Fantasy Concertante on 'C(on)C(or)D(i)A'. Par DE HAAN JAN. Pour la Rome antique, Concordia était la déesse de l’unité, de la concorde. Au fil du temps, pour communiquer l’unité de leurs musiciens, de nombreuses sociétés musicales ont choisi ce nom, y compris l’orchestre qui a commandé cette pièce. La traduction littérale de Color Concordia est « l’harmonie des couleurs ». Le compositeur a donc exploité les nombreux éventails de couleurs d’un orchestre d'harmonie pour l’instrumentation de cette œuvre. Il en a fondé les éléments thématiques sur les quatre noms de notes contenus dans Concordia : C, C, D et A, produisant ainsi une formidable pièce de musique qui conviendra à tous les orchestres. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par CRAUSAZ ETIENNE. L’ile de la Banane est un lieu imaginaire extraordinaire : cocotiers, dattiers, manguiers, bananiers, palétuviers et mangroves la peuplent. Les animaux y vivent dans une harmonie paradisiaque. Sur un rythme de danse des Caraïbes, la Soca, plusieurs thèmes se déploient et créent un dialogue entre les divers registres. Une partie centrale offre au trompette et au trombone l’occasion de démontrer leurs talents de solistes. Une œuvre pleine d’énergie et débordante d’enthousiasme ! / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Mile after Mile. Par EIDE KAI. This song performed by Jahn Teigen represented Norway at the Eurovision final in 1978. The result was zero points, but after that, the song soon became very popular in Norway and is one of the biggest hits of his career. This arrangement may easily be a hit on your next concert and will for sure receive more than zero points from you audience. Feel free to invite the audience on a sing-along! / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par ROELS STIJN. Vivat Colorum ! – « Vive les couleurs ! » en français – est une pièce d’ouverture unique qui peut être interprétée comme une marche de concert. Grâce à sa structure habile, qui permet d’employer une variété d’instruments et groupes d’instruments ainsi qu’une grande diversité de couleurs, Vivat Colorum ! est une œuvre idéale pour présenter à votre public la vaste palette de teintes de votre orchestre. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par TORSKANGERPOLL IDAR. This piece for beginning band was written as a commission for Norsk Noteservice to the “Music for Beginners” serie. The piece is a feelgood item with limited range for all instruments, suitable for young players. The rhythmic structure is repetitive and polyphony is often in the “call and response” form. Hence it is an easy piece to read and play. The refrain is rhythmically unison making it easy for all to play syncopated rhythms. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. This arrangement was written for Norwegian School Band Madlamark Skolekorps to their participation at the Norwegian Championships 2023. The arrangement will work excellent also for a wind ensemble (one player to each part), but the clarinet parts should always be doubled. Euphonium II is optional, but it’s recommended to use also this when there are two players or more on this instrument. Concerning percussion, timpani is the most important part, but it’s recommended to also cover cymbals and mallet percussion. The articulation and dynamics are kept as close as possible to the original version by Dvorak. However, some changes has been made to make it more suitable for a wind instrumentation. The timpani part is identical to the original version except for some places when the trumpet signals are doubled in the timpani part. Staccato notation should not be played short here, but rather separated. At faster passages, the music should be played endurant or legato if possible. This arrangement is a good opportunity to perform music of highest quality where musicality, phrasing, balance and intonation are very important, and, where each musician and part are deeply involved in the music making. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

(with opt. unison vocal). Par HOLST GUSTAV. This populat British patriotic hymn features a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice set to the familiar chorale melody from “Jupiter” by Gustav Holst. It is associated with Remembrance Day services throughout the United Kingdom, and has long been a favorite of the British royal family. This stately setting for band includes an optional part for unison voices. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par SADELER GEORGES. Schola Vitae, dedicated to the former director of UGDA Music School in Luxembourg, Paul Scholer, describes in an 8-minute piece that learning and playing music is a school for life. Starting with popular scales that ascend and descend through various keys, an essential tool familiar to every musician appears: the metronome. It sets the tempo, and musicians practice their themes together or against each other, register by register. In music, however, it's not just about technique and precision, but also about emotions. Music connects people, fosters friendships, and accompanies them through the highs and lows of life. The sense of togetherness in music becomes increasingly audible. Everyone works together and pulls in the same direction to ultimately achieve something great. Georges Sadeler, born in 1988 is a Luxembourgish composer and saxophonist with the Grand Ducal Military Band of Luxembourg. His father kindled his interest in composing and arranging at an early age, a study he later continued under his two teachers Marco Pütz and Claude Lenners, both of whom taught at the Conservatoire of Music, Luxembourg. He gradually began to establish his own style, combining the enormous range of possibilities of contemporary music and classical music and, in the years that followed, he won six first prizes at various national and international composition competitions. His works have since been performed all over Europe. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band / Harmonie