SKU: CN.R10004
A slow introduction gives way to the chirpy theme which is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. Restlessness leads to a tranquillo presented by the flute and clarinet, weaving a flowing counterpoint around the melody until the original slow introduction returns. A triumphant recapitulation of the main theme brings this wonderful piece to an end.Originally composed for Brass Band in 1934 Comedy Overture is, despite its name, a serious piece of writing. The term Overture does not imply that there is anything else to follow; it is used in the 19th century sense of Concert Overture (like Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave - in other words, a miniature Tone Poem). The 1930's was a period of Ireland's mature writing - yielding the Piano Concerto (1930), the Legend for piano and orchestra (1933), and the choral work These Things Shall Be (1936-1937). We are fortunate therefore to have both Comedy Overture and A Downland Suite (1932) written for band medium at this time. As with Maritime Overture (written in 1944 for military band) Ireland approaches his material symphonically. The opening three notes state immediately the two seminal intervals of a semitone and a third. These are brooding and dark in Bb minor. It is these intervals which make up much of the thematic content of Comedy, sometimes appearing in inverted form, and sometimes in major forms as well. The concept that some musical intervals are consonant , some dissonant, and some perfect is perhaps useful in understanding the nature of the tension and resolution of this work. The third is inherently unstable, and by bar 4, the interval is expanded to a fourth - with an ascending sem-quaver triplet - and then expanded to a fifth. The instability of the third pushes it towards a perfect resolution in the fourth or the fifth. The slow introduction is built entirely around these intervals in Bb minor and leads through an oboe cadenza, to an Allegro moderato brillante in Bb major. Once again, the semi-tone (inverted) and a third (major) comprise the main, chirpy, theme-inspired by a London bus-conductor's cry of Piccadilly. (Much of the material in Comedy was re-conceived by Ireland for orchestra and published two years later under the title A London Overture.) The expansion of the interval of a third through a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh now takes place quickly before our very ears at the outset of this quicker section. Immediately the theme is developed, inverted, and accents displaced across the bar line to give a 3/2 feel against the written meter. But this restlessness leads to a tranquillo built around an arpeggio figure and presented by flute and clarinet. Ireland weaves his flowing counterpoint around this melody until the original slow introduction returns leading to a stretto effect as the rising bass motifs become more urgent, requesting a resolution of the tension of that original semitone and minor third. Yet resolution is withheld at this point as the music becomes almost becalmed in a further, unrelated tranquillo section marked pianissimo. It is almost as if another side of Ireland's nature is briefly allowed to shine through the stern counterpoint and disciplined structure. This leads to virtually a full recapitulation of the chirpy brilliante, with small additional touches of counterpoint, followed by the first tranquillo section-this time in the tonic of Bb major. But the instability of the third re-asserts itself, this time demanding a resolution. And a triumphant resolution it receives, for it finally becomes fully fledged and reiterates the octave in a closing vivace. The opening tension has at last resolved itself into the most perfect interval of all.
SKU: AP.36-A134702
UPC: 659359985690. English.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) wrote his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, in 1878. He composed the work for his longtime friend, famed violinist Joseph Joachim, who premiered it in Leipzig with the Gewandhaussaal on January 1, 1879, Brahms himself conducting. The program also included, at Joachim's insistence, Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, on which Brahms modeled his own concerto. While the critical reception of the time was mixed, the audiences at the various early performances received the work well. Most complaints directed at the concerto addressed the role of the solo violin, noting that the soloist does not offer much of the melodic material or include much in the way virtuosic passages, a consequence of looking more towards Beethoven's serious aesthetic rather than Paganini's flashy one. Joachim himself, before a falling out with the composer over personal reasons, included Brahms' concerto among the best German offered, saying: The Germans have four violin concertos. The greatest, most uncompromising is Beethoven's. The one by Brahms vies with it in seriousness. The richest, the most seductive, was written by Max Bruch. But the most inward, the heart's jewel, is Mendelssohn's. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.2.0.0: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Violin in set.
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SKU: AP.36-A134748
ISBN 9798888529850. UPC: 659359935244. English.
SKU: AP.36-A134701
ISBN 9798888529843. UPC: 659359537080. English.
SKU: CL.MHT-0040-75
SKU: ND.RPHR137-CSC
SKU: CL.MHT-0040-00
SKU: CL.MHT-0040-01
SKU: BT.DHP-1104880-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
This excellent arrangement by Robert van Beringen is of the well-known German chorale Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, taken from the oratorio Paulus (St. Paul) by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847). Although accredited to Mendelssohn it is thought the melody was in fact written by the pastor and poet Philipp Nicolai in 1599. Robert van Beringen’s arrangement perfectly captures the biblical story of St. Paul. Robert van Beringen bewerkte het bekende koraal Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme uit Paulus, het eerste oratorium van Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Mendelssohn liet zich graag door de muziek van Johann Sebastian Bach inspireren.Pas vijfentwintig jaar oud zette hij het dramatische bijbelverhaal over Paulus zeer overtuigend op muziek. Robert van Beringen maakte hiervan een bekoorlijke versie voor blaasorkest.Robert van Beringen bearbeitete den bekannten Choral Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme aus Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys erstem Oratorium Paulus. Der erst 25-jährige Mendelssohn, der sich gerne von Johann Sebastian Bachs Musik inspirieren ließ, setzte die dramatische biblische Geschichte von Paulus sehr überzeugend in Musik um. Auch in der Blasorchesterfassung von Robert van Beringen bestechend gut! Paulus (1834-1836) est le premier oratorio de Mendelssohn. Il raconte la vie de Saint Paul. L'ouverture est une fantaisie sur le célèbre choral Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. Rarement donné, l’oratorio Paulus est pourtant significatif du romantisme allemand. L’arrangement de Robert van Beringen nous fait redécouvrir ce chef-d’œuvre oublié. Paulus (1834-1836), il primo oratorio di Mendelssohn, narra la vita di San Paolo. L’ouverture è una fantasia sul celebre corale Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme. L’oratorio Paulus è rappresentativo del romanticismo tedesco. L’arrangiamento di Robert van Beringen ci fa riscoprire questo capolavoro spesso dimenticato.
SKU: BT.DHP-1104880-140
SKU: BT.DHP-1074431-140
Wedding March is een feestelijk gelegenheidswerk, de Belgische componist Jan Van der Roost schreef het in 2007 voor de huwelijksceremonie van een goede vriend. Invloeden van Mendelssohn en Elgar zijn zeker te herkennen, maardeze mars is toch karakteristiek voor Van der Roost - met een gevarieerde thematiek en een uitgesproken zangerige triomelodie. Het orgel aan het slot is ad libitum, maar vanzelfsprekend zorgt de toegevoegde orgelklank voor extrapracht en praal.Wedding March ist, wie der Name schon sagt, ein festlicher Marsch, den der Komponist anlässlich der Hochzeit eines guten Freundes schrieb. Einflüsse von Mendelssohn und Elgar sind sicherlich zu erkennen, nichtsdestotrotz ist Wedding March mit abwechslungsreichen Themen und einer sehr kantablen Triomelodie ganz charakteristisch für Jan Van der Roost. Die Orgel am Ende ist ad libitum, der Orgelklang verleiht dem Stück natürlich zusätzlichen Glanz.Wedding March (Marche nuptiale) est une œuvre de circonstance que le compositeur belge Jan Van der Roost a écrite en 2007 pour la cérémonie de mariage de son ami, le compositeur néerlandais Johan De Meij. La création de l’œuvre a eu lieu par une belle journée, fin ao t 2007. Jan Van der Roost en a assuré la direction.Si la musique dénote une influence de Mendelssohn et d’Elgar, cette marche renferme néanmoins les traits caractéristiques de Jan Van der Roost : des thèmes variés et une grande expressivité de la mélodie cantabile du trio. La partie d’orgue (passage de fin) est ad libitum, mais il va de soi que les sonorités de l’orgue enveloppent la musiqued’une splendeur extraordinaire.
SKU: AP.39612S
UPC: 038081454764. English.
Although more famous for his incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn was commissioned by the King of Prussia to provide music for Racine's religious drama Athalie, which includes the War March of the Priests. The march tune draws its energy from a repeating triplet figure in the introduction, and features a nice legato contrasting section. A great opportunity to teach style and nuance! (2:45).
SKU: BT.CMP-0617-02-140
Mendelssohn is known for the beauty of his melodic themes, and this one from the Italian Symphony certainly fits that category. Doug Court's considerable experience with directing young bands are obvious in this transcription thatis as playable as it is authentic-sounding. Mendelssohn for band!
SKU: AP.36678S
UPC: 038081417516. English.
Mendelssohn wrote his March, op. 108, in 1841 for a festival celebrating the famous painter Peter Von Cornelius' visit to Dresden. It is a stately and festive sounding work, and a rarely performed gem by one of the world's great composers. Careful observance of articulations and dynamics will make this march spring to life. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: BT.DHP-1064118-010
In Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, one of the most sung Christmas chorales in the world, the announcement of Jesus? birth is highlighted. The melody, originally written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, has been given words, in which people are called to listen to the glad tidings as sung of by the angels. In their triumphant singing they express their joy and excitement about the birth of Christ. In this work, the chorale Hark! The Herald Angels Sing has been integrated in its entirety, so that it can be performed with choir and/or community singing. This is a wonderful addition to the Christmas concert band repertoireIn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Hoor, de englen zingen d’eer), een van de meest gezongen kerstkoralen ter wereld, staat de aankondiging van Jezus’ geboorte centraal. De melodie, oorspronkelijk geschreven door Felix Mendelssohn-Barholdy,is in meerdere talen voorzien van een tekst waarin mensen worden opgeroepen te luisteren naar de blijde boodschap van de engelen. De titel van dit openingswerk verwijst naar een zin uit de Engelse tekst: Join thetriumph of the skies! Opgewekte klanken en ritmes enerzijds en meer ingetogen langere lijnen anderzijds weerspiegelen de vreugde en verwondering bij de viering van het kerstfeest. In dit werk is het koraal integraal opgenomen,zodat het met koor- en/of samenzang kan worden uitgevoerd.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing handelt von der Verkündung von Jesu Geburt und ist eines der meistgesungenen Weihnachtslieder der Welt. Heitere Klänge und Rhythmen zum einen und eine längere untergeordnete Melodielinie zum anderen, reflektieren die jährlich wiederkehrende Freude und das Staunen der Menschen zum Weihnachtsfest. In diesem Werk wurde der Choral vollständig verarbeitet, so dass es mit Chor und/oder Gemeindegesang aufgeführt werden kann. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Écoutez le chant des Anges) est un des cantiques de Noël les plus chantés au monde. Des sons et des rythmes pétillants, de belles lignes amples et cristallines rappellent chaque année l’effervescence et l’émerveillement autour des célébrations de Noël. Wim Stalman développe la mélodie du cantique dans son intégralité afin qu’elle puisse acompagner le chant d’une assemblée ou d’un Choeur. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing è uno dei cantici di Natale più cantati al mondo. Suoni e ritmi scintillanti, linee ampie e cristalline ricordano ogni anno la magia intorno alle feste natalizie. Wim Stalman sviluppa la melodia del cantico nella sua integralit affinché possa accompagnare il canto di un coro.
SKU: AP.36-A171502
UPC: 659359994098. English.
In 1840, the King of Prussia invited Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) to accept a lofty musical appointment in the French Academie Royale. A few years later, Wilhelm IV commissioned the composer to write incidental music to a religious drama by Jean Racine, ATHALIE, based on the queen of Judah during Jehoram's reign. It was intended for a private performance on December 1, 1845 and saw its first public performance on January 8th of the following year. WAR MARCH OF THE PRIESTS, a brief excerpt taken from the work, is sometimes heard during graduation ceremonies. Reprint edition. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 2.2.3.1: Timp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).
SKU: AP.36-A171501
ISBN 9798892702669. UPC: 659359839108. English.
SKU: BT.DHP-1125240-010
The famous Barcarolle from Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann opens the fourth act of the opera, which takes place in Venice. For this reason Offenbach chose a barcarolle - a Venetian gondolier song with its characteristic swaying rhythm. Wil van der Beek’s arrangement gives this romantic song an alternative, lighter beginning, making it suitable for almost any wind orchestra. Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880) was een Franse componist van Duitse afkomst. Hij geldt in het algemeen als een van de belangrijkste scheppers van de operette, een term, die hijzelf nooit gebruikte, hij sprak liever van opéra bouffeof opéra comique. Hier mogen zijn alom bekende werken genoemd worden zoals “Orphée aux enfersâ€, “La belle Hélèneâ€, “Barbe-bleue†en “La vie Parisienneâ€.Offenbach schreef slechts één opera, die nu nog steeds repertoire houdt: “LesContes d’Hoffmannâ€, zijn zwanenzang, die bij zijn overlijden nog niet geheel af was. Ernest Guiraud voltooide dit werk en was zo handig om uit een eerdere compositie van Offenbach (“Les fées du Rhin†uit 1863) een lied te nemenen dit als barcarolle toe te voegen. Dit bleek een gouden greep te zijn! Deze barcarolle is immers wereldberoemd geworden.Een barcarolle (ook wel gondellied genoemd, het Italiaanse “barca†betekent boot) is een volksliedje, dat gezongenwordt door Venetiaanse gondeliers, of het is een muziekstuk, dat in die stijl gecomponeerd is, doorgaans in een wiegende 6/8 maat. Grote klassieke meesters namen graag barcarolles op in hun opera’s (Weber, Rossini, Donizetti,Verdi), maar als zelfstandige compositie is de barcarolle ook erg geliefd (Mendelssohn, Tschaikowsky, Bartok, Fauré, Glazoenov, Villa-Lobos, Gershwin, Bernstein bijv.).Die berühmte Barcarolle aus der Oper Hoffmanns Erzählungen von Jacques Offenbach eröffnet den vierten Akt der Oper, der in Venedig spielt. Daher wählte Offenbach eine Barcarole - ein venezianisches Gondellied mit seinem charakteristischen wiegenden Rhythmus. Mit einem alternativen, leichteren Beginn macht Wil van der Beeks Bearbeitung das romantische Lied fast jedem Blasorchester zugänglich. La célèbre Barcarolle des Contes d’Hoffmann ouvre le quatrième acte de cet opéra d’Offenbach. Celui-ci se déroulant Venise, le compositeur a choisi une barcarolle - un chant typique des gondoliers vénitiens dont le rythme évoque le balancement d’une barque. Wil van der Beek a arrangé cette chanson en lui donnant une introduction plus légère convenant tout orchestre d’harmonie. La famosa Barcarolle dall’opera I racconti di Hoffmann di Jacques Offenbach, apre il quarto atto dell’opera che si gira a Venezia, con una barcarola, canzone dei gondolieri veneziani dai ritmi molto ondeggianti. Optando per un inizio più accessibile, l’arrangiamento di Wil van der Beek di questa romantica canzone è adatto alla grande maggioranza delle bande.
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