SKU: MH.1-59913-072-6

ISBN 9781599130729.

Program Notes: It was a happy coincidence that the commission for SINFONIA XVI: TRANSCENDENTAL VIENNA came from the Henry David Thoreau School located in Vienna, Virginia. Thoreau is one of the magic names in American culture: Henry David Thoreau, one of the leading figures of the Transcendentalist movement, centered in 19th-century New England, left us a body of unique philosophical and poetical writings. To utter the words, Walden Pond, is to invoke an America long past in physical actuality, but still present in the minds and hearts of many American citizens. The name, Vienna, of course, summons thoughts of the Old World: culture, fine food, wine, civilized cities. While contemplating the form that SINFONIA XVI should take, I found myself thinking of two pillars of Viennese culture: expressionism and the waltz. Musically speaking, expressionism reached a zenith in the works of Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. It was Berg, in particular, that I wanted to invoke in the outer movements of my composition. I knew I would also have to include a waltz, and an invocation of the mysterious forces that are contained in both expressionism and transcendentalism. Thus was the structure of the work generated. The outer movements with their vision of the night sky and the stars, Aldebaran and Sirius, frame the central movements, which are essentially two versions of the same material, and are quieter and less dramatic. The outer movements are symmetrical, and share both pitch and rhythmic materials. Accordingly, I see the work as a ternary form, with the central movements forming a unit within the outer frame: A (Movement 1) B (Movements 2 & 3) A' (Movement 4). Harmonically, the work can be summarized by the two pitch-series which occur in the opening bars of Movement 1: the initial 12-note row, with a tonal center on F-sharp (measures 1-6), and the subsequent D-minor Dorian 7-note row (beginning in measure 14). Aspects of these materials occur in all four movements, but they are most strongly present in Movements 1 and 4. Note that the 12-note row is not subjected to the usual serial procedures, but instead is treated as a signifier and is left unchanged. Since the fourth movement takes up where the first movement leaves off, I can conceive of one interpretation of SINFONIA XVI as an evocation of Thoreau himself contemplating two of the brightest stars on a clear, cold night. Aldebaran is an orange, first-magnitude star, located in the constellation Taurus; Sirius, the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the sky, and is located in the constellation Canis Major. Thoreau interrupts his star-gazing to entertain some inward thoughts, waking dreams, as it were, then returns his gaze to the splendid night sky and all its treasures. Although many other interpretations of the material are possible, it is important to remember that the abstract materials of the piece -- pitch, rhythm, structure -- are what count the most. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2, 3 Oboe, 1 Eb Clarinet (opt.), 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 3 Bass Clarinet, 3 Bassoon, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 3 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 Horn 1, 2 Horn 2, 3 Trombone 1, 3 Trombone 2, 3 Euphonium B.C., 2 Euphonium T.C., 5 Tuba, 2 Timpani, 3 Percussion 1, 3 Percussion 2, 3 Percussion 3, 3 Percussion 4.

SKU: AP.38307S

UPC: 038081438511. English.

Inspired by the Andromeda constellation in the northern sky, Roland Barrett has crafted this original work for your beginners. Beginning by engaging the percussion section to set the musical stage, the composition develops with a dramatic melody that grows to a bold conclusion. This is a terrific choice to reinforce counting and is right in the pocket for your beginning band. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: CF.BPS37

ISBN 9780825858574. UPC: 798408058579. 9 X 12 inches. Key: Bb major.

Introduce the march form to your students with the simplest of marches. This piece features bold trumpet fanfare figures, where quarter notes are the most difficult rhythms to play. In addition, the tune only uses the first 6 notes of the Bb scale (Bb thr.

SKU: CL.013-1280-00

SKU: HL.44010544

UPC: 884088481544. 9.75x13.5x1.092 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Wer gerat nicht ins Traumen beim Blick hinauf in den Himmel, beim Anblick der glitzernden Weiten? Aerospace ist das Praludium zu einer geplanten grossen Symphony of Space für Symphonisches Blasorchester und einer Reihe von Choren. Die Musik refl ektiert die Zeitspanne von vor der Entstehung der Erde bis zur Erforschung des Weltalls. Auf der parallel zur Auff ührung abspielbaren CD hort man die originale Aufnahme von Neil Armstrong, als er zum ersten Mal den Mond betrat.

Aerospace est une commande du Groupement Regional des Federations Musicales de Midi-Pyrenees. Elle fut donnee en creation par l'Orchestre d'Harmonie Regional de Midi-Pyrenees durant l'ete 2005. L'espace, les planetes, les etoiles et les constellations ont inspire de nombreux artistes depuis des siecles. Comment ne pas rever face au spectacle unique de cette immensite etincelante qui restera une eternelle conquete pour l'homme ? / << J'ai toujours eprouve une fascination pour l'Univers, une passion soudee dans mes racines ancrees a Toulouse, berceau des plus grandes industries europeennes de l'aerospatiale. Aerospace est une œuvre orchestrale quis'inscrit dans un vaste projet auquel j'ai voue une affection toute particuliere : la creation d'une grande Symphonie de l'Espace (Symphony of Space) pour Grand Orchestre d'Harmonie et Chœurs. Elle est la premiere pierre de l'edifice, le prelude qui contient la thematique sur laquelle est basee le developpement de la symphonie. La musique porte en elle de nombreuses impressions et images ; la creation du Monde, la Lune se devoile petit a petit, on entend la phrase historique* de Neil Armstrong, et nous cherchons a percer les mysteres de l'immensite de l'Univers... >> Maxime Aulio / * sur CD inclus.