SKU: CL.RWS-2028-00
Simple, poignant and beautiful, A Mother’s Hymn by Robert W. Smith is an artistic experience for both band and audience. Based on an old Swedish melody also known as How Great Thou Art, this setting is appropriate for any concert or festival performance. An instant standard in the concert band repertoire.
SKU: CL.RWS-2028-01
SKU: CL.011-3400-01
This old Swedish melody is the basis for one of the best known sacred hymns, How Great Thou Art. This easy arrangement is excellent for developing tone, intonation, balance, and blend and it's a perfect choice for almost any performance by private and parochial school band programs.
About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series
The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.
SKU: CF.YPS200
ISBN 9781491152201. UPC: 680160909704. Key: D minor.
Step right up, ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, step right up! See the exotic, the strange, and the magical at the Cirque de L’étrange, or “Circus of the Strange.†This piece evokes a bygone era when circuses and carnivals provided people from all walks of life a chance to see human and animal oddities. Cirque de L'étrange is an original concert march written in standard march form, but its sound is anything but standard. This piece is playable by younger groups and is a great way to expose students to the march form and style without sounding like your typical march.Step right up ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, step right up! See the exotic, the strange, and the magical at the Cirque de L’étrange. Welcome to the Cirque de L’étrange, known in English as the “Circus of the Strange.†This piece evokes a time of a bygone era, a time when circuses and carnivals provided people from all walks of life a chance to see human and animal oddities that were sources of both delight and horror. While many of these sideshow attractions were deemed fraudulent, it did not deter the crowds from flocking to be shocked and awed. I have always held a special place in my heart for the showmanship of carnivals, because my grandfather dearly loved them. For much of his life, he worked at fairs and carnivals selling cotton candy and candy apples. A large portion of my days when growing up were spent running around fairgrounds and helping my grandfather with his stand. He imparted in me a love for the cunning, magic, and sheer joy that only carnivals and circuses can bring. In Cirque de L’étrange, I sought to capture the the mirthful, yet uncanny mood of the carnivals that I grew up exploring, thus transporting you to a different time.Cirque de L'étrange is an original concert march written in standard march form, but its sound is anything but standard. This piece is playable by younger groups, as it is a great way to expose students to the march form and style while not sounding like your typical march.Opening in D minor, the piece combines the playful feel of a march and a macabre tango. The second time through the First Strain (mm. 5-23), the upper woodwinds and bells add a second counter melody based in D harmonic minor, which heightens the peculiar nature of the piece. The Second Strain (mm. 24-43) by contrast, is a little more upbeat, thus evoking the magical ebullience of a circus, which is further highlighted by the xylophone part. The Second Strain ends in the key of F major and sets up the transition to the Trio in the key of G minor. The Trio (m. 44) begins with the G harmonic minor melody in the clarinets and a counter melody in the bassoon and tenor saxophone. The rest of the woodwinds and bells join in at m. 60 while the percussion adds a Gypsy-like feel with tambourine and triangle. At m. 76 the full band joins in the macabre parade with the trombones and baritones harmonizing the counter melody. The conclusion of the march has the upper woodwinds, adding a second counter melody complete with trills to bring the march to an exciting and dramatic finish.As the World’s Greatest Showman, P.T. Barnum, a man my grandfather greatly admired, once said “The noblest art is that of making others happy.†It is my hope that through this piece you will experience the thrill, delight, and fright that only carnivals can bring as you visit the Circus of the Strange!
SKU: CF.YPS200F
ISBN 9781491152881. UPC: 680160910380.
SKU: AP.49161
UPC: 038081563596. English.
This version of Great Beginnings by Michael Kamuf is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. This energetic composition is the perfect opener or closer employing soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and driving rhythms. All instruments get an opportunity to play melodic material, and this piece is a great vehicle to introduce slurs and accents to your beginners. (2:00) Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click without click.This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: AP.49161S
UPC: 038081563602. English.
This version of Great Beginnings by Michael Kamuf is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. This energetic composition is the perfect opener or closer employing soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and driving rhythms. All instruments get an opportunity to play melodic material, and this piece is a great vehicle to introduce slurs and accents to your beginners. (2:00) Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads :with click without click.This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: CF.YPS105
ISBN 9780825884870. UPC: 798408084875. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Bb major.
Based on our popular New Bennett Band Book series, we have compiled march-style warm-ups in a separate publication so they may be used by all bands wishing to learn from them. These innovative warm-ups and fundamental drills are the ultimate method of teaching and reinforcing the March style.How To Use the March Warm-upsPlaying in a march style can present difficulties for young students. The most prevalent problem is that students have a tendency to play every note too short. Conversely, accented notes are usually played incorrectly with too much tongue. Do marches contain short notes? Absolutely, but these shortest of notes should be reserved for notes that precede an accent or notes that are specifically marked with a staccato. Think of unmarked notes as being separated, but not short and certainly not clipped or stopped with the tongue. Accented notes should be played with more weight using air and more length, and not just a harder tongue. Accents are given to show emphasis to a note and should be thought of in this manner.The warm-up exercises provided in this collection should give you many opportunities to stress the above-mentioned comments on march performance style. The following gives an explanation on the purpose and use of each of these exercises.No. 1 – Basic Chords and ModulationsOne of the challenges of playing marches with young students is successfully performing the key change at the Trio. This exercise presents the three basic chords (tonic, subdominant and dominant) in each of the three keys in this collection of marches. You can also use this exercise to teach and reinforce the style of accented notes. You may want to have your band play major scales in succession by fourths to reinforce the concept of modulation to the subdominant that occurs at the Trio (i.e. the B≤-major scale, then the E≤-major scale, then the A≤-major scale). I might suggest getting the students to try continuing the pattern all the way around the circle of fourths.No. 2 – March Style in B≤ MajorThis exercise contains many opportunities to teach and reinforce the difference between staccato and accented notes. The melody voices move up and down the B≤-major scale, while other instruments play chords commonly found in the marches in this collection. These include diminished chords, secondary dominant chords (i.e. the V of the V) and other common chromatic chords that Fillmore often used.No. 3 – Cakewalk Rhythm in B≤ MajorThe simple syncopated rhythm in this exercise is common to many marches. This drill gives you the opportunity to teach/ reinforce the standard ar-ticulation and natural accent of this rhythmic pattern. Again, this exercise uses an ascending and descending major-scale pattern as the melodic basis, accompanied by chords commonly found in American- style marches.No. 4 – The March Scale in B≤ MajorI call this exercise “The March Scale,†because often in marches (and especially in these marches) the descending half-step is part of the melodic material. These chromatic figures give the melodies of many marches their charm and flow. Thus, I devised this exercise and others like it in E≤ major and A≤ major to familiarize students with these patterns. I would suggest playing the pattern in a variety of ways different from what is written. Here are some other possibilities:• Tongue one, slur three• Slur two, tongue two• Tongue two, slur two• Tongue one, slur two, tongue oneGradually increase the tempo to the march tempo and the articulation style will fall right into place.Another important consideration is the performance of the bass line and the bass-drum part. Too often, the bass drum and bass instruments play their parts with equal emphasis on both beats in the measure. This is incorrect, and frequently makes the marchNo. 5 – March Style in E≤ MajorThis is a similar to exercise No. 2, but with a different rhythmic pattern. Emphasize the difference between accented and unaccented notes. Also, play the exercise with line direction moving the musical line forward. Experiment and play the exercise with different dynamic choices and with hairpins up and down in different ways.No. 6 – More March Style in E≤ MajorExercise No. 6 comprises more rhythmic patterns and harmonic materials in E≤ major to teach and reinforce the march style. This exercise em-phasizes the sixteenth-note rhythm, as notated in the third measure of the exercise. Young stu- dents have a tendency to “crush†the sixteenths; consequently, they lack clarity. It would be a good idea to work this rhythmic figure on a scale pattern with all of the instruments in the band as an additional warm-up exercise.No. 7 – The March Scale in E≤ MajorSee the information for No. 4 and apply it to this exercise. Use all of the various articulations described above as well.No. 8 – March Style in A≤ MajorSee the information for No. 2 and apply it to this exercise.No. 9 – Cakewalk Rhythm in A≤ MajorSee the information for No. 3 and apply it to this exercise.No. 10 – The March Scale in A≤ MajorSee the information for No. 4 and apply it to this exercise.Other Ideas for March PerformanceA rehearsal practice that has worked very well for me is to start out by having the band play the march very slowly at about Œ = 60 in a chorale/legato style. The slow tempo is a fine opportunity to work on clarity of harmonic move- ment and to work on the balance and blend of the tutti band sound. This will pay great dividends toward improving the sound of your band. Gradually increase the tempo to the march tempo and the articulation style will fall right into place.Another important consideration is the performance of the bass line and the bass-drum part. Too often, the bass drum and bass instruments play their parts with equal emphasis on both beats in the measure. This is incorrect, and frequently makes the march.
SKU: BT.GOB-000752-140
The young have the future. This is the statement made at the beginning of ‘Like a Child’ by Andreas Ludwig Schulte. The opening radiates strength and ambition, but one is also made to wonder which direction will be chosen, which choices will have to be made.After the introduction the first steps on the path of life are taken, still somewhat unsteadily (the 3/4th time used illustrates this uncertainty). However, the child has now set off and will meet the future with an open mind, unafraid, even though experience will teach it how easily it can be hurt.Fortunately, it is sometimes allowed to be vulnerable and it discovers there will always be someone to offer shelter,support and love. (Adagio) The last part breathes a far greater independence. Youth is able to face the future, it can even take on the whole world! Wie de jeugd heeft, heeft de toekomst. Met dit statement begint deze compositie van Andreas Ludwig Schulte. Het begin straalt kracht en ambitie uit. Maar welke kant gaat het op, welke keuzes moeten gemaakt worden?Na de inleidingworden de eerste schreden op het levenspad gezet, het is nog wat onzeker (de driekwarts maat voelt een beetje wankel). Toch gaan we daarna op pad, onbevangen, met open vizier de toekomst tegemoet al blijken er toch noch kwetsbaremomenten te bestaan. Gelukkig mogen we dat soms ook zijn en dan is er altijd wel iemand bij wie we geborgenheid, steun en liefde ontvangen. (Adagio)Het laatste deel straalt al veel meer zelfstandigheid uit. Laat maarkomen die toekomst, we kunnen de wereld aan!
SKU: CF.FPS151
ISBN 9781491152119. UPC: 680160909612.
Everyone remembers the first time that they saw a snake. Though fascinating to some and terrifying to others, few animals are as universally mesmerizing. Composer Tyler Arcari has crafted a very fun piece making use of auxiliary percussion instruments to emulate a snake's hiss or ominous rattle. With very strong and interesting melodic material, and scored to make a developing band sound great, this piece is sure to be a favorite among students.Everyone remembers the first time that they saw a snake. The majority of people have a base fear of them, while others have a “heebie-jeebies†experience. We all know how the great explorer Dr. Indiana Jones felt about snakes, especially when he famously fell into a snake pit during Raiders of the Lost Ark. However you feel about snakes, a pit of them certainly sounds like an adventure.About the work:Snake Pit uses a lot of auxiliary percussion instruments. Some of these sounds are intended to subtly mimic the sounds that snakes make. The maraca in m. 4, of course, is a rattler’s call! The Chinese cymbal is intended to sound like the “hiss†of a not-so-friendly serpent. The eighth-note pattern at m. 9 is used throughout as a “creepy†effect using dynamic contrast so take care to emphasize this when present.I enjoy the gong as a “color†instrument in the band. I try to balance it with the low brass. Take care that at m. 42 the gong is not “front-and center†but more of a support for the nice accented chords in the low brass. Also, the trumpets can become spaced too much here. The accents are more for emphasis and less space.
SKU: AP.49218
ISBN 9781470648626. UPC: 038081569420. English.
This version of AndalucÃa by Victor López is part of our Belwin FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments---wind, strings, and percussion, including like- or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customizable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. AndalucÃa has always been a very musical land, and the Moors that occupied AndalucÃa for nearly 800 years have contributed greatly to its unique music and exotic dances. Victor López has utilized AndalucÃa as his inspiration to provide us with an original composition that blends both the flamenco and traditional march styles. Full of fire and energy! Percussion Accompaniment Track Downloads: with click without click. (2:00).
SKU: BT.DHP-1094811-401
ISBN 9789043132701. 9x12 inches. English.
ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a collection of pieces ideally suited to introduce beginning bands, whether in or outside of school, to the classical repertoire. The easy arrangements make the most popular melodies of all time accessible to young musicians, without the frustration of playing music that is too difficult for them. Now they can enjoy music from instrumental works and operas to oratorios and lieder, from Tylman Susato to George Gershwin. The pieces are arranged in ascending order of difficulty, coinciding with the progress students are making in Volumes 1 and 2 of ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS the complete method for music education in schools and bands. But even without ESSENTIALELEMENTS, ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is an excellent source of repertoire by itself. In addition to the music the individual parts contain short snippets of information about the music, composer and genre, written in a style younger players will understand. The full score contains more in-depth information on the music. No matter how you use ESSENTIAL CLASSICS with your band, your players will love all the fun and engaging arrangements it as to offer. Die deutschsprachige Ausgabe dieser Reihe ist unter dem Titel Bläserklasse Klassik erhältlich. De Susato Gershwin, de l’oratorio au lied en passant par l’opéra et autres genres, Essential Classics propose une plongée dans l’univers classique. Les arrangements suivent la progression des recueils Essential Elements (Vol. 1 & 2), mais peuvent également être utilisés de façon indépendante. La version intégrale de chaque arrangement est disponible sur le compact disc d’accompagnement vendu séparément. Sommaire : La Mourisque (Susato) • Le Printemps (Vivaldi) • Musette (J.-S. Bach) • Le gai laboureur (Schumann) • L’Innamorata (Gastoldi) • 2e mouvement du Quatuor « L’Empereur » (Haydn) • 4e mouvement duQuintette « La Truite » (Schubert) • Ouverture de Guillaume Tell (Rossini) • Le beau Danube bleu (J. Strauss II) • Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) • Alléluia du Messie (Haendel) • La lettre Élise (Beethoven) • Capriccio italien (Tcha kovski) • 4e mouvement de la Symphonie du » Nouveau Monde » (Dvoøák) • Une petite musique de nuit - 1er mouvement (Mozart) • Danse hongroise n° 5 (Brahms) • Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar) • La donna è mobile (Verdi) • Marche Nuptiale (Wagner) • Cancan (Offenbach) • Symphonie n° 1 - 3e mouvement (Mahler) • Summertime (Gershwin). ESSENTIAL CLASSICS è il materiale ideale per far familiarizzare le bande principianti o junior con il repertorio della musica classica. Gli arrangiamenti, ideati in ordine progressivo di difficolt , sono ideali per sviluppare le prime conoscenze gi acquisite e rinforzare la capacit di applicazione in un contesto strutturato in maniera pedagogica e motivante. Da Susato a Gershwin, dall’oratorio al lied, passando per l’opera e altri generi musicali, ESSENTIAL CLASSICS propone un’immersione nell’universo classico. La versione integrale di ogni arrangiamento è disponibile sul CD di accompagnamento venduto separatamente.separatamente.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094814-401
ISBN 9789043132732. 9x12 inches. English.
ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a collection of pieces ideally suited to introduce beginning bands, whether in or outside of school, to the classical repertoire. The easy arrangements make the most popular melodies of all time accessible to young musicians, without the frustration of playing music that is too difficult for them. Now they can enjoy music from instrumental works and operas to oratorios and lieder, from Tylman Susato to George Gershwin. The pieces are arranged in ascending order of difficulty, coinciding with the progress students are making in Volumes 1 and 2 of ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS the complete method for music education in schools and bands. But even without ESSENTIALELEMENTS, ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is an excellent source of repertoire by itself. In addition to the music the individual parts contain short snippets of information about the music, composer and genre, written in a style younger players will understand. The full score contains more in-depth information on the music. No matter how you use ESSENTIAL CLASSICS with your band, your players will love all the fun and engaging arrangements it as to offer. Die deutschsprachige Ausgabe dieser Reihe ist unter dem Titel Bläserklasse Klassik erhältlich. De Susato Gershwin, de l’oratorio au lied en passant par l’opéra et autres genres, Essential Classics propose une plongée dans l’univers classique. Les arrangements suivent la progression des recueils Essential Elements (Vol. 1 & 2), mais peuvent également être utilisés de façon indépendante. La version intégrale de chaque arrangement est disponible sur le compact disc d’accompagnement vendu séparément. Sommaire : La Mourisque (Susato) • Le Printemps (Vivaldi) • Musette (J.-S. Bach) • Le gai laboureur (Schumann) • L’Innamorata (Gastoldi) • 2e mouvement du Quatuor « L’Empereur » (Haydn) • 4e mouvement duQuintette « La Truite » (Schubert) • Ouverture de Guillaume Tell (Rossini) • Le beau Danube bleu (J. Strauss II) • Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) • Alléluia du Messie (Haendel) • La lettre Élise (Beethoven) • Capriccio italien (Tcha kovski) • 4e mouvement de la Symphonie du » Nouveau Monde » (Dvoøák) • Une petite musique de nuit - 1er mouvement (Mozart) • Danse hongroise n° 5 (Brahms) • Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar) • La donna è mobile (Verdi) • Marche Nuptiale (Wagner) • Cancan (Offenbach) • Symphonie n° 1 - 3e mouvement (Mahler) • Summertime (Gershwin). ESSENTIAL CLASSICS è il materiale ideale per far familiarizzare le bande principianti o junior con il repertorio della musica classica. Gli arrangiamenti, ideati in ordine progressivo di difficolt , sono ideali per sviluppare le prime conoscenze gi acquisite e rinforzare la capacit di applicazione in un contesto strutturato in maniera pedagogica e motivante. Da Susato a Gershwin, dall’oratorio al lied, passando per l’opera e altri generi musicali, ESSENTIAL CLASSICS propone un’immersione nell’universo classico. La versione integrale di ogni arrangiamento è disponibile sul CD di accompagnamento venduto separatamente.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094816-401
ISBN 9789043132756. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094820-401
ISBN 9789043132794. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094810-401
ISBN 9789043132695. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094821-401
ISBN 9789043132800. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094806-401
ISBN 9789043132657. 9x12 inches. English.
ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a collection of pieces ideally suited to introduce beginning bands, whether in or outside of school, to the classical repertoire. The easy arrangements make the most popular melodies of all time accessible to young musicians, without the frustration of playing music that is too difficult for them. Now they can enjoy music from instrumental works and operas to oratorios and lieder, from Tylman Susato to George Gershwin. The pieces are arranged in ascending order of difficulty, coinciding with the progress students are making in Volumes 1 and 2 of ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS the complete method for music education in schools and bands. But even without ESSENTIALELEMENTS, ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is an excellent source of repertoire by itself. In addition to the music the individual parts contain short snippets of information about the music, composer and genre, written in a style younger players will understand. The full score contains more in-depth information on the music. No matter how you use ESSENTIAL CLASSICS with your band, your players will love all the fun and engaging arrangements it as to offer. Die deutschsprachige Ausgabe dieser Reihe ist unter dem Titel Bläserklasse Klassik erhältlich. Essential Classics est le matériel idéal pour familiariser votre Classe d’Orchestre ou votre Orchestre Junior avec le répertoire classique. Les arrangements de difficulté progressive sont taillés sur mesure pour développer les premiers acquis et renforcer la capacité d’application des connaissances dans un contexte pédagogiquement structuré et motivants pour vos jeunes musiciens. De Susato Gershwin, de l’oratorio au lied en passant par l’opéra et autres genres, Essential Classics propose une plongée dans l’univers classique. Les arrangements suivent la progression des recueils Essential Elements (Vol. 1 & 2), mais peuvent également être utilisés de façonindépendante. La version intégrale de chaque arrangement est disponible sur le compact disc d’accompagnement vendu séparément. Sommaire : La Mourisque (Susato) • Le Printemps (Vivaldi) • Musette (J.-S. Bach) • Le gai laboureur (Schumann) • L’Innamorata (Gastoldi) • 2e mouvement du Quatuor « L’Empereur » (Haydn) • 4e mouvement du Quintette « La Truite » (Schubert) • Ouverture de Guillaume Tell (Rossini) • Le beau Danube bleu (J. Strauss II) • Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) • Alléluia du Messie (Haendel) • La lettre Élise (Beethoven) • Capriccio italien (Tcha kovski) • 4e mouvement de la Symphonie du » Nouveau Monde » (Dvoøák) • Une petite musique de nuit - 1er mouvement (Mozart) • Danse hongroise n° 5 (Brahms) • Land of Hope and Glory (Elgar) • La donna è mobile (Verdi) • Marche Nuptiale (Wagner) • Cancan (Offenbach) • Symphonie n° 1 - 3e mouvement (Mahler) • Summertime (Gershwin). ESSENTIAL CLASSICS è il materiale ideale per far familiarizzare le bande principianti o junior con il repertorio della musica classica. Gli arrangiamenti, ideati in ordine progressivo di difficolt , sono ideali per sviluppare le prime conoscenze gi acquisite e rinforzare la capacit di applicazione in un contesto strutturato in maniera pedagogica e motivante. Da Susato a Gershwin, dall’oratorio al lied, passando per l’opera e altri generi musicali, ESSENTIAL CLASSICS propone un’immersione nell’universo classico. La versione integrale di ogni arrangiamento è disponibile sul CD di accompagnamento venduto separatamente.
SKU: BT.DHP-1094812-401
ISBN 9789043132718. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132671. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132664. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132787. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132770. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132749. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132763. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132817. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132688. 9x12 inches. English.
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ISBN 9789043132725. 9x12 inches. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1125039-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Offenbach (1819 - 1880), who was born in Germany, moved to Paris when he was a teenage boy and remained there for much of his life. He became especially famous as a composer of numerous operettas. and of one famous opera: Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann). His operettas (or ‘musiquettes’) were often based on comical, or satirical librettos. He makes fun of Parisian daily life, dignitaries, the military, the pretentiousness of the Grand Opéra, and so on. In that respect, Offenbach’s operettas are not really comparable with those of his German-speaking contemporaries, for example, Franz Lehár and Johann Strauss the Younger. Musically speaking, we could callOffenbach’s operettas lively, funny, melodious and catchy.For La Belle Hélène, Offenbach drew from Greek mythology. The story is based on that of Helen of Troy, but is set in France, halfway through the 19th century; it has been turned into a satire on the élite of that time.The overture to La Belle Hélène was (and still is) very successful. Offenbach combined a number of arias and choruses from the operetta to give a taste of what is to follow. Many overtures which follow this form lack unity and structure. However, in this case the composition has been well thought-out. Offenbach (1819-1880), Duitser van geboorte, verhuisde als jongeman naar Parijs, waar hij een groot deel van zijn leven verbleef. Hij werd vooral beroemd als componist van talrijke operettes en een beroemde opera: Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Zijn operettes (of ‘musiquettes’) zijn qua libretto vaak komisch en hilarisch, ja zelfs satirisch. Hij steekt hierin de draak met het Parijse mondaine leven, met hoogwaardigheidsbekleders, met militairen, met de bombast van de Grand Opéra, enzovoort. In dat opzicht zijn Offenbachs operettes nauwelijks te vergelijken met die in Duitsland van bijvoorbeeld Franz Lehár en Johann Strauss jr. Muzikaal gezien kunnen we zijn operettes levendig,geestig, melodieus en goed in het gehoor liggend noemen.Voor La Belle Hélène putte Offenbach uit de Griekse mythologie. Het verhaal draait om Helena van Troje, maar is verplaatst naar Frankrijk, halverwege de negentiende eeuw; het is uitgewerkt tot een satire op de heersende elite.De ouverture van La Belle Hélène was (en is nog altijd) zeer succesvol. Offenbach heeft hierin een aantal aria’s en koren uit de operette samengevoegd - een voorproefje dus op wat komen gaat. Veel ouvertures die zo zijn gemaakt, missen eenheid en structuur. In dit geval is er echter sprake van een goed doordachte opbouw. Der gebürtige Deutsche Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) zog im Jugendalter nach Paris, wo er den größten Teil seines Lebens verbrachte. Bekannt wurde er vor allem als Komponist zahlreicher Operetten und einer berühmten Oper: Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Hoffmanns Erzählungen). Seine Operetten (oder Musiquettes“) basierte er häufig auf komischen oder gar satirischen Libretti. Darin wird das mondäne Pariser Leben karikiert mit seinen Würdenträgern, Militärs, dem Pomp der Grand Opéra und dergleichen mehr. In dieser Hinsicht sind Offenbachs Operetten vergleichbar mit den deutschen Werken eines Franz Lehár oder Johann Strauss (Sohn). Musikalisch betrachtet können Offenbachs Operetten alslebendig, amüsant, melodiös und eingängig beschrieben werden. Für La Belle Hélène bediente sich Offenbach der griechischen Mythologie. Die Handlung beruht auf Helena von Troja, wurde aber ins Frankreich der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts versetzt und in eine Satire auf die damals herrschende Elite verwandelt.Die Ouvertüre von La Belle Hélène war und ist sehr erfolgreich. Offenbach kombinierte darin eine Reihe von Arien und Chorstellen aus der Operette und lieferte so quasi einen Vorgeschmack auf das Folgende. Vielen auf diese Weise entstandene Ouvertüren mangelt es an Einheitlichkeit und Struktur. Diese Ouvertüre zeugt jedoch von einem gut durchdachten Aufbau. Jacques Offenbach est né en Allemagne en 1819. Sa famille s’installe Paris alors qu’il est encore adolescent et c’est l qu’il passe la plus grande partie de sa vie. Il devient particulièrement célèbre pour la composition de nombreuses opérettes et d’un opéra légendaire, Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Ses opéras-bouffes (ou « musiquettes ») s’inspirent souvent de livrets comiques ou satiriques. Il parodie la vie quotidienne Paris, se moque des dignitaires, de l’armée, de la prétention du grand opéra, et ainsi de suite. cet égard, les œuvres d’Offenbach ne sont pas vraiment comparables aux opérettes de ses contemporains germanophones tels que Franz Lehár ou encoreJohann Strauss le jeune. Musicalement parlant, on peut dire que les opéras-bouffes d’Offenbach sont entraînants, spirituels, mélodieux et mémorables.Jacques Offenbach s’est inspiré de la mythologie pour composer La Belle Hélène, dont le livret brosse l’histoire d’Hélène de Troie. Mais parodiant l’une des légendes grecques des plus illustres, cette opérette se veut être une satire sur l’élite de l’époque.L’ouverture de La Belle Hélène a toujours été très populaire. Offenbach y glisse plusieurs arias et chœurs repris ensuite dans l’un ou l’autre acte de l’opérette, afin d’en offrir un avant-go t l’auditoire. De nombreux compositeurs écrivirent par la suite des ouvertures de canevas identique. Bien qu’un grand nombre d’entre elles manquent d’unité et de structure, l’ouverture de La Belle Hélène en est une exception notoire.
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