Par HOFFMANN ROBIN. Une composition émouvante qui explore la beauté et la fugacité de la vie. Basée sur une idée simple de sept notes, l'œuvre évolue d'une ambiance tendre et presque intime vers un point culminant exaltant qui célèbre la joie de vivre. Robin Hoffmann, né en 1984, a étudié la composition et l'arrangement à la Hochschule für Musik Dresden. Depuis 2006, il travaille en tant que compositeur, orchestrateur et arrangeur pour des productions internationales de films et de concerts. En 2010, le London Symphony Orchestra a enregistré son concerto pour violon aux Abbey Road Studios. Ses musiques de film pour HERO et A FATHER'S JOB ont remporté de nombreux prix internationaux. En tant qu'arrangeur pour Alex Christensen, il a été récompensé en 2022 avec un disque d'or. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band / Harmonie

Par OSWALD GERALD. La composition est enjouée, dynamique, les notes dansent. Elle ne cherche pas à raconter une histoire, mais à représenter un état, un état de gaieté et de légèreté.?Avec ses motifs malicieux et ludiques, In the Air exprime quelque chose de joyeux, d'insouciant et de positif. La pièce donne l'impression d'une brise, d'un vent léger. Gerald Oswald est né en 1968 à Groß-St. Florian. Il a suivi sa formation de trompettiste au Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium et à la Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst de Graz. Il a ensuite poursuivi des études de direction d'orchestre et de composition au Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium de Graz (avec Franz Cibulka), à la Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität de la ville de Vienne (avec Thomas Doss), à l'école de musique de Leonding ainsi qu'au conservatoire C. Monteverdi de Bolzano. Ses œuvres pour orchestre à vent sont jouées avec succès dans le monde entier.à vent sont jouées avec succès dans le monde entier. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band / Harmonie

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn’t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years as a school assistant and his own organ and piano studies, he first worked as organist in St. Florian, then from 1855 as cathedral organist in Linz. Introduced to music theory and instrumentation by Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler, he discovered Richard Wagner as an artistic role model, whom he admired throughout his life and also visited several times in Bayreuth. In 1868 Anton Bruckner became professor of basso continuo, counterpoint and organ at the Vienna Conservatory; ten years later court organist; and in 1891 finally honorary doctor of the University of Vienna. He was considered an important organ virtuoso of his era, but had to wait a long time for recognition as a composer. It was not until Symphony No.7 in E major, composed between 1881 and 1883, with the famous Adagio written under the effects of Wagner's death, that he achieved the recognition he had hoped for, even if he was reluctant to accept it given his inclination towards scepticism and self-criticism. Anton Bruckner was a loner who did not want to follow a particular school or doctrine. He composed numerous sacred vocal works, such as his three masses, the Missa Solemnis in B flat minor (1854), the Te Deum (1881-84) and numerous motets. As a symphonic composer, he wrote a total of nine symphonies and many symphonic studies from 1863 onwards, tending to revise completed versions several times over. Bruckner's orchestral works were long considered unplayable, but in fact were merely exceptionally bold for the tonal language of their time, uniting traditions from Beethoven through Wagner to folk music, on the threshold between late Romanticism and Modernism. Anton Bruckner composed about 40 motets during his lifetime, the earliest a setting of Pange lingua around 1835, and the last, Vexilla regis, in 1892. Thomas Doss has compiled some of these motets in this volume for symphonic wind orchestra. These motets show many characteristics of personal expression, especially Bruckner's colourful harmony in the earlier works, which is in places aligned with Franz Schubert (changes between major and minor; and movements in thirds). Later works are characterised by many components which, in addition to the expanded stature of the movements, include above all a sense of the instrumentation as an outward phenomenon and the harmony as a compositional feature that works more internally. Some aspects of Bruckner's work are the result of his long period of study, which familiarised him not only with the tradition of his craft, but also gave him insights into the 'modernity' of his time in such composers as Wagner, Liszt and Berlioz. From this developed his personal standpoint, which always pursues the connection between the old and the new. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Symphonic Opener - Rockversion. Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Fascination Fanfare - un hymne à la passion, à la fascination et à des générations de mélomanes ! Cette fanfare dynamique est une œuvre entraînante, avec des mélodies accrocheuses et des sonorités fascinantes. Cette pièce d'ouverture et la signature musicale incluse a été commandée par l'association autrichienne des orchestres à vent (ÖBV) et résonnera lors d'événements publics comme carte de visite musicale et musique reconnaissable. / Date parution : 2023-08-12/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Symphonic Opener. Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Fascination Fanfare - un hymne à la passion, à la fascination et à des générations de mélomanes ! Cette fanfare dynamique est une œuvre entraînante, avec des mélodies accrocheuses et des sonorités fascinantes. Cette pièce d'ouverture et la signature musicale incluse a été commandée par l'association autrichienne des orchestres à vent (ÖBV) et résonnera lors d'événements publics comme carte de visite musicale et musique reconnaissable. / Date parution : 2023-08-12/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par JEANBOURQUIN MARC. Le General Sherman est un séquoia géant situé dans le parc national de Sequoia, en Californie. Le naturaliste James Wolverton le baptisa en l’honneur du fameux général américain William Tecumseh Sherman. Le caractère imposant de ce séquoia a inspiré le compositeur, mais l’introduction pourrait aussi faire penser au Général Sherman qui arrive au loin. Marc Jeanbourquin a imaginé ce que pouvait être cet arbre dans toute sa grandeur, cherchant à grimper dans les feuillages pour trouver la lumière au sommet. Mais des passages énergiques indiquent que la présence du général n’est jamais loin. L’œuvre s’achève avec une réminiscence du thème initial, pleine de mystère. / Date parution : 2023-08-12/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par VILHELMSEN INGEBJORG. Diplodocus is said to be one of the largest dinosaus to ever have lived. This plant munching beast weighted approximately 20 tons, and could measure up to 30 metres from head to tail. The dinosaur lived in North America during the Jurassic period. This piece describes the carefree nature of a Diplodocus. A life with no natural enemies, and with an exceptionally small brain. To the conductor: The drum set part (Perc. 1) can be played as written, or ad lib. There is also a simplified drum set part that can replace Perc 1. if needed. Perc 2. is optional, and can be omitted. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

(An Overture), Op. 60. Par CESARINI FRANCO. «Que votre chemin soit sinueux, venteux, solitaire, dangereux et vous emmène vers la vue la plus spectaculaire. Que vos montagnes s'élèvent jusqu'aux nuages ??et les surmontent. » – Edward Abbey Notes from the Road a été composé pour donner suite à une commande de la fédération musicale du Canton de Thurgovie (Suisse), en tant que pièce imposée de la deuxième catégorie du Festival Cantonal 2023. La pièce est écrite sous la forme typique d'une ouverture à l'italienne, avec la succession des tempos veloce-lento-veloce. Les réflexions sur la vie et la rue comme sa métaphore ont été les éléments moteurs de la composition de cette pièce. Le symbole du parcours se caractérise par différentes cultures, au point que le verbe 'marcher' ou le mot 'route' désignent une manière d'être dans la vie et de s'accomplir. « Faire son chemin » signifie s'affirmer ; « Avoir un chemin » indique une approche propre et personnelle. La route est la plus belle métaphore de la vie : il y a un départ, une destination et au milieu un chemin parfois tortueux, des défis à surmonter et des directions à prendre. Une pièce introspective, une invitation pour chacun de nous à réfléchir sur son propre 'chemin'. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

From 'Harry Potter and the Philisopher's Stoine'. Par WILLIAMS JOHN / ROGERS SCOTT (Arr.). Hedwig's Theme is the easily recognizable melody that musically binds together all of the Harry Potter films. Composer John Williams has used the tune as a leitmotif, setting it in different moods according to the situations in the movie, yet always reminding the listener of it’s connection to the main characters of the film. The melody is intervalic, with many interesting dissonances. Normally, this would make the tune difficult for young players, but their familiarity with this particular melody gives them easier access to these dissonances and unusual intervals. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn’t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years as a school assistant and his own organ and piano studies, he first worked as organist in St. Florian, then from 1855 as cathedral organist in Linz. Introduced to music theory and instrumentation by Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler, he discovered Richard Wagner as an artistic role model, whom he admired throughout his life and also visited several times in Bayreuth. In 1868 Anton Bruckner became professor of basso continuo, counterpoint and organ at the Vienna Conservatory; ten years later court organist; and in 1891 finally honorary doctor of the University of Vienna. He was considered an important organ virtuoso of his era, but had to wait a long time for recognition as a composer. It was not until Symphony No.7 in E major, composed between 1881 and 1883, with the famous Adagio written under the effects of Wagner's death, that he achieved the recognition he had hoped for, even if he was reluctant to accept it given his inclination towards scepticism and self-criticism. Anton Bruckner was a loner who did not want to follow a particular school or doctrine. He composed numerous sacred vocal works, such as his three masses, the Missa Solemnis in B flat minor (1854), the Te Deum (1881-84) and numerous motets. As a symphonic composer, he wrote a total of nine symphonies and many symphonic studies from 1863 onwards, tending to revise completed versions several times over. Bruckner's orchestral works were long considered unplayable, but in fact were merely exceptionally bold for the tonal language of their time, uniting traditions from Beethoven through Wagner to folk music, on the threshold between late Romanticism and Modernism. Anton Bruckner composed about 40 motets during his lifetime, the earliest a setting of Pange lingua around 1835, and the last, Vexilla regis, in 1892. Thomas Doss has compiled some of these motets in this volume for symphonic wind orchestra. These motets show many characteristics of personal expression, especially Bruckner's colourful harmony in the earlier works, which is in places aligned with Franz Schubert (changes between major and minor; and movements in thirds). Later works are characterised by many components which, in addition to the expanded stature of the movements, include above all a sense of the instrumentation as an outward phenomenon and the harmony as a compositional feature that works more internally. Some aspects of Bruckner's work are the result of his long period of study, which familiarised him not only with the tradition of his craft, but also gave him insights into the 'modernity' of his time in such composers as Wagner, Liszt and Berlioz. From this developed his personal standpoint, which always pursues the connection between the old and the new. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Symphonic Opener - Rockversion. Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Fascination Fanfare - un hymne à la passion, à la fascination et à des générations de mélomanes ! Cette fanfare dynamique est une œuvre entraînante, avec des mélodies accrocheuses et des sonorités fascinantes. Cette pièce d'ouverture et la signature musicale incluse a été commandée par l'association autrichienne des orchestres à vent (ÖBV) et résonnera lors d'événements publics comme carte de visite musicale et musique reconnaissable. / Date parution : 2023-08-12/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie