

Flashdance… What a Feeling
from Flashdance
Flashdance…What a feeling' is a hit from the 1983 film Flashdance, sung by Irene Cara. Flashdance is the story of 18 year old Alex who works by day as a welder in a steel mill, and as a dancer in a bar at night. She dreams of becoming an acclaimed ballerina but despite a lack of formal dance training, she aspires to be accepted by a prestigious dance school.
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Flashdance... What A Feeling (from Flashdance) (arr. Lorenzo Bocci) - Giorgio Moroder

Crimson Tide
Roll Tide and Eternal Father Strong to Save
'Crimson Tide' is the title of an American movie picture dating from 1995 with a splendid soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer. The latter was awarded a Grammy as well as the BMI Film Music Award for the music of 'Crimson Tide'. Here you have either an impressive intermezzo for your next concert or an ideal warm-up for your next contest.
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Crimson Tide - Roll Tide and Eternal Father Strong to Save - (arr. Erik Rozendom) - Hans Zimmer

The Exodus Song
With bariton, satb or tbb
The movie picture 'Exodus' by film director Otto Preminger with Paul Newman in the cast is based on a novel with the same title by Leon Uris. The title-song (with lyrics by Pat Boone) survived the film, as is often the case, and has been performed by great artists and has also been arranged several times
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/11211/en

The Exodus Song (arr. Johan de Meij) - Ernest Gold

The Wonderful Rockmachine
Michel van Delft has published quite less than his alter ego's Ted Huggens and Henk van Lijnschooten. His compositions are meant for and adapted to youth bands and this is also the case with « The Wonderful Rockmachine ». It is a gentle swinging rock tune, with some small and easy drum solos.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/8694/en

The Wonderful Rock Machine - Michel van Delft

Festa Latina
Latin Party
An up-tempo rhythmic Latin-style piece, with lots of incidental percussion to propel the music to a triumphant climax. Melody and harmony are key elements, and every instrument group has something interesting to contribute in this sparkling arrangement.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20702/en

Festa Latina (Latin Party) - Peter Boris Koval

American Triptych
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/18626/en

American Triptych - Roger Roger

Piet Hein Rhapsodie
Hollandsche Rhapsodie
The Piet Hein Rhapsodie was originally written by Peter van Anrooy for Symphonic Orchestra. This rhapsodie is based on on the Dutch song De Zilvervloot (Spanish treasure fleet) by J.J. Viotta en J.P. Heije. For the higher level orchestra's

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Piet Hein Rhapsodie (arr. Willem Steijn) - Peter van Anrooy

01 Symphonia Sacra I. Entree Et Aspersion
02 Symphonia Sacra II. Litanies
03 Symphonia Sacra III. La Verité Salutaire

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Symphonia Sacra Prt. 1,2 and 3 - Désiré Dondeyne

March to Mars
The concert march March to Mars was written for a composition-contest of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corportation (EBU). This spectacular work was composed by Julius Steffaro, a pen-name of Jan Stoeckart, who also employs several other pweudonyms: Jack Trombey, Petr Milray and Willy Faust. In this way he has been able to add a large number of works for windband to his name. March to Mars has been elaborated and scored by Johan de Meij, who also did the arrangements for windband of Honky Tonk Ragtime and Cake Walk Phantasy from this composer.

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March to Mars (arr. Johan de Meij) - Julius Steffaro

Blue Tango
Leroy Anderson was the son of Swedish immigrants. He studied music and foreign languages at the famous Harvard University before starting a brilliant musical career. He was a great church organ player, a fine conductor a great composer and mostly the successful arranger for the famous 'Boston Pops Orchestra' conducted by Arthur Fiedler. He turned into one of the very big champions of the musical 'novelty' with hits such as 'Belle of the Ball', 'Bugler's Holiday', 'Sandpaper Ballet', 'The Syncopated Clock' and 'The Typewriter' (all these items have also been published by Molenaar Edition). In was in 1947/48 that Anderson was obsessed by a tune which was to become his world famous 'Blue Tango'. He choose 'tango azul' as title, but this did not sound very commercial. (Usually Anderson first choose a title and then composed a piece, but in this case he did the opposite). The Decca label released this piece on the second Anderson long playing record in october 1951. Unexpectedly Blue Tango became the big success and made its way into the Top ten. Between january and halfway june 1952 one million records with this tune were sold. It was the very first instrumental piece to reach the top of the hit parade: it was number one for seven weeks and remained fifteen weeks in the top of the charts.
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Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson

At World's End
Pirates of the Carribean
The soundtrack of the movie picture 'Pirates of the Caribbean': 'At World's End', released in May 2007, was composed by one of the 'masters of the soundtrack’, Hans Zimmer. Erik Rozendom made a faithful and extremely well sounding arrangement of this fine score which, in the meantime, has become very popular. This arrangement can possibly call on the vocal capacities of the musicians of your band.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20704/en

At World's End (Pirates of the Carribean) arr. Erik Rozendom - Hans Zimmer

Lights in the Mirror
Lights in the Mirror was een compositie-opdracht van de Yahata High School Band (Fukuoka, Japan) ter gelegenheid van hun 30e jaarlijkse concert in augustus 2016. De titel van het stuk verwijst naar een gedicht van de rector: Kijk altijd in de spiegel naar je eigen hart, en bewandel het pad van de eerlijkheid. U zult genieten van dit gedurfde en dynamische werk, dat met zijn stevige ritmes en heldere harmonieën elk publiek zal bekoren. Ook zeer geschikt voor concoursen.

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Lights in the Mirror - Naoya Wada

Cry me a River
from the album "Crazy Love" - Michael Bublé
Cry Me A River is een Amerikaanse standard, geschreven door Arthur Hamilton, uitgegeven in 1953 en in eerste instantie bekend geworden door de uitvoering van Julie London. Op de CD 'Crazy Love' (2009) van Michael Bublé was 'Cry me a river' de openings song. Hij maakte er een swingend big band arrangement van. Dit arrangement is van oorsprong geschreven voor Harmonie met solo zang maar is ook beschikbaar voor alt of tenorsax, trompet, bariton of trombone.

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Cry Me A River (arr. Bert van Cruchten) - Arthur Hamilton

Fourth Symphony, Part 1- Elegy
Fourth Symphony, Part 2- Intermezzo
Fourth Symphony, Part 3- Tarantella

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Fourth Symphony, Part 1,2 and 3 - Alfred Reed

Hummel Gets the Rockets
Maintheme from "The Rock"
This is currently the best arrangement you can find from the soundtrack to the movie 'The Rock' by Hans Zimmer! Erik Rozendom (arr At World’s End) has made a masterful arrangement of the music, which was also used on the TV series 'Expeditie Robinson', seen on Dutch television.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/19521/en

Hummel Gets The Rockets (arr. Erik Rozendom) - Hans Zimmer

Dance of the Clowns
After the overwhelming success of his 'Second Symphony' Pjotr Tschaikowsky (Votkinsk 1840 - Saint-Petersburg 1893) got a request of the Imperial Theatre in Moscow early in 1873 to compose the stage music to the play 'Snegourotchka' (translated as 'The Snow Maiden', 'Snow White' or 'Snowflakes') which was to be written by Alexander Ostrovski, the greatest Russian playwright of that period. The wage of 350 rubles was particularly welcome to the young composer who completed the work in only three weeks time (between the middle of March and the 6th of April) before Ostrovsky finished his libretto. The first performance was given at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre on 23rd May, 1873 was very successful and since then the work remained on the Russian orchestral repertoire as a concert suite. The suite consists of 19 parts that incorporate twelve authentic Russian folksongs. The 'Dance of the Jesters' (sometimes called 'Dance of the Buffoons') is number 13 and appears in Act 3 as part of the carnival music; it suggests the joyful atmosphere of popular festivals.

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Dance of the Clowns (arr. Terry Kenny) - Pyotr Iljitsj Tchaikovsky

Molenaar Edition is a publisher of sheet music for Concert Band, Fanfare and Brass Band. Molenaar Edition also has its own CD label, MBCD, that releases 3 to 4 CDs , a year.

The company was founded in 1933 by Pieter Jan Molenaar under the name Molenaar’s Muziekhandel. In the 1970s, his sons Jan and Bob joined the growing company. The name was changed to Molenaar’s Muziekcentrale, and later to Molenaar Edition BV.

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