Listening to Paris
En Ecoutant Paris
A man is strolling in Paris and muses about the capital's prestigious history, suggested by a slow waltz. He is disturbed by the surrounding noise, but anyhow the musical evocation proves to be stronger. It is much easier to cross the road when you follow a nice woman. He reaches the quaysides of the river Seine, where an accordionist is playing. The dialogue between the accordionist and the band fascinates the man and he starts to whistle the same tune. But then again there is the hell of the busy streets with the hectic traffic; the man hesitates, crosses in a hurry and some cars narrowly miss him. Finally he finds refuge in the “Quartier des Halles” district. The window shops of the antique dealers display all kinds of obsolete objects. The walk comes to and end and our man takes a last quick glance at the river Seine and goes back home, listening to Paris, a city he has fallen in love with.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/7201/en

Listening to Paris (arr. Désiré Dondeyne) - Mickey Nicolas

Feliz Navidad
Cha Cha cha-cha-cha
Feliz Navidad (Spanish for 'happy Christmas) is one of the most popular Christmas Carols of Latin America and it has been performed by many artists (such as José Feliciano). This piece in the shape of cha cha cha in a nice melodic arrangement with harmonic variations brings not only a quite original but also a most beautiful variation in the classical Christmas repertoire.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/18140/en

Feliz Navidad Cha Cha cha-cha-cha (arr. Willi März) - José Feliciano

Capriol Suite
The Capriol Suite is a set of dances in the renaissance style. It was based on tunes found in a manual of Renaissance dances by the French priest Jehan Tabourot. The treatment of the source material is very free and the work can be regarded as an original composition rather than an arrangement. It is made up from of six contrasting movements.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/19756/en

Capriol Suite (arr. Naoya Wada) - Peter Warlock

Japanese Tune
Japanese sounds, pentatonic scales, throbbing drums and (for Western wind orchestras something quite new), glissandi on the double-reed instruments. The fact that Molenaar's Editions for wind-orchestra are now sold worldwide has a reciprocal effect. Composers from countries such as Japan are gratified to see their work appearing in our lists of new publications. We consider ourselves fortunate that we have been able to publish this 'Japanese Tune', as we are convinced that it will exercise a refreshing new influence on the wind-music repertoire. Technically speaking, the opening section with its shrill glissandi is the most difficult. In the percussion, use can be made of the various Japanese Drums, but these can easily be replaced by Tom-Tom, Cymbals, Sleighbell, etc. etc.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/7141/en

Japanese Tune - Soichi Konagaya

Symphonie de Paris
This composition, written in 1973, was commissioned by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs and is dedicated to Désiré Dondeyne who premiered it with the 'Musique des Gardiens de la Paix' at the Paris ‘Palais des Congrès' on 27 February 1975. The piece was recorded in 1994 by the 'Orchestre d'Harmonie de la Police Nationale' (National Police Band) conducted by Pierre Bigot. Serge Lancen included the following text with the score: 'The Symphonie de Paris is a musical walk through the capital. Once the visitor has arrived, the composition evokes successively: the familiar cheerfulness of the popular quarters, the hustle and bustle of the great boulevards, the mysterious elegance of the Champs Elysées, the poetic charm of the banks of the river Seine, the impressive Notre-Dame cathedral looking in the mirror of the Seine. Then we have the 'Rive Gauche' (Left bank): the young and dynamic ‘Latin Quarter', 'Saint-Germain-des-Prés' an ideal place to stroll. The walk ends near the Eiffel Tower and during the ascension we really discover Paris with its monuments, its avenues, the meanders of the Seine. Finally we enjoy the unique sight of the entire city perspective.'

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/6991/en

Symphonie de Paris - Serge Lancen

Jazz Suite
The German composer and arranger Manfred Schneider has been playing for many years with the military band Heeresmusikkorps 300 at Cologne. In the meantime he got a reputation as composer of light symphonic music for concert band in Germany and abroad. In the Molenaar Edition catalogue you find already several of his compositions, such as Upside Down, Song of Freedom, the rhythmical study Rock and Go and the most popular Rock Symphonie. Schneider is well at ease in today's musical styles and this time he was inspired by jazz music. The three-part Jazz Suite starts with a nice jazz waltz; the more quiet second part is a fine jazz ballad, whereas the final part is an exuberant jazz samba. A com-plete percussion section and a piano will provide the typical jazz spirit.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/7378/en

Jazz Suite - Manfred Schneider

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/11117/en

Formation Flight (For four cornets/trumpets and band) - Robert Allmend

Rhapsody From Scotland
This rhapsody is based on popular folktunes and dances such as 'Annie Laurie', 'Gina Body', 'Meet a Baby', 'Hundred Pipers' and 'Auld Lang Syne'. Henk van Lijnschooten is second to none to picture the legendary, mysterious, though fascinating Scotland.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/7158/en

Rhapsody From Scotland - Henk van Lijnschooten

Space Stones

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/14592/en

Space Stones Prt.  1/2 - Marcel Peeters

Cartoon
The Flemish composer and arranger Marcel Peeters has certainly influenced the wind band repertoire of the last decade. With his usual talent he arranged some fine cartoon melodies into a relaxing medley. You don't even have to know or recognise the cartoons but you still know you are listening to cartoon soundtracks. The orchestration is really suggesting and varied. This music turns you into a youngster again.

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/7438/en

Cartoon (arr. Marcel Peeters) - Various

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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