Baton Music was founded in 1996 by Jos van de Braak and Paul Gofers and has since developed into a publishing house specialising in classical music arrangements for wind orchestras. Baton Music’s arrangements are now played all over the world and have earned themselves a unique position. Baton Music specializes…
Baton – The foundation of a sophisticated concert Weiterlesen »
“Fake news is fake news. Messages that want to influence, messages that push the recipient in a certain direction. In former times this was called “propaganda”. The communists made propaganda about capitalism and vice versa…
“Fake News” in the sheet music database? Weiterlesen »
So, is the team of www.musicainfo.net on the lazy skin? Do they indulge in idleness? What’s the matter, I can’t find last week’s new release in the sheet music database! Someone might think this, if new releases are not immediately found in your music information database. The motto of our
We are not the fastest…. Weiterlesen »
Was it the cool May in Central Europe or were there other reasons for the numerous new publications of the month of May – nobody knows. In order to give you a better overview, these novelties are sorted below for the individual orchestra forms and instrument groups. Starting with symphonic
May 2019 – more than 170 new publications Weiterlesen »
When “Alfred the Great” was still only “Alfred”, namely at a young age, he was sent to Rome where, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was “anointed king” by Pope Leo IV. This was understood as an anticipatory coronation to the King of Wessex. After this coronation he was still
Throne of the North – Alfred the Great and the Vikings Weiterlesen »
The euphonium is described as “the most romantic” in the sound of brass instruments. It has a large range, both down and in the higher octaves, and good soloists enchant with their rich expressiveness. Here we present two CDs, one by the soloist Robbert Vos, the other in duet with
The many moods of the euphonist Weiterlesen »
Ten compositions were to be judged anonymously by the jury, in which Paul Hindmarsh, Oliver Waespi and Lucy Pankhurst were represented. EBBA Music Commission Chairman Paul Hindmarsh comments: “It has been an exceptional year. All ten compositions that we had to judge deserve much praise for the imagination, the craftsmanship
Stijn Aertgeerts wins with “Bipolarity” Weiterlesen »
In the last newsletter we reported about the plan to add tags to our database. In addition to keywords, with which you can already select, tags are used to find works with a certain subject area. Several members have told us “good tags”, with which they have put together a
Reactions to “good tags” Weiterlesen »
Many call the composition style of the German-born Jacques Offenbach “more French than French” and so he became the most popular composer of Napoleon III. Jakob Eberscht was his real name and he was born on 20.06.1819 in Cologne as the seventh (of ten) children. In order to give his
On the occasion of Jacques Offenbach’s 200th birthday Weiterlesen »
A concert speaker who has nothing to say? No matter whether a programme booklet or a speaker on stage: an explanation of the individual works is always in demand. This information should be factual and perhaps spiced with a little humour. The texts shouldn’t be too long and still arouse curiosity about the coming work. Not too easy, right? Don’t worry, we help you out!
When you have nothing to say…. Weiterlesen »
