Par HOSAY JAMES L.. Commissioned by the Williamsburg Consort Symphonic Band - Sally Craig, Founder and Director An exquisite 18th century American musical quilt! So many stirring melodies artfully stitched into a rich mélange of early Americana: anthems of the revolution, songs of political protest, and so much more. Those who are familiar with Mr. Hosay’s previous works will be eager to examine this exciting new score. Every player in the band will enjoy interpreting this remarkable new concert band offering. Sing We Liberty is a great centerpiece for any patriotic venue and works wonderfully as an opener as well. There are also plenty of opportunities for cross-curricularteaching with this piece. Innovative! / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

Originally commissioned by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America this symphonic march may be Clifton Williams' most revered work. His writing style has clearly stood the test of time always bringing out the very best of the concert band medium.

‘Jubilant Prelude’ is an orchestration of the ‘Preludium over Psalm 150’ originally composed for organ by Toon Hagen. Since 1998 Toon Hagen has been organ-player of the ‘Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk’ in Zwolle (the Netherlands). He has written several ‘contemporary’ compositions for organ.‘Jubilant Prelude’ has a capricious character by the use of irregular measures and its many measure changes. The structure of the Prelude is that of a fugue and is based on motives from the psalm.After the first climax which is both dynamic and harmonic the theme in the Andante Jubiloso is clearly audible and it is alternated with erratic motifs. Tension increases until at last the psalm itself isheard in all its glory. The melody of the psalm sounds as a cantus firmus in tenor register with motifs in ornamentation for saxophones bugles and trumpets. The finale like the prelude is capricious and vehement.The instrumentation for concert band was made by Wim Rouw. It is particularly colourful and has a surprising role for the percussion section.

The Four Winds is an homage by the composer to some of the well-knownªband composers such as Clifton Williams and John Barnes Chance as well as earlier wind masters like Holst and Mahler. Evan Hauseªwas a student ofWilliam Bolcom and his more advanced band work Tango Variations has been performed and recorded by some of theªtop university ensembles. This fantasy-overture is perfect for theªintermediate high school band contrastingbrisk fanfare music withªvariations on a Romantic theme. (Grade 4) Dur: 6:00

Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo is an emerging star in the realm of choral works and also with music for Wind Band. Similar to his earlier band works Meridian and The Spheres Serenity is based on a successful choral work. Beautifully arranged by J. Eric Wilson along with the composer this version for wind band maintains all the wonder and magic of the original work.The opening is ethereal and somber with sustained chords in Clarinets and bowed Percussion supporting a delicate Oboe solo. The middle section shifts the principal modality from minor to major and the layering orchestration and rising tessitura creates a tremendousrush of energy that leads to a triumphant climax. The closing section returns to the timbre of the opening but now painted with hopefulness and healing.

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A spectacular dive via an extended chromatic scale immediately submerges us in a charged and somewhat archaic-feeling atmosphere. Trumpets horns and trombones resound in rhythmic patterns buttressed by restless motifs in the percussion. A second theme in the woodwinds begins much calmer but is quickly pushed aside by that same brass offensive. This introduction is the musical expression of the sometimes tumultuous early history of the town of Peer in Belgium. It closes with a D scale played over two octaves and repeated three times symbolizing the church steeples that dominate the townscape. Peer has the credentials of a town and people should know about it.There followsa rhythmic turbulent passage: in the course of history Peer has not been spared the ravages of war arson occupation epidemic and other evils. In contrast a slow pastoral lyrical part expresses the periods of peace and prosperity the town has known as well as the serene geographic setting that still characterizes the place. Various instruments in groups are developed in solo style while the accompaniment displays vast painterly images of sound. Now and then an exotic intonation is heard: a variety of peoples and cultures have left their mark on the town.This episode of tranquility and peacefulness comes to a sudden end when via a surprising almost chaotic transitional passage we are in effect transported back to our own time. A hopeful festive march expresses the confidence in the future that the Royal Concert Band of Peer exudes. This confidence is wholly justified: under the direction of conductor Willy Fransen the 95 members of the concert band have experienced an extended period of good fortune and the 75 musicians of the youth band - and the 45 little musicians of the mini-band - are involved in thriving operations.

In July, 2013, the wreckage of a commercial schooner named Atlas was discovered in Lake Ontario in nearly 300 feet of water just outside the Port of Oswego, NY. The Atlas was carrying a load of limestone meant for the U.S. government harbor in Oswego on the day of its fateful journey in May, 1839. Only two miles from port, a gale-force wind rocked the ship and its heavy load shifted, causing the vessel to sink and all of its crew members to perish. This piece was written to portray the majesty of Lake Ontario as well as the brave sailors, young and old, who navigated her volatile waters. (4:50) / Concert Band

The term ?passage? can variously describe a ?passageway? of travel a musical phrase or perhaps the soul's moving on from this world to the next. In this work for band dark and rich sonorities arecontrasted with a lilting Celtic-flavored melody as it alternates with striking ?passages? from the brass. Later an alto sax soloist adds a haunting quality to the mood followed by a return of the ethnic drummingheard earlier. This unique and rewarding composition is beautifully paced and skillfully orchestrated using every section of the band. Dur: 7:00 (Grade 4)

Variants on a Shaped Note Tune was commissioned by the Homewood Middle School Band (Homewood AL) and was premiered at the Alabama Music Educators Association Conference in January 2006. The title refers to a traditionalearly American singing style based on reading a system of shapes rather than musical notes. Based on the Scottish tune “Pisgah” from the shape note songbook The Sacred Harp the Variants begin simply with astatement by unison clarinets. From there begins a series of distinctive variations featuring an ingenious mix of styles tempos and instrumentation. Destined to become a staple on required contest lists for years to come thiswork provides an exceptional complement for any program or festival. Dur: 5:00 (Includes Full Performance CD)

Here's an imaginative new work for band programmatic in its approach and refreshing to play or hear. Jay paints a musical picture of a great mountain peak displaying its many moods from serene to tumultuous to hearlding gradeur.Your students will love the film score-like approach and its satisfying musical experience.

Glenn Miller (1904-1944) fut l?un des plus grands chefs d?orchestre de swing américains de son temps. Le son mythique du prestigieux Glenn Miller Orchestra mêlant swing jazz et improvisation est aujourd?hui encore célèbre dans le monde entier. Peter Schüller a rassemblé dans ce superbe arrangement quelques-uns des plus grands succès de Glenn Miller : A String of Pearls Pennsylvania 6-5000 Moonlight Serenade et In the Mood.

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON / DOSS THOMAS (Arr.). 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 : 2023-08-12/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie