Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Liberate your band with the sounds of 1940’s swing! James L. Hosay has combined the styles of WWII era big-band legends Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington with the unmistakable sounds of Glen Miller to create a swingin’ swayin’ piece you are sure to love. Salute the veterans of WWII with this rip-roaring throwback to the 1940s. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

A Modal Fantasy. Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Cette composition de James L. Hosay est une rencontre entre les modes musicaux anciens et les codes des musiques de notre temps. L’oeuvre débute dans un univers sonore mystérieux qui mène vers un passage rythmé et accentué. Les mélodies suscitent des images venues des confins de l’Orient. Nous sommes aux temps des prophètes, des mages et des grands oracles. Ancient Echoes (“Échos d’un temps passé”) est une pièce enrichissante à la fois pour les musiciens et le public. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

If you seek truly dramatic music look to opera. Opera has been enormously influential on Classical Popular and Film and Television music over the years. James L. Hosay’s new intermediate level piece Operatica incorporates the important elements of Opera and Classical music to bring exhilarating drama to the concert band stage. Style and technical considerations make this a rich learning experience for the band. Add in the dimension of music history by studying Opera and Classical music and you have a wonderful teaching tool! The grand theme explores a multitude of colours as it twists and turns its way through opera-style development and variation. Whether for formal festival or just concert use you will find this to be a thrilling addition to your library.

If you seek truly dramatic music look to opera. Opera has been enormously influential on Classical Popular and Film and Television music over the years. James L. Hosay’s new intermediate level piece Operatica incorporates the important elements of Opera and Classical music to bring exhilarating drama to the concert band stage. Style and technical considerations make this a rich learning experience for the band. Add in the dimension of music history by studying Opera and Classical music and you have a wonderful teaching tool! The grand theme explores a multitude of colours as it twists and turns its way through opera-style development and variation. Whether for formal festival or just concert use you will find this to be a thrilling addition to your library.

Diamond Prelude was written to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) andwas premiered at their 75th Anniversary Concert at the D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. For 75 years the U.S.Army Band has proudly served the American people through their many performances throughout the world as well asthousands of ceremonies and concerts in the national Capitol area. Now your band and audiences can enjoy James L.Hosay’s exciting Diamond Prelude written for one of the finest bands in the world.

Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before and bring the ?final frontier? to your concert band stage! Here?s James L. Hosay?s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's NASA has been launching long-range solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years the Voyager Pioneer and Galileo series? probes have sent back incredible photographs. The data sent to Earth by these probes along with recent photos and information gathered by the orbital telescope Hubble has helped astronomers chart the ever-expanding universe all the way back to its origins. This composition provides excellent opportunities for cross-curriculum teaching withscience. A scintillating musical spacescape ushers in the bold thematic statement in the Trumpets and Alto Saxophones. French Horns join in thrilling variation. A boundless contrasting espressivo theme soars through to the reprise of the initial ideas. Explore SPACE PROBE with your band this year. Inspiring!

Tone Poem for Band-An uplifting tone poem for band this one is a truly beautiful expression built upon rich texture and artfully-phrased melody. From a simple hymn-like opening the piece builds relentlessly to an intense and inspiring finale.James L. Hosay is one of the modern concert band's literature's great composers of melody. So often modern band pieces are built upon a couple of simple ostinato figures at the expense of any real extended thematic material. Itis indeed refreshing and rewarding to have a beautiful melody to play. Play it!

Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before and bring the ?final frontier? to your concert band stage! Here?s James L. Hosay?s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's NASA has been launching long-range solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years the Voyager Pioneer and Galileo series? probes have sent back incredible photographs. The data sent to Earth by these probes along with recent photos and information gathered by the orbital telescope Hubble has helped astronomers chart the ever-expanding universe all the way back to its origins. This composition provides excellent opportunities for cross-curriculum teaching withscience. A scintillating musical spacescape ushers in the bold thematic statement in the Trumpets and Alto Saxophones. French Horns join in thrilling variation. A boundless contrasting espressivo theme soars through to the reprise of the initial ideas. Explore SPACE PROBE with your band this year. Inspiring!

Fantasía Andaluza para Banda-López Odero is a fantasy written for concert band that incorporates the folk music of the Andalusia people. It features some beautiful songs from the Cadiz province with their fascinating Flamenco-rhythms. The person who commissioned the work requested it be dedicating it to his father López Odero a talented clarinet player after whom the piece is named.

Par SHELTON MELVIN L.. Shifting harmonies in the stately but exciting opening introduce a lovely lyric theme. A gorgeous 8-measure Alto Sax solo (cued Tpt. ) brings in a second, extended lyric theme which gradually develops beautiful counterpoint reminiscent of a Romantic serenade. Melvin Shelton’s sensitive scoring makes this excellent concert and contest offering both accessible and worthwhile. OVERTURE JUBILOSO allows the band to experience the thrill of playing in a lyric, even orchestral, style. / Niveau : 3 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Recognized by many as one of the all-time most beautiful melodies, Greensleeves has long been associated with the Christmas season. The bold and powerful introduction gradually melts away to a tender Woodwind statement of the timeless theme. You’ll find a whole new way to look at this Christmas classic as it gradually builds with intriguing harmonies. Rich and rewarding, this well may be the most beautiful new concert band piece you’ll discover this year. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par HOSAY JAMES L.. L’une des périodes les plus significatives de l’histoire du continent américain est celle de la fondation des colonies qui ont donné naissance aux États-Unis et au Canada au XVIe siècle. Basée sur les traditions musicales européennes et américaines de l’époque, cette oeuvre colorée évoque trois des principaux styles de la vie musicale de la jeune Amérique : la musique militaire avec les tambours et les fifres, les danses traditionnelles et les hymnes chrétiennes. Subtile et élégante combinaison de rythmes et de mélodies, cette oeuvre est à l’image du continent qu’elle représente : une mosaïque de sons et de couleurs. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie