According to his teachers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was not particularly gifted. His special talents were acknowledged only in 1865 when he had been working for the Ministry of Finances for some years. In 1866 he was appointed teacher at the Conservatory and applied himself to composing. His oeuvre is fairly extensive and many of his compositions receive a high ranking on the international list of classical music including his six symphonies solo concertos (violin concerto and piano concertos) ballets (The Nut Cracker Swan Lake) and his overtures (1812 and Romeo and Juliette). In 1893 Tchaikovsky died of Cholera after drinking a glass of infectedwater. His Slavonic March is a popular concert piece for symphonic orchestra that is still frequently performed in concert halls. David Well arranged the theme and created a contemporary march in rock style. Tchaikovsky once said to an unsatisfied teacher: ‘I will be a great composer within 10 years time.’

The Horn of Plenty is a composition which allows to present the Horn in many styles. The opening has an heroic character and exudes an Spanish atmosphere. The next part is a playful and lighthearted Leggiero. The melody used in bar 38 has an oriental sound through melodic use of the harmonic scale. The Andante is a parody on a piano etude by the composer Stephen Heller a Frenchman of Hungarian descent. The piece ends with a relaxed swing area in which the Horn also in a different way can be heard.

Variations on KV 503-En associant son talent de compositeur à sa grande créativité Kees Schoonenbeek a créé Vivat Mozart une œuvre délicate et fluide en forme de variations sur le Concerto pour piano KV 503 du génie de Salzbourg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Nombreux sont ceux qui connaissent cette superbe ballade interprétée par Céline Dion. Mais peu de gens savent que la mélodie originale provient du deuxième mouvement du Concerto pour piano n° 2 du compositeur et pianiste russe Sergueï Rachmaninov une œuvre magistrale dont le succès lui a assuré une renommée internationale. C?est avec finesse et élégance que Henk Hogestein a arrangé ce thème classique que tout le monde peut fredonner.

According to his teachers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was not particularly gifted. His special talents were acknowledged only in 1865 when he had been working for the Ministry of Finances for some years. In 1866 he was appointed teacher at the Conservatory and applied himself to composing. His oeuvre is fairly extensive and many of his compositions receive a high ranking on the international list of classical music including his six symphonies solo concertos (violin concerto and piano concertos) ballets (The Nut Cracker Swan Lake) and his overtures (1812 and Romeo and Juliette). In 1893 Tchaikovsky died of Cholera after drinking a glass of infectedwater. His Slavonic March is a popular concert piece for symphonic orchestra that is still frequently performed in concert halls. David Well arranged the theme and created a contemporary march in rock style. Tchaikovsky once said to an unsatisfied teacher: ‘I will be a great composer within 10 years time.’

A moment of revenge for anyone who had to take piano lessons. Scored for smaller bands.

Here are the classic ditties you've always heard between classes at slumber parties - anywhere a piano is present and the teacher isn't. Scored for smaller bands.