SKU: BT.DHP-0991667-215

De muzikale ontwikkeling van Stevie Wonder begon op jonge leeftijd. Vanwege zijn blindheid liet zijn moeder hem niet graag buiten spelen. Stevie luisterde zodoende veel naar muziek, terwijl hij met lepels en pannen het ritme mee drumde.Op zijn twaalfde, nadat hij zich op echte instrumenten had bekwaamd, werd hij ontdekt door Berry Gordy, de grondlegger van Motown. Zijn roem nam in de jaren zeventig een hoge vlucht met de hits Superwoman, Superstitionen You Are the Sunshine of My Life, een song die Naohiro Iwai bewerkte tot een sprankelende hit voor blaasorkest.

Stevie Wonders musikalische Karriere begann schon sehr früh. Wegen seiner Blindheit konnte er nicht wie die anderen Kinder draußen spielen. So hörte er viel Musik und spielte dazu auf Schüsseln und Töpfen Schlagzeug. Als er zwölf Jahre alt war und schon auf echten Instrumenten spielen konnte, entdeckte ihn der Motown-Pionier Barry Gordy. In den siebziger Jahren wurde er durch Hits wie Superwoman, Superstition und eben das hier in einer Bearbeitung von Naohiro Iwai vorliegende You Are the Sunshine of My Life berühmt.

SKU: BT.CMP-0076-96-010

On hot summer nights all along the east coast of America thebeach front strip comes alive with the sights and sounds ofsummer as nightclubs and bands crack out their sizzling music.Incorporating the funky-rock sounds of east coast beachmusic of the 60s and 70s, Atlantic Avenue takes a nostalgicstep into the past whilst keeping a solid foothold in the present.With elements of doo-wop, soul and swing this piece is burstingwith surf, sand and sunshine.

SKU: HL.44006738

UPC: 884088142513. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

This work presents the listener with the wondrous grandeur of one of the great mountain ranges in America, the Sierra Nevada. When the music begins, the listener is greeted with the awakening of an early morning in the Sierras, complete with a mysterious, foggy mist that creates a feeling of complete stillness and peace with the world. As the mist slowly dissipates, hidden forms begin to make their presence known and gradually become a tremendous panorama of grand snow-covered mountain peaks. Grandiose and immense in all their beauty and glory, they stand before you with a sense of undeniable power, extending in all directions as far as the eye can see. Upon closer inspection one can imagine the circling golden eagles, the regal elk and royal stags, all lazily wandering the hills and canyons of conifers that stand tall, reaching for the passing clouds in hopes of gaining a few rays of life-giving sunshine and moisture. Look in another direction and you will see the immense rolling hillsides of colourful wild flowers, fluttering butterflies, birds darting about, sparkling waterfalls and all critters existing in harmony. After the day's activities the sun begins to slip below the horizon, the mist returns, and all living things prepare for another still night of sleep, serenity and the warmth of their secure bedding places.

SKU: BT.CMP-0792-04-040

Melodic contour and lightness of touch infuse Mozart's music with a divine character unmatched by any other composer. According to Dvorak Mozart is sunshine. Richard Strauss proclaimed Listen to the remarkable expansion of a Mozart melody. You think it's coming to an end, but it goes farther, ever farther. Alleluja from Exultate, Jubilate is perhaps the best-loved of all Mozart's motet melodies. Give your band the opportunity to experience Mozart's divine gift of melody with James Curnow's sensitive and accessible arrangement today! Charming!

Zijn schitterende motet Exultate, Jubilate componeerde Mozart te Milaan in Italië, in het jaar 1773. Het was georkestreerd voor sopraan en gemengd koor, twee hobo’s, twee hoorns, strijkers en orgel. Het Alleluia hieruitis een zeer levendige en vreugdevolle lofzang. In deze bewerking voor harmonieorkest spelen de trompetten en trombones de koorpartijen, terwijl het hout en de overige koperinstrumenten de originele orkest- en orgelpartijen voorhun rekening nemen. Het werk wordt geleverd met optionele slagwerkpartijen.

Dieses Alleluja stammt aus der Motette Exultate, Jubilate von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Die Instrumentation der Motette aus dem Jahr 1773 sah ursprünglich einen Sopran-Solisten, Chor, zwei Oboen, zwei Hörner, Streicher und Orgel vor. Dank der vorliegenden Bearbeitung des amerikanischen Komponisten James Curnow wird der Energie sprühende, freudige Jubelruf auch in der Interpretation Ihres Blasorchesters absolut überzeugen.

Le motet a revêtu différentes formes au cours de son évolution et a joué un rôle important dans le développement de la musique polyphonique vocale entre les XIIIe et XVIIIe siècles. En janvier 1773, Mozart séjourne Milan en compagnie de son père et y écrit une œuvre originale pour le castrat Venanzio Rauzzini : le motet Exultate, Jubilate KV 165. Cette œuvre sacrée en trois parties rappelle une véritable sinfonia italienne : la pièce suit l’ordonnancement logique Allegro - Andante - Allegro final qui se termine par l’Alleluia, somptueux témoignage de virtuosité vocale.

SKU: CL.012-3742-01

Written for the 2008 Florida All-State Honor Band, Solaris is a musical portrait of the glorious sunshine that permeates the state. Beginning with a peaceful sunrise and the warmth of the early morn, the piece builds to the energy and chaos of a new day with a crescendo to its ultimate radiance! Suitable for concert and festival performance, your band will find Solaris to be a rewarding experience for all.

SKU: AP.BD9705C

UPC: 029156273212. English.

Picture the towering majesty of mountains, wreathed in clouds at times, brilliant in sunshine at other times. The serene grandeur and beauty are testaments to peace within nature and within the soul of man. Douglas Wagner's overture for band presents an opportunity in performance to scale new heights in dramatic expression and allows all elements of the human spirit to focus on the beauty of sound. Captivating!