SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8

ISBN 9781599130545.

Royal Coronation Dances is the first sequel to the Fanfare Ode & Festival, both being settings of dance music originally arranged by Gervaise in the mid 16th-century (the next sequel is The Renaissance Fair, which uses music of Susato and Praetorius). Fanfare Ode & Festival has been performed by many tens of thousands of students, both in high school and junior high school. I have heard that some of them are amazed that the music they are playing was first played and danced to over 400 years ago. Some students tend to think that music started with Handel and his Messiah to be followed by Beethoven and his Fifth Symphony, with naught in between or before of consequence. Although Royal Coronation Dances is derived from the same source as Fanfare Ode & Festival, they are treated in different ways. I envisioned this new suite programmatically -- hence the descriptive movement titles, which I imagined to be various dances actually used at some long-ago coronation. The first movement depicts the guests, both noble and common, flanked by flag and banner bearers, arriving at the palace to view the majestic event. They are festive, their flags swirling the air, their cloaks brightly colored. In the second movement, the queen in stately measure moves to take her place on the throne as leader and protector of the realm. In the third movement, the jesters of the court entertain the guests with wild games of sport. Musically, there are interesting sonorities to recreate. Very special attention should be given to the tambourine/tenor drum part in the first movement. Their lively rhythms give the movement its power. Therefore they should be played as distinctly and brilliantly as possible. The xylophone and glockenspiel add clarity, but must not be allowed to dominate. Observe especially the differing dynamics; the intent is to allow much buzzing bass to penetrate. The small drum (starting at meas. 29) should be played expressively, with attention to the notated articulations, with the brass light and detached, especially in a lively auditorium. It is of some further interest that the first dance is extremely modal. The original is clearly in G mixolydian mode (scale: G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G). However, other editors might put in F-sharps in many places (changing the piece almost to G major), in the belief that such ficta would have been automatically put in by the 16th-century performers as they played. I doubt it. I have not only eschewed these within the work, but even at the cadences. So this arrangement is most distinctly modal (listen to the F-naturals in meas. 22 and 23, for instance), with all the part-writing as Gervaise wrote it. In the second movement, be careful that things do not become too glued together. In the 16th century this music might have been played by a consort of recorders, instruments very light of touch and sensitive to articulation. Concert band can easily sound heavy, and although this movement has been scored for tutti band, it must not sound it. It is essential, therefore, that you hear all the instruments, with none predominating. Only when each timbre can be heard separately and simultaneously will the best blend occur, and consequently the greatest transparency. So aim for a transparent, spacious tutti sound in this movement. Especially have the flutes, who do this so well, articulate rather sharply, so as to produce a chiffing sound, and do not allow the quarter-notes to become too tied together in the entire band. The entrance of the drums (first tenor, then bass) are events and as such should be audible. Incidentally, this movement begins in F Major and ends in D Minor: They really didn't care so much about those things then. The third movement (one friend has remarked that it is the most Margolisian of the bunch, but actually I am just getting subtler, I hope) again relies upon the percussion (and the scoring) to make its points. Xylophone in this movement is meant to be distinctly audible. Therefore, be especially sure that the xylophone player is secure in the part, and also that the tambourine and toms sound good. This movement must fly or it will sink, so rev up the band and conduct it in 1 for this mixolydian jesting. I suppose the wildly unrelated keys (clarinets and then brass at the end) would be a good 16th-century joke, but to us, our put-up-the-chorus-a-half-step ears readily accept such shenanigans. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3, 2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1 & 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1 & 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4 Trombone 2 & 3, 3 Euphonium (B.C.), 2 Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani (optional), 2 Xylophone & Glockenspiel, 5 Percussion.

SKU: BT.DHP-1115078-015

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

This three-part Easy Baroque Suite has been written for flexible instrumentation, making it possible for almost any instrument to participate. Robert van Beringen made sure the level of difficulty was appropriate for youth and school bands. The suite combines the Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke, Menuett by Johann Krieger, Spring from Vivaldiâ??s Four Seasons and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handelâ??s Messiah.

Een écht barokconcert geven? Met deze suite voor een driestemmige variabele bezetting kan het! Robert van Beringen schreef een arrangement dat hij niet alleen qua bezetting aanpaste maar ook qua moeilijkheid geschikt maakte voor jeugdorkesten.Easy Baroque Suite is een arrangement van Voluntary van Jeremiah Clarke, Menuett van Johann Krieger, Lente uit de Vier jaargetijden van Vivaldi en de Hallelujah Chorus uit de Messiah van Handel.

Eine dreistimmig variable Besetzung kann mit dieser Suite ein kleines Barock-Konzert auffu?hren: In seiner nicht nur besetzungstechnisch, sondern auch vom Schwierigkeitsgrad Jugendblasorchestern angepassten Suite verarbeitete Robert van Beringen das Voluntary von Jeremiah Clarke, ein Menuett von Johann Krieger, den Fru?hling aus Vivaldis Vier Jahreszeiten und den Hallelujah Chorus aus Händels Messiah.

Tout ensemble instrumentation variable pourra remarquablement sâ??illustrer avec cette suite trois voix de style baroque, qui rassemble les thèmes suivants, Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke), Menuet (Johann Krieger), Le Printemps (Antonio Vivaldi) et lâ??Hallelujah Chorus extrait du Messie de Haendel, dans un arrangement facile réalisé par Robert van Beringen.

Una suite a tre voci, composta dai seguenti temi: Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke), Menuett (Johann Krieger), La Primavera (Antonio Vivaldi) e lâ??Hallelujah Chorus, estratto dal Messia di Haendel.

SKU: BT.CMP-0915-05-010

English.

You’ve got to love it when Stephen Bulla goes Gospel! Your musicians surely will! The slow introductory section sets up the audience for a rousing good time when the band suddenly lets rip with hand-clapping up-tempo Gospel sounds. Rhythmic and filled with amazingly creative harmonic ideas, this superb arrangement takes O Come Emmanuel, Adeste Fidelis, and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus places that you probably never imagined they could go. Conductors seeking high-quality new and entertaining literature for the Christmas concert have come to the right place. Definitely NOT the “same old” Christmas arrangement!

Drie absolute kerstklassiekers in een gospeljasje: O Come Emmanuel, Adeste Fidelis (Komt allen tezamen) en het Hallelujah Chorus uit Händel’s Messiah. De langzame introductie bereidt het publiekvoor op wat komen gaat, waarna het orkest plotseling losbarst met uptempo gospelklanken. Levendige ritmes en creatieve harmonische ideeën maken dit een bijzonder en aanstekelijk arrangement voor uw eerstvolgende kerstconcert.

Großartige Effekte! Das Publikum wird nach einer ruhigen Einleitung ganz plötzlich von schnellen Gospelklängen geweckt und zum Mitklatschen animiert. Rhythmisch und voll kreativer harmonischer Ideen sind in diesem superben Arrangement die Lieder O Come Emmanuel, Adeste Fidelis (Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen) und Händels Hallelujah Chorus im Gospel-Stil zu erkennen. Unterhaltsame Weihnachtsmusik auf höchstem Niveau!

Musique d’hier née des souffrances d’un peuple, le gospel s’est transformé au point de devenir une musique universelle pleine d’émotion et de joie. Stephen Bulla vous propose une version gospel des mélodies O Come Emmanuel, Adestes Fideles et du célèbre Halleluja extrait du Messie de Georg Friedrich Haendel. Entrez dans une nouvelle dimension musicale.