Fanfare Band - Grade 3

SKU: BT.GOB-000432-120

Composed by Jan Bosveld. Score Only. 20 pages. Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000432-120. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000432-120).

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus, the undaunted hero.
In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic.
The Odyssey follows the Iliad, the story of the bloody war between the Greek and the Trojans. This battle endsafter ten years thanks to the Odysseys famous trick. the Trojan Horse.
The Odyssey is not a war epic, but a story about perseverance, loyalty, adventure, and the survival instinct of its ingenious hero.
In The Odyssey, Homer describes howOdysseus, the king of Ithaca, had to endure another ten years of affliction after the ten years of war in Troy before he could finally return to his home land.
During those years, his wife, Penelope, had to try and keep her many admirers away.These men not only wanted het hand but also the kingship. To prove her husbands worth, she played a trick: As soon as I have finished weaving this shroud for my father-in-law, Laertes, I will choose one of you to become my husband, she promisedthem.
But during the night, she secretly loosened what she had woven during the day, prolonging the time until Odysseus would finally return. After twenty long years, when he finally stood at the door, she wondered: Is this really my husband? Ishe an imposter? Cunningly, she asked him to move the bed, because only she and her husband know that the bed was immovable and was build around an old three trunk! Odysseus was deeply moved: this really was his wife, his Penelope!
Nearly threethousands years later, the loyalty and strength of this character, and all the dangerous adventures that Odysseus survived thanks to courage and intelligence, still moves us today.

Odyssee by Jan Bosveld is not just an adventure story, butrather a characteristic piece in which memories of Homers story can be heard.
The composition opens with a firm, stirring theme describing our hero, Odysseus, in detail: This man is not to be taken lightly.
The further development of thisshort introduction completes this character sketch: trustworthy, perseverant, and a genius.
After that we can picture Odysseus on the lonely beach of Ogygia. Do the trumpets depict his memories of the war of Troy? Does he think of his wife, as werecognise the weaving loom of Penelope in the murmuring eighth?
In the solemn, plaintive part that follows, we can imagine Penelope feeling lonely, sitting in the womens room with her servants.One of the girls plays the harp, but that does notclear the sombre atmosphere. Then we can imagine seeing the sorceress Circe, who changed Odysseus men into swine. After she gives a simple magic sign something follows that reminds us of the sound of pigs grunting. Then the Odysseus theme resounds:the hero comes to savi his comrades. Assisted by Hermes, he forces Circe to lift the spell.
The piece ends the same way as it began, with an animated theme: Odysseus is still the same, undefeated and not to be taken lighty!

Het muzikale relaas van de Griekse schrijver Homerus over de held Odyssee in een karakterstuk vol herinneringen.
Een stevig opgewekt thema symboliseert de grootsheid van Odyssee en zijn karaktertrekken - betrouwbaar, volhardend en vernuftig. Detegenslagen welke hij tegenkomt en in het tweede tragische gedeelte dreigen te escaleren, nemen in het derde snelle gedeelte bij zijn verschijning toch weer een positieve wending.
Nijmegenaar Jan Bosveld bewijst in dit originele werk dat hij opde hoogte is van de onmogelijkheden, maar vooral de ongekende mogelijkheden van muzikanten uit de lagere afdelingen.

Gobelin Music Publications.

Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: BT.CMP-0221-98-020

Composed by James Curnow. Passport Plus Series. Original Light Music. Set (Score and Parts). Composed 1998. Curnow Music #CMP 0221-98-020. Published by Curnow Music (BT.CMP-0221-98-020).

The circus is in town! Come and join the fun, as we present your band in a circus extravaganza. A Day at the Circus takes you on a musical tour where you will meet clowns who will make you laugh, breathtaking acrobats, lion tamers and even the Human Cannonball. So sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

Sâ??il est un souvenir dâ??enfance qui marque profondément notre mémoire, câ??est bien celui de la première rencontre avec le monde du cirque. Quoi de plus fascinant que ce monde de couleurs et de sons, ces mélanges de parfums qui flottent dans les airs du grand chapiteau. Dans cette fantaisie, James Curnow nous dépeint avec réalisme les instants magiques dâ??une journée au cirque. Après une courte introduction en fanfare, le spectacle commence. Les artistes présentent des numéros élaborés avec précision sur une musique savamment orchestrée. Les trapézistes et les voltigeurs rivalisent dâ??audace, la ménagerie est impressionnante et le grand finale est lâ??ultime occasion de remercier pardes applaudissements nourris lâ??ensemble de la troupe.Une partie narrative (en français) permettra votre Monsieur Loyal de diriger la mise en scène et de briller sous les feux de la rampe.

Fanfare Band - Grade 4

SKU: BT.GOB-000829-020

Composed by Rob Goorhuis. Set (Score & Parts). Gobelin Music Publications #GOB 000829-020. Published by Gobelin Music Publications (BT.GOB-000829-020).

In 2005 it was 400 years ago that the first volume of the world-famous novel ‘El ingenioso hidalgo don Quichote de La Mancha’, written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), was published.

Don Quichote, a nobleman who is under the delusion that he must fight against injustice starts out on a journey with his steed Rosinante and his peasant squire Sancho Panza and experiences all kinds of remarkable adventures.
In the course of them his love for the lady Dulcinea of Tobosco plays an important role.
One of the most famous scenes is that of his fight against windmills on the plain of La Mancha, which he takes to be enormous, evil giants.

‘DonQuichote’ consists of four short pieces:
1. Don Quichote: the ingenious Spanish nobleman.
2. Dulcinea: the lady with whom this errant knight has an imaginary courtly love affair.
3. Sancho Panza: Don Quichote’s loyal and sensible servant who, compared to his master, is a simple soul.
4. Rosinante: the steed that has much to put up with considering it has a rider who often spends more time on the ground than in the saddle.

In 2005 was het 400 jaar geleden dat de schrijver Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) het eerste deel van zijn inmiddels wereldberoemde werk ‘El ingenioso hidalgo don Quichote de La Mancha’ publiceerde.

Don Quichote,een edelman die in de waan verkeert het onrecht in de wereld te moeten bestrijden, trekt met zijn strijdros Rosinante en zijn schildknaap Sancho Panza de wereld in en beleeft allerlei opmerkelijke avonturen. Daarbij speelt zijnliefde voor de jonkvrouw Dulcinea van Toboso een bijzondere rol.
Een van de bekendste taferelen is zijn gevecht tegen de windmolens in de vlakte van La Mancha, die hij voor vervaarlijke, kwaadaardige reuzen aanziet.

‘Don Quichote’ bestaat uit vier korte deeltjes:
1. Don Quichote: de vernuftige Spaanse edelman
2. Dulcinea: de jonkvrouwe waarmee hij in zijn eigen verbeelding een romance mee heeft.
3. Sancho Panza: detrouwe en verstandige knecht van Don Quichote, die vergeleken met zijn meester een simpele ziel is.
4. Rosinante: zijn viervoeter, die heel wat te doorstaan heeft met een berijder, die soms meer op de grond ligt dandat hij in het zadel zit.

Verplicht werk minirepertorium 3e divisie harmonie.