SKU: HL.4008984

UPC: 196288283782.

Bleak Forest is a piece for smaller concert bands and offers the musicians above all space to improve their sound and their effect playing. The technical requirements are therefore deliberately kept low. With this piece, the composer won the VLAMO International Composition Contest 2022. Thematically, the work is influenced by the composer's childhood memories. In his hometown there was a dark and mysterious forest, that seemed to the children in the small village to be magical. Without a reasonable explanation, every trip into the woods was exciting and somewhat terrifying. There were tales of dangerous animals, which can be heard at the beginning of the piece, as well as magical beasts. The magic of the forest is depicted musically from bar 70 in the andante section. The snapping of the fingers represents single raindrops. From bar 99 onwards, we hear the trek home, with the occasional moments of trepidation as the children spook each other with their fanciful tales. In the end, though, we arrive safely at home because after all, magical beasts only exist in fairy tales don’t they? Andreas Ziegelbäck studied music education at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, and history at the Paris Lodron Universität, Salzburg. In addition to his studies, he trained in ensemble conducting for wind orchestra with conductor and composer Thomas Doss. It was Doss who sparked Ziegelbäck's interest in composing. In 2021, Andreas Ziegelbäck completed his composition studies with Johannes Maria Staud. In 2020, he took part in a brass band composition masterclass in Bern with Oliver Waespi, followed by a premiere by the Swiss Army Brass Band.

SKU: BT.DHP-1145609-010

English-German-French-Dutch.

Based on the orchestral part of the play Es War einmal… (Once Upon a Time…) for narrator, actors, children’s choir and wind band, there’s now an ‘enchanted’ suite for band only — Grimm’s Fairytale Forest, based on four famous tales ofthe Brothers Grimm. Some of the most colourful and varied themes and melodies from Once Upon a Time… reappear in this lovely instrumental suite by Jan Van der Roost. Welcome to the enchanted forest!

Na het wereldwijde succes van het zangspel Es war einmal… (Er was eens…), is er nu het sprookjesachtige Grimm’s Fairytale Forest, dat is gebaseerd op vier beroemde sprookjes van de gebroeders Grimm. Het orkestgedeelte van hetoorspronkelijke Singspiel is kleurrijk en divers, en biedt meer dan genoeg muzikaal materiaal voor deze instrumentale suite, waarin de mooiste melodieën en thema’s weerklinken. Welkom in het sprookjesbos!

Nachdem Es war einmal... für Erzähler, Schauspieler, Kinderchor und Blasorchester weltweit Einzug in die Musikwelt gehalten hat, liegt mit Grimm’s Fairytale Forest nun eine märchenhafte“ Suite aus dem Singspiel vor. Der farbenreicheOrchesterteil bot mehr als genügend musikalisches Material für diese Instrumentalsuite, in der die schönsten Melodien und Themen aus vier berühmten Grimms-Märchen erklingen. Willkommen im Märchenwald!

Jan Van der Roost a créé Grimm’s Fairytale Forest en reprenant la partie orchestrale de l’œuvre Es war einmal... (Il était une fois...). Colorée et variée, les mélodies et thèmes les plus mémorables de l’œuvre source y occupent unelarge place. Bienvenue dans l’univers magique des frères Grimm, un monde plein de fantaisie qui reflète pourtant la réalité de la vie comme c’est souvent le cas dans les contes de fées.

Jan Van der Roost ha composto Grimm’s Fairytale Forest riprendendo la parte orchestrale del brano Es war einmal (C’era una volta). Colorite e variegate, le melodie più memorabili dell’opera occupano una parte importante in questa nuovacreazione del compositore belga. Benvenuti nell’universo magico dei fratelli Grimm, un mondo fantastico che rispecchia però la realt della vita.