Max Steiner was born in Vienna’s Leopoldstadt in the Hotel Nordbahn and came from a wealthy theatre dynasty that was friends with many composers. Sein Großvater Maximilian Steiner war unter anderem Direktor am Theater an der Wien, und sein Vater Gabor Steiner arbeitete in Wien ebenfalls als Theaterdirektor. Mit einem…
Gone with the Wind – Max Steiner on the 50th Anniversary of his Death Weiterlesen »
It would be like Christmas without presents, Christmas without lights, Christmas without a warm embrace. Music brings the right mood. One thing is interesting: it is often the simple melodies that convey these moods. No pompous compositions, no fanfares, timpani and trumpets are needed. It is often the combination of fitting words with harmonious melodies that evoke precisely these Christmas feelings. In this spirit, we wish you an atmospheric Christmas, success and health for the year 2022.
What would Christmas be without music? Weiterlesen »
Many smaller and bigger names are celebrating an anniversary in 2022. In any case, there are so many that one could fill several concert programmes. Perhaps one or the other name can be found on their programme? A little rummaging and research is always worthwhile. 450th birthday: Moritz of Hesse,
The Regents of the Year 2022 Weiterlesen »
Emile Stoffels has more than 30 years of experience in writing high-quality arrangements for HaFa orchestras, but also for small wind ensembles and (pop) choirs. Over the years he has built up an enormous wealth of special arrangements, which will gradually be added to the webshop’s product range in the
Made in Holland: Popular music with big names. Weiterlesen »
For countless people, spring is the most beautiful of all seasons. The well-known German poet Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 – 1803) sums it up when he says: “What spring did not sow, summer cannot ripen, autumn cannot reap and winter cannot enjoy”. Many composers have taken up this season and
Next spring is sure to come Weiterlesen »
Blechpresse in German means ‘sheet metal press’ in English. When you think of a sheet metal press, you think of a tinsmith. Someone who angles sheet metal, brings it into shape. Perhaps a sheet metal press also produces a mould for a brass instrument? None of that is true. The
Sheet music from the tin press? Weiterlesen »
The song “Music” was not necessarily universally recognised after its release; too epic, too much drama. Nevertheless, the song wrote music history. The song has strong contrasts, changes of rhythms and actually only few lyrics: “Music was my first love – and it will be my last”. The song speaks
Music was his first love: John Miles has died. Weiterlesen »
When one thinks of Stephen Sondheim, one hardly associates him with Bernstein’s “West Side Story”. Sondheim was brilliant as a composer as well as a lyricist, and so he provided the texts for this opera. He called Johann Sebastian Bach his model as a composer. He once claimed to have
Send in the Clowns – a song has faded away Weiterlesen »
Derjenige, der beim Kartenspiel verliert, hat das “Bummerl”. Wer im Leben verliert, hat das auch, sagt man in Österreich. Jetzt hat das “Bummerl” auch seinen Macher erreicht: am 22. November 2021 verstarb der Liedermacher und Musiker Horst Chmelar. Horst Chmelar was a dazzling figure in the Viennese music scene. He
Ana hot always the Bummerl – a song has faded away Weiterlesen »
For many years we presented our organisation at various fairs and conductors’ meetings. Unfortunately, for well-known reasons, such events could no longer be attended. But the best advertising is “word of mouth” anyway. You are a person of trust, your opinion is needed. So if the conversation turns to sheet
You are our best advertisement Weiterlesen »
