Arr. Philip Sparke. Par RAVEL MAURICE. Le dernier ballet de Ravel, Boléro, fut écrit et créé en 1928. Aujourd?hui, le ballet est rarement représenté, et, bien que Ravel ait craint que les orchestres refusent d?interpréter son oeuvre, celle-ci est devenue l?une des plus populaires dans les salles de concert. Le Boléro est peut-être unique en son genre, dans le sens où l?orchestration géniale de Ravel est encore plus importante que les éléments mélodiques, rythmiques et harmoniques de l?oeuvre ; c?est pourquoi Philip Sparke n?a pas vu l?utilité d?en produire une version simplifiée ou ?réduite? mais a essayé de respecter au mieux la partition de Ravel. Laissez-vous séduire ! / Niveau : 5 / Classique / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written originally for violin and piano or luthéal (a mechanism invented in 1919 that attaches to a piano, producing a sound similar to the rich overtones of the Cimbalon), the premiere took place in London in April 1924. The composer had finished the work only days beforehand. Ravel later orchestrated 'Tzigane? and both versions remain a 'must? for music-lovers and aspiring violinists today. Jelly D'Aranyi performed both versions regularly throughout her long career. This Urtext edition presents the first scholarly-critical edition of Ravel's masterpiece. It is published both in the orchestral version, complete with full score and performance material, as well as in the composer's earlier version for violin and piano. All known sources, including letters, have been drawn on for the new edition - one of the available sources, consulted for the first time, was a copy of 'Tzigane? from the estate of Jelly D'Aranyi, which is today part of a private collection. The version for piano and violin contains, besides the Urtext part, a second violin part as a facsimile with performance instructions by Jelly D'Aranyi. D'Aranyi's alterations and fingering reflect how Ravel must have heard the work in rehearsals and performance and as such are a document of early 20th century performance practice. The cooperation between Ravel and D'Aranyi is comparable to that of Brahms and Joachim working on the Brahms violin concerto.- First scholarly-critical Urtext edition of the work - Presented are both versions: for violin and orchestra and for violin and piano- Includes Jelly D'Aranyi's fingering / Harmonie

Arr. Jay Bocook. Par RAVEL MAURICE. / Niveau : 4 / Classique / Répertoire / Concert Band

'The Arkansas Traveler' is one of the most popular and well known of all Arkansas folk songs. Originally a fiddle tune, this rendition is set in a cajun groove, and uses a number of compositional techniques to explore and develop the tune in many unexpected ways. Great fun to play, and certain to delight audiences! (2:50) / Concert Band

Arr. Johnnie Vinson. Par RAVEL MAURICE. / Niveau : 2 / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par YAGISAWA SATOSHI. Cette originale fanfare d’ouverture est basée sur l‘orthographe du nom de l‘orchestre dédicataire : tout comme Maurice Ravel écrivit son Menuet sur le nom de Haydn, Satoshi Yagisawa a transformé 'Alphamonic' en „la-mi-si-la-la-fa-la-sol-si-do“, des notes qui viennent colorer d’une manière inaltérable toute sa composition. / Niveau : 4 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par BULLA STEPHEN. This rhapsody for concert band describes programmaticallythe period of history when knights fought bravely in suits ofshining armour. The tournament was a time of fierce joustingfor the favour of royalty as well as a duel of mortal combat. The music portrays this battle by showcasing the variousinstrumental sections, each fighting for attention with ‘calland response’ patterns. Each section of the band has its ownmoment of glory in this heroic concert work / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band