SKU: BT.DHP-0950624-020

9x12 inches.

In Concerto d’Amore, a maestoso opening is followed by a quick and energetic movement that leads to a magnificent adagio. A motif from this adagio can be heard in a swinging movement, after which the piece comes to a close with the return of the adagio. This arrangement for concert band certainly brings this beautiful music to life.

In Concerto d’Amore worden drie verschillende stijlen gecombineerd: barok, pop en jazz. De maestoso introductie van de compositie klinkt als een barokouverture. Dan volgt een energiek gedeelte in popstijl, dat uitmondt in eenadagio. Een motief daaruit is daarna te horen in een swingende passage, waarna het werk besluit met de terugkeer van het adagio in een nieuw jasje.

Concerto d’Amore vereinigt drei unterschiedliche Stile: Barock, Pop und Jazz. Die Maestoso bezeichnete Einleitung der Komposition klingt wie eine barocke Ouvertüre. Es folgt ein energiereicher Abschnitt im Pop-Stil, der wiederum zu einem Adagio führt. Ein Motiv aus diesem Adagio ist in der darauf folgenden Swing-Passage zu hören. Dann kehrt Adagio in neuem Gewand zurück, um das Werk zu beenden.

Concerto d’Amore est composé de trois périodes thématiques aux caractéristiques de la musique baroque, pop et jazz. L’introduction majestueuse, aux allures d’ouverture baroque, chemine vers un passage vif et énergique écrit dans le style de la musique pop. L’adagio qui lui succède progresse vers un passage aux inflexions de swing. Concerto d’Amore se conclut par la reprise du motif de l’adagio dont la forme altérée offre une conclusion brillante cette œuvre richement colorée.

Concerto d’Amore si compone di tre periodi tematici con caratteristiche della musica barocca, pop e jazz. La maestosa introduzione, dagli accenti barocchi, accompagna ad un passaggio vivo ed energico scritto nello stile della musica pop. Segue l’adagio che sviluppa un passaggio dalle inflessioni swing. Concerto d’Amore si conclude con la ripresa del motivo dell’adagio la cui forma alterata offre una conclusione brillante.

SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020

This major concert work cosists o five movements.1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals, in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside hispatient. The biggest lagoon is the “Laguna del Shimbe”, one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los AguarunasFurther downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It’s a proud, beautiful andindependent race, which has never succumbed to domination, not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish, fruit, plants, ... . They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their ownhands and after having made contact with modern civilisation, they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: MekaronMekaron is an Indian word meaning “picture”, “soul”, “essence”. The Indians are theorigina inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system, their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music andmedicine. “Everywhere the white man goes, he leaves a wilderness behind him”, wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites, the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone,80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: KêêtuajêThis is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krahô tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias, in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water, painted with redpaint and covered with feathers, after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino FaiakanIn 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam inBrazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by, amongst others, the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribesaround Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez, who, murdered in 1988, was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of theBrazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was -albeit temporarily - stopped.

SKU: BT.DHP-0981111-120

For this composition he Flemish composer Johan Nijs takes his inspiration from people and events in his life. It was written for the birth and is dedicated to his daughter ‘Laurena’. It’s beautiful simple melodic lines makes it a perfect item to ‘bring a little peace and calm any concert.

De Vlaamse componist Johan Nijs componeert veel over mensen en gebeurtenissen uit zijn nabije omgeving. Zo schreef hij Santa Pepita als huwelijksgeschenk voor zijn vrouw. De compositie Laurena heeft hij opgedragen aan zijndochtertje. Het werk kenmerkt zich door eenvoudige en lieflijke melodielijnen.

Der flämische Komponist Johan Nijs schöpft seine musikalische Inspiration häufig aus Geschehnissen in seiner näheren Umgebung. so ist zum Beispiel bekannt, dass er das Werk Santa Pepita als Hochzeitsgeschenk für seine zukünftige Ehefrau komponierte. Seine neue Komposition Laurena widmete er seiner neugeborenen Tochter. Charakteristisch für diese Komposition sind die einfachen und lieblichen Melodielinien.

Le compositeur flamand Johan Nijs aime se laisser inspirer par des événements dans son environnement immédiat. En guise de cadeau de mariage, il dédia son épouse, la composition intitulée Santa Pepita tandis que son œuvre Laurena est dédiée sa fille. Les lignes mélodiques de cette œuvre possèdent un charme éthéré.

SKU: BT.CMP-0487-01-120

Melody is the very essence of music. -W.A.Mozart (1786)Mozart confirmed this view on melody by writing the Ave Verum Corpus near theend of his short life. Originally written for chorus, strings, and organ, this work standsamong the most beautiful musical expressions of all time. Timothy Johnson has skillfullymade Mozart's wondrous achievement available to concert bands. It's perfect forworship services and the sostenuto style, with careful attention to dynamics, makesit a great choice for that middle spot at festival or for the more serious moment atany performance. Given the opportunity, young bands LOVE to play truly greatmusic, and it just doesn't getmuch better than the mastery of Mozart.

Mozart componeerde het beroemde motet Ave Verum Corpus in 1791, tijdens zijn laatste levensjaar. Hij schreef het voor Anton Stoll, die leraar en koordirigent was in Baden (nabij Wenen). Hoewel het een van Mozarts kortste compositiesbetreft, wordt dit motet beschouwd als een van zijn beste werken en wordt het wereldwijd veelvuldig uitgevoerd. Het Ave Verum biedt de mogelijkheid om te werken aan de rijkdom van emotie die met muziek uitgedruktkan worden.

Ave Verum Corpus ist eine Motette, die Mozart in seinem Todesjahr als Auftragswerk schrieb. Obwohl sie eines seiner kürzesten Kompositionen ist, gilt sie doch vielen als eines der schönsten. Timothy Johnson schrieb eine einfühlsame Bearbeitung für Blasorchester dieses musikalischen Kleinods.