SKU: BT.DHP-0940581-015
The Pet Shop Boys are one of the finest examples of an English electro pop group. Since their formation in the early 1980s they have had 38 top 40 hits in the UK and are still often in the charts today. This highly inventive duo owes their long-term career to the ability to bridge melodic pop and dance music with intelligence and style. Go West was one of their hits from 1993 and this arrangement by Ron Sebregts retains all the splendor of the original. A fantastic pop arrangement which will have all your audience dancing in the aisles.De coverhit Go West van The Pet Shop Boys(oorspronkelijk van Village People) stond in 1993 en 1994 wekenlang aan de top van de hitlijsten over de hele wereld. Disco die ook tot voetbalscene is door gedrongen- een heerlijkemeezinger.Die Fans verschiedener Vereine singen es mit diversen, auf ihre Spieler gemünzten Texte, die Melodie lässt jedoch das Herz jedes Fußballfans höher schlagen. Ob zur Einstimmung auf eine Fußballparty, zur Feier danach oder zu jedem anderen Fest - dieses Mitsinglied ist ein absolutes Muss! Dans les années 70, Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo lancent le groupe Village People, célèbre pour son tube YMCA. Ils composent la plus grande partie des chansons interprétées par le groupe, dont Go West (1979). En 1993, le groupe pop Pet Shop Boys reprend cette chanson disco qui devient un nouveau succès mondial. Go West sera, des semaines durant, au sommet des hit-parades du monde entier. Negli anni ’70, Jacques Morali e Henri Belolo lanciano il gruppo Village People, celebre per la canzone YMCA. Essi compongono la maggioranza delle canzoni interpretate dal gruppo, tra le quali Go West (1979). Nel 1993, il gruppo pop Pet Shop Boys riprende questa canzone che diviene un nuovo successo mondiale. Go West sar in vetta alla hit-parade del mondo intero per molte settimane.
SKU: BT.DHP-1114972-140
9x12 inches.
The Ecstasy of Gold is the famous theme from the movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly that leads up to and is heard during the movieâ??s climax, the showdown! The complete soundtrack to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was released in 1966 and sold millions of copies. Since 1983, heavy-metal band Metallica have been opening concerts with Morriconeâ??s dramatic and exciting song, The Ecstasy of Gold. Lorenzo Bocci has created an equally exciting arrangement for concert band.The Ecstasy of Gold is het beroemde lied uit de muziek van de film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly en leidt naar het hoogtepunt van de film. Ennio Morricone componeerde de soundtrack voor deze spaghettiwestern van Sergio Leone. Ookde eerste twee delen van de filmtrilogie, A Fistfull of Dollars en For a Few Dollars More, voorzag hij van filmmuziek. De hardrockband Metallica opent sinds 1983 haar rockconcerten met dit dramatische en pakkende lied. Lorenzo Boccimaakte er een versie voor blaasorkest van. Spannend en meeslepend..!The Ecstasy of Gold ist das berühmte Lied aus der Filmmusik zu The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Zwei glorreiche Halunken), welches den Showdown und zugleich Höhepunkt des Films einleitet. Komponiert wurde der Soundtrack zu Sergio Leones klassischem Italo-Wester von Ennio Morricone, der auch schon die beiden ersten Filme der Trilogie - Für eine Handvoll Dollar und Für ein paar Doller mehr - vertont hatte. Die Metal-Band Metallica eröffnet seit 1983 ihre Konzerte stets mit diesem dramatischen und packenden Lied, das Lorenzo Bocci für Blasorchester arrangierte.La légendaire mélodie The Ecstasy of Gold vient auréoler le point culminant du film Le Bon, la brute et le truand. Ce film clôture la célèbre Trilogie de lâ??homme sans nom dont les précédents films sont Pour une poignée de dollars, Et pour quelques dollars de plus. la demande du réalisateur Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone composa la bande originale des trois films. Depuis 1983, le groupe Metallica ouvre ses concerts avec ce thème dont Lorenzo Bocci a réalisé un époustouflant arrangement pour orchestre dâ??harmonie.Film del 1966 diretto da Sergio Leone, Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo è uno tra i più celebri western della storia del cinema. Lâ??Estasi dellâ??Oro (The Ecstasy of Gold) è una canzone composta da Ennio Morricone per il film, ricordata in particolare per essere il sottofondo musicale della scena in cui Tuco cerca freneticamente il cimitero con la tomba dove si trovano 200.000 dollari in oro.
SKU: HL.44002237
UPC: 073999255324. 6.75x10.5 inches.
The Pet Shop Boys are one of the finest examples of an English electro pop group. Since their formation in the early 1980s they have had 38 top 40 hits in the UK and are still often in the charts today. This highly inventive duo owes their long-term career to the ability to bridge melodic pop and dance music with intelligence and style. Go West was one of their hits from 1993 and this arrangement by Ron Sebregts retains all the splendor of the original. A fantastic pop arrangement which will have all your audience dancing in the aisles.The Pet Shop Boys are one of the finest examples of an English electro pop group. Since their formation in the early 1980s they have had 38 top 40 hits in the UK and are still often in the charts today. This highly inventive duo owes their long-term career to the ability to bridge melodic pop and dance music with intelligence and style. Go West was one of their hits from 1993 and this arrangement by Ron Sebregts retains all the splendor of the original. A fantastic pop arrangement which will have all your audience dancing in the aisles.Die Fans verschiedener Vereine singen es mit diversen, auf ihre Spieler gemunzten Texte, die Melodie lasst jedoch das Herz jedes Fussballfans hoher schlagen. Ob zur Einstimmung auf eine Fussballparty, zur Feier danach oder zu jedem anderen Fest - dieses Mitsinglied ist ein absolutes Muss! Dans les annees 70, Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo lancent le groupe Village People, celebre pour son tube YMCA. Ils composent la plus grande partie des chansons interpretees par le groupe, dont Go West (1979). En 1993, le groupe pop Pet Shop Boys reprend cette chanson disco qui devient un nouveau succes mondial. Go West sera, des semaines durant, au sommet des hit-parades du monde entier.
SKU: BT.DHP-1145545-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Deze song werd voor het eerst ten gehore gebracht door de excentriek uitgedoste groep The Village People in 1979. In 1993 brachten Pet Shop Boys het nummer in een geheel eigen versie uit. Het werd een populair nummer in discotheken, maar ook in voetbalstadions. Welke vertolking u ook kent, in deze versie voor blaasorkest zal het zeker óók in de smaak vallen! Dieses Lied, das erstmals 1979 von der Gruppe The Village People veröffentlicht wurde, begann 1993 in der Dance-Version der Pet Shop Boys seinen weltweiten Siegeszug durch die Discotheken, aber auch durch die Fußballstadien. So wecken Sie mit diesem Titel vielleicht ganz unterschiedliche Assoziationen im Publikum, reißen aber ganz bestimmt jeden mit! Go West est, l’origine, une chanson du groupe The Village People (1979). En 1993, le duo britannique Pet Shop Boys reprend, dans une version plus dancefloor, cette chanson qui va faire le tour du monde des discothèques et devenir l’hymne de nombreux stades de football. Réveillez la passion de votre public avec l’arrangement enflammé de Toru Kanayama. Go West, pubblicata originariamente nel lontano 1979 dai The Village People, è stato rivisitata nel 1993 dai Pet Shop Boys in una versione da discoteca. Il brano è anche imprescindibilmente legato ai canti degli stadi. Molto orecchiabile Go West, nell’arrangiamento di Toru Kanayama, delizier il vostro pubblico.
SKU: BT.DHP-0940581-216
The Pet Shop Boys are one of the finest examples of an English electro pop group. Since their formation in the early 1980s they have had 38 top 40 hits in the UK and are still often in the charts today. This highly inventive duo owes their long-term career to the ability to bridge melodic pop and dance music with intelligence and style. Go West was one of their hits from 1993 and this arrangement by Ron Sebregts retains all the splendor of the original. A fantastic pop arrangement which will have all your audience dancing in the aisles.Die Fans verschiedener Vereine singen es mit diversen, auf ihre Spieler gemünzten Texte, die Melodie lässt jedoch das Herz jedes Fu�ballfans höher schlagen. Ob zur Einstimmung auf eine Fu�ballparty, zur Feier danach oder zu jedem anderen Fest - dieses Mitsinglied ist ein absolutes Muss! Dans les années 70, Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo lancent le groupe Village People, célèbre pour son tube YMCA. Ils composent la plus grande partie des chansons interprétées par le groupe, dont Go West (1979). En 1993, le groupe pop Pet Shop Boys reprend cette chanson disco qui devient un nouveau succès mondial. Go West sera, des semaines durant, au sommet des hit-parades du monde entier.
SKU: HL.44002238
UPC: 073999022384. 6.75x10.5 inches.
The Pet Shop Boys are one of the finest examples of an English electro pop group. Since their formation in the early 1980s they have had 38 top 40 hits in the UK and are still often in the charts today. This highly inventive duo owes their long-term career to the ability to bridge melodic pop and dance music with intelligence and style. Go West was one of their hits from 1993 and this arrangement by Ron Sebregts retains all the splendor of the original. A fantastic pop arrangement which will have all your audience dancing in the aisles.Die Fans verschiedener Vereine singen es mit diversen, auf ihre Spieler gemunzten Texte, die Melodie lasst jedoch das Herz jedes Fussballfans hoher schlagen. Ob zur Einstimmung auf eine Fussballparty, zur Feier danach oder zu jedem anderen Fest - dieses Mitsinglied ist ein absolutes Muss! Dans les annees 70, Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo lancent le groupe Village People, celebre pour son tube YMCA. Ils composent la plus grande partie des chansons interpretees par le groupe, dont Go West (1979). En 1993, le groupe pop Pet Shop Boys reprend cette chanson disco qui devient un nouveau succes mondial. Go West sera, des semaines durant, au sommet des hit-parades du monde entier.
SKU: BT.DHP-1145545-140
SKU: HL.44011311
UPC: 884088891466. 9x12 inches. English(US)/Deutsch/Francais/Nederlands.
The dragon is a mystical monster that plays a prominent role in legends from around the world and it still maintains its timeless hold on humanity. From a destructive force in the west to a messenger sent from the gods in the east, dragons have always been a force of nature. We now invite you to step into the dark and mysterious universe of the Red Dragon, guardian of untold treasures! De draak. Als mythisch monster komt hij overal ter wereld voor in talrijke verhalen en legenden. Door de eeuwen heen heeft dit monster de mensen altijd gefascineerd. Als verscheurend ondier in de westerse wereld maar ook als boodschappervan de goden in het Oosten symboliseert hij de macht over de elementen. Treed binnen in het duistere, geheimzinnige universum van de rode draak en maak kennis met de bewaker van de legendarische schat...Der Drache ist das mythische Monster zahlreicher Legenden aus praktisch der ganzen Welt und übt eine zeitlose Faszination aus. Als zerstorerisches Untier im Abendland oder als Botschafter der Gotter im Orient symbolisiert er die Macht über die Elemente der Natur. Treten Sie ein in das düstere, geheimnisvolle Universum des roten Drachen, den Wachter eines sagenhaften Schatzes! Monstre fabuleux, le dragon est present dans les legendes de la quasi-totalite des cultures et demeure l'objet d'une fascination intemporelle. Animal malefique et destructeur pour les Occidentaux ; messager des dieux pour les Orientaux, il est le maitre des elements et symbolise la puissance des forces de la nature. Entrez dans l'univers sombre et mysterieux du Dragon rouge. Mostro fiabesco, il drago e presente nelle leggende di quasi tutte le culture ed e l'oggetto di un fascino senza tempo. Animale malefi co e distruttore per gli occidentali, messaggero degli Dei per gli orientali, il drago e il maestro degli elementi che simbolizzano la forza della natura. Entrate nell'universo cupo e misterioso del Drago rosso, guardiano di un favoloso tesoro.
SKU: HL.4006695
UPC: 840126928631. 9.0x12.0x0.073 inches.
Near present day Olathe, KS three trails from pioneer days (the Santa Fe, Oregon and California trails) diverged on their way further West. Richard's exciting work Three Trails Turning West captures the adventurous spirit of our country's Western expansion with fanfares and sweeping themes bringing to mind the open prairies and grand vistas experienced by the early settlers.
SKU: WE.050
SKU: HL.44012425
UPC: 196288024705. 9.0x12.0x0.443 inches.
The Ecstasy of Gold is the famous theme from the movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly that leads up to and is heard during the movie's climax, the showdown! The complete soundtrack to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was released in 1966 and sold millions of copies. Since 1983, heavy-metal band Metallica have been opening concerts with Morricone's dramatic and exciting song, The Ecstasy of Gold. Lorenzo Bocci has created an equally exciting arrangement for concert band.The Ecstasy of Gold is het beroemde lied uit de muziek van de film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly en leidt naar het hoogtepunt van de film. Ennio Morricone componeerde de soundtrack voor deze spaghettiwestern van Sergio Leone. Ookde eerste twee delen van de filmtrilogie, A Fistfull of Dollars en For a Few Dollars More, voorzag hij van filmmuziek. De hardrockband Metallica opent sinds 1983 haar rockconcerten met dit dramatische en pakkende lied. Lorenzo Boccimaakte er een versie voor blaasorkest van. Spannend en meeslepend..!The Ecstasy of Gold ist das beruhmte Lied aus der Filmmusik zu The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Zwei glorreiche Halunken), welches den Showdown und zugleich Hohepunkt des Films einleitet. Komponiert wurde der Soundtrack zu Sergio Leones klassischem Italo-Wester von Ennio Morricone, der auch schon die beiden ersten Filme der Trilogie - Fur eine Handvoll Dollar und Fur ein paar Doller mehr - vertont hatte. Die Metal-Band Metallica eroffnet seit 1983 ihre Konzerte stets mit diesem dramatischen und packenden Lied, das Lorenzo Bocci fur Blasorchester arrangierte.La legendaire melodie The Ecstasy of Gold vient aureoler le point culminant du film Le Bon, la brute et le truand. Ce film cloture la celebre Trilogie de l'homme sans nom dont les precedents films sont Pour une poignee de dollars, Et pour quelques dollars de plus. A la demande du realisateur Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone composa la bande originale des trois films. Depuis 1983, le groupe Metallica ouvre ses concerts avec ce theme dont Lorenzo Bocci a realise un epoustouflant arrangement pour orchestre d'harmonie.Film del 1966 diretto da Sergio Leone, Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo e uno tra i piu celebri western della storia del cinema. L'Estasi dell'Oro (The Ecstasy of Gold) e una canzone composta da Ennio Morricone per il film, ricordata in particolare per essere il sottofondo musicale della scena in cui Tuco cerca freneticamente il cimitero con la tomba dove si trovano 200.000 dollari in oro.
SKU: AP.46635S
ISBN 9781470654733. UPC: 038081539287. English. Various.
A rollicking medley of four popular, contrasting western movie themes including: I'm On My Way (from Paint Your Wagon), The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Blazing Saddles, and The Magnificent Seven. It just can't get any better. So grab your popcorn . . . Gitty up! Ride 'em cowboy!
SKU: HL.44012426
SKU: AP.31692S
UPC: 038081352268. English.
Imagine spending the Christmas holidays in an old wild west town, with Cowboys and Indians, wagon rides, gunfights, and of course a visit from Old St. Nick. Santa Goes Wild West is sure to make the audience smile as they experience Christmas and the Old West in a new way!
SKU: BT.DHP-1114972-010
The Ecstasy of Gold is the famous theme from the movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly that leads up to and is heard during the movie’s climax, the showdown! The complete soundtrack to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was released in 1966 and sold millions of copies. Since 1983, heavy-metal band Metallica have been opening concerts with Morricone’s dramatic and exciting song, The Ecstasy of Gold. Lorenzo Bocci has created an equally exciting arrangement for concert band.The Ecstasy of Gold is het beroemde lied uit de muziek van de film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly en leidt naar het hoogtepunt van de film. Ennio Morricone componeerde de soundtrack voor deze spaghettiwestern van Sergio Leone. Ookde eerste twee delen van de filmtrilogie, A Fistfull of Dollars en For a Few Dollars More, voorzag hij van filmmuziek. De hardrockband Metallica opent sinds 1983 haar rockconcerten met dit dramatische en pakkende lied. Lorenzo Boccimaakte er een versie voor blaasorkest van. Spannend en meeslepend..!The Ecstasy of Gold ist das berühmte Lied aus der Filmmusik zu The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Zwei glorreiche Halunken), welches den Showdown und zugleich Höhepunkt des Films einleitet. Komponiert wurde der Soundtrack zu Sergio Leones klassischem Italo-Wester von Ennio Morricone, der auch schon die beiden ersten Filme der Trilogie - Für eine Handvoll Dollar und Für ein paar Doller mehr - vertont hatte. Die Metal-Band Metallica eröffnet seit 1983 ihre Konzerte stets mit diesem dramatischen und packenden Lied, das Lorenzo Bocci für Blasorchester arrangierte.La légendaire mélodie The Ecstasy of Gold vient auréoler le point culminant du film Le Bon, la brute et le truand. Ce film clôture la célèbre Trilogie de l’homme sans nom dont les précédents films sont Pour une poignée de dollars, Et pour quelques dollars de plus. la demande du réalisateur Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone composa la bande originale des trois films. Depuis 1983, le groupe Metallica ouvre ses concerts avec ce thème dont Lorenzo Bocci a réalisé un époustouflant arrangement pour orchestre d’harmonie.Film del 1966 diretto da Sergio Leone, Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo è uno tra i più celebri western della storia del cinema. L’Estasi dell’Oro (The Ecstasy of Gold) è una canzone composta da Ennio Morricone per il film, ricordata in particolare per essere il sottofondo musicale della scena in cui Tuco cerca freneticamente il cimitero con la tomba dove si trovano 200.000 dollari in oro.
SKU: AP.31723S
UPC: 038081345994. English.
From the Badlands of South Dakota to the cliffs of Big Sur, California, the western horizon is both an ending and a beginning. Standing in the grandeur of the American West, one senses the exuberance and wildness of a time long gone by. Gazing west, one imagines an astonishing variety of landscape unfolding beyond the horizon, leading to the beauty of California's sunset and the optimism of tomorrow. This piece celebrates the nostalgia, gusto and optimism of that western horizon. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: CF.FPS122
ISBN 9781491140291. UPC: 680160628353. 9 x 12 inches.
Composer Gene Milford has woven together three popular folks songs from the American West into a delightful rhapsody. It begins with a fanfare-like presentation of The Colorado Trail folk song followed by a lush and lyrical setting of Goodbye Old Paint. This is followed by a rousing finish based on The Old Chisolm Trail. This perfect piece for festival performance is easy enough for developing bands, making it a real winner!
SKU: KJ.WB214
Spirited of the Land, the first of this four movement programmatic work, is inspired by the 1914 painting by Charles Russell, When the Land Belonged to God, and the composer's travel in the west. A Frontier Lawman, vividly depicts the swagger and demeanor of legendary lawman, Nathaniel Kimball Boswell. Cowboy Meditation, the third movement of West!, captures the spirit of the solitary life of the cowboy on the plains - his thoughts and the calls of the wild surrounding him. Railtown Jubilee, brings West! to a close representing the dramatic impact the railroad had on the West. Use this as an opportunity for making interdisciplinary connections.
About Standard of Excellence in Concert
The Standard of Excellence In Concert series presents exceptional arrangements, transcriptions, and original concert and festival pieces for beginning and intermediate band. Each selection is correlated to a specific page in the Standard of Excellence Band Method, reinforcing and expanding skills and concepts introduced in the method up to that point. Exciting parts with extensive cross-cueing are presented for every player. Accessible ranges, appropriate rhythmic challenges, and creative percussion section writing enhance the pedagogical value of the series.Sold individually, each In Concert selection includes a full Conductor Score and enough student parts for large symphonic bands. Each student part also includes correlated Warm-Up Studies. The Conductor Score comes complete with rehearsal suggestions, a composer biography, program notes, a rehearsal piano part, several ready-to-duplicate worksheets and a duplicable written quiz.
SKU: PR.465000130
ISBN 9781598064070. UPC: 680160600144. 9x12 inches.
Following a celebrated series of wind ensemble tone poems about national parks in the American West, Dan Welcher’s Upriver celebrates the Lewis & Clark Expedition from the Missouri River to Oregon’s Columbia Gorge, following the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Welcher’s imaginative textures and inventiveness are freshly modern, evoking our American heritage, including references to Shenandoah and other folk songs known to have been sung on the expedition. For advanced players. Duration: 14’.In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery to find a water route to the Pacific and explore the uncharted West. He believed woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and mountains of pure salt awaited them. What they found was no less mind-boggling: some 300 species unknown to science, nearly 50 Indian tribes, and the Rockies.Ihave been a student of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which Thomas Jefferson called the “Voyage of Discovery,†for as long as I can remember. This astonishing journey, lasting more than two-and-a-half years, began and ended in St. Louis, Missouri — and took the travelers up more than a few rivers in their quest to find the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. In an age without speedy communication, this was akin to space travel out of radio range in our own time: no one knew if, indeed, the party had even survived the voyage for more than a year. Most of them were soldiers. A few were French-Canadian voyageurs — hired trappers and explorers, who were fluent in French (spoken extensively in the region, due to earlier explorers from France) and in some of the Indian languages they might encounter. One of the voyageurs, a man named Pierre Cruzatte, also happened to be a better-than-average fiddle player. In many respects, the travelers were completely on their own for supplies and survival, yet, incredibly, only one of them died during the voyage. Jefferson had outfitted them with food, weapons, medicine, and clothing — and along with other trinkets, a box of 200 jaw harps to be used in trading with the Indians. Their trip was long, perilous to the point of near catastrophe, and arduous. The dream of a Northwest Passage proved ephemeral, but the northwestern quarter of the continent had finally been explored, mapped, and described to an anxious world. When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806, and with the Louisiana Purchase now part of the United States, they were greeted as national heroes.Ihave written a sizeable number of works for wind ensemble that draw their inspiration from the monumental spaces found in the American West. Four of them (Arches, The Yellowstone Fires, Glacier, and Zion) take their names, and in large part their being, from actual national parks in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. But Upriver, although it found its voice (and its finale) in the magnificent Columbia Gorge in Oregon, is about a much larger region. This piece, like its brother works about the national parks, doesn’t try to tell a story. Instead, it captures the flavor of a certain time, and of a grand adventure. Cast in one continuous movement and lasting close to fourteen minutes, the piece falls into several subsections, each with its own heading: The Dream (in which Jefferson’s vision of a vast expanse of western land is opened); The Promise, a chorale that re-appears several times in the course of the piece and represents the seriousness of the presidential mission; The River; The Voyageurs; The River II ; Death and Disappointment; Return to the Voyage; and The River III .The music includes several quoted melodies, one of which is familiar to everyone as the ultimate “river song,†and which becomes the through-stream of the work. All of the quoted tunes were either sung by the men on the voyage, or played by Cruzatte’s fiddle. From various journals and diaries, we know the men found enjoyment and solace in music, and almost every night encampment had at least a bit of music in it. In addition to Cruzatte, there were two other members of the party who played the fiddle, and others made do with singing, or playing upon sticks, bones, the ever-present jaw harps, and boat horns. From Lewis’ journals, I found all the tunes used in Upriver: Shenandoah (still popular after more than 200 years), V’la bon vent, Soldier’s Joy, Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy (a hymn sung to the tune “Beech Springâ€) and Fisher’s Hornpipe. The work follows an emotional journey: not necessarily step-by-step with the Voyage of Discovery heroes, but a kind of grand arch. Beginning in the mists of history and myth, traversing peaks and valleys both real and emotional (and a solemn funeral scene), finding help from native people, and recalling their zeal upon finding the one great river that will, in fact, take them to the Pacific. When the men finally roar through the Columbia Gorge in their boats (a feat that even the Indians had not attempted), the magnificent river combines its theme with the chorale of Jefferson’s Promise. The Dream is fulfilled: not quite the one Jefferson had imagined (there is no navigable water passage from the Missouri to the Pacific), but the dream of a continental destiny.
SKU: PR.46500013L
UPC: 680160600151. 11 x 14 inches.
I n 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clarks Corps of Discovery to find a water route to the Pacific and explore the uncharted West. He believed woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and mountains of pure salt awaited them. What they found was no less mind-boggling: some 300 species unknown to science, nearly 50 Indian tribes, and the Rockies. I have been a student of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which Thomas Jefferson called the Voyage of Discovery, for as long as I can remember. This astonishing journey, lasting more than two-and-a-half years, began and ended in St. Louis, Missouri and took the travelers up more than a few rivers in their quest to find the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. In an age without speedy communication, this was akin to space travel out of radio range in our own time: no one knew if, indeed, the party had even survived the voyage for more than a year. Most of them were soldiers. A few were French-Canadian voyageurs hired trappers and explorers, who were fluent in French (spoken extensively in the region, due to earlier explorers from France) and in some of the Indian languages they might encounter. One of the voyageurs, a man named Pierre Cruzatte, also happened to be a better-than-average fiddle player. In many respects, the travelers were completely on their own for supplies and survival, yet, incredibly, only one of them died during the voyage. Jefferson had outfitted them with food, weapons, medicine, and clothing and along with other trinkets, a box of 200 jaw harps to be used in trading with the Indians. Their trip was long, perilous to the point of near catastrophe, and arduous. The dream of a Northwest Passage proved ephemeral, but the northwestern quarter of the continent had finally been explored, mapped, and described to an anxious world. When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806, and with the Louisiana Purchase now part of the United States, they were greeted as national heroes. I have written a sizeable number of works for wind ensemble that draw their inspiration from the monumental spaces found in the American West. Four of them (Arches, The Yellowstone Fires, Glacier, and Zion) take their names, and in large part their being, from actual national parks in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. But Upriver, although it found its voice (and its finale) in the magnificent Columbia Gorge in Oregon, is about a much larger region. This piece, like its brother works about the national parks, doesnt try to tell a story. Instead, it captures the flavor of a certain time, and of a grand adventure. Cast in one continuous movement and lasting close to fourteen minutes, the piece falls into several subsections, each with its own heading: The Dream (in which Jeffersons vision of a vast expanse of western land is opened); The Promise, a chorale that re-appears several times in the course of the piece and represents the seriousness of the presidential mission; The River; The Voyageurs; The River II ; Death and Disappointment; Return to the Voyage; and The River III . The music includes several quoted melodies, one of which is familiar to everyone as the ultimate river song, and which becomes the through-stream of the work. All of the quoted tunes were either sung by the men on the voyage, or played by Cruzattes fiddle. From various journals and diaries, we know the men found enjoyment and solace in music, and almost every night encampment had at least a bit of music in it. In addition to Cruzatte, there were two other members of the party who played the fiddle, and others made do with singing, or playing upon sticks, bones, the ever-present jaw harps, and boat horns. From Lewis journals, I found all the tunes used in Upriver: Shenandoah (still popular after more than 200 years), Vla bon vent, Soldiers Joy, Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy (a hymn sung to the tune Beech Spring) and Fishers Hornpipe. The work follows an emotional journey: not necessarily step-by-step with the Voyage of Discovery heroes, but a kind of grand arch. Beginning in the mists of history and myth, traversing peaks and valleys both real and emotional (and a solemn funeral scene), finding help from native people, and recalling their zeal upon finding the one great river that will, in fact, take them to the Pacific. When the men finally roar through the Columbia Gorge in their boats (a feat that even the Indians had not attempted), the magnificent river combines its theme with the chorale of Jeffersons Promise. The Dream is fulfilled: not quite the one Jefferson had imagined (there is no navigable water passage from the Missouri to the Pacific), but the dream of a continental destiny.
SKU: XC.ICB2201FS
12 x 9 inches.
Before I Go to Sleep is a sensitive and musically expressive piece from composer Jason K. Nitsch. This piece has already received its premiere at the prestigious Midwest Clinic. Beautiful arching melodies and rich harmonic movements are sure to pull at the heartstrings of your audiences.
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