(Leadsheets for Performance and Personal Enjoyment). Composed by David Mcdonald....(+)
(Leadsheets for
Performance and Personal
Enjoyment). Composed by
David Mcdonald. For voice
solo. Sacred Vocal.
Published by Lillenas
Publishing Company
The Lonesome Knight Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000401-130 Composed by Saskia Apon. Scor...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000401-130
Composed by Saskia Apon.
Score Only. 30 pages.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000401-130. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000401-130).
The composition
the Lonesome Knight was
based on a fairytale. The
piece was written by
Saskia Apon for the
National Brass Band
Championships
2001.
Once upon a
time there was a knight
who went to fight and
defeat the dragon that
had beenkilling the
people of his town.
There is a short but
intense battle between
the two and the knight is
triumphant. However
whilst persuing the
dragon the knight has
travelled far away from
his home and now is lost.
He roames around trying
to findhis way home, but
exhausted and weary he
falls to the ground. He
awakens startled by a
Giant and a group of
Goblins who are
celebrating the death of
the dragon. The
knight joins in the
festivities but after a
long evening is once more
leftalone. The sun
rises the following
morning and he sees a
castle on the horizon. He
enthousiastcally ventures
towards the castle in the
hope of meeting other
people. However he
becomes greatly
disillusioned when there
is none to be found.
Inhis desperation the
knight climbs the tower
ready to jump off.
Suddenly he hears a
heavenly voice. Right
before him is the most
beautiful princess he has
ever seen. She graciously
thanks him for killing
the dragon, a spark
ingnites between themand
they build a life
together and.... live
happily ever
after!
Saskia
Apon studied harp at
Rotterdam School of
music. With this
instrument she rounded of
her studies by passing
with credit, however it
was her love of
composition thatremained
her focus.
Self-taught, she began
composing at the age of
nine. Since then she has
written pieces for The
Dutch Brass Quintet, The
Dutch Brass Ensemble, The
Rotterdam Trombone
Quartet and the brass
band quintet Brass
Ability. Atpresent
she is the in-house
arranger for The
Rotterdam Philarmonic
Brass Ensemble.
Besides the customary
attention for the real
splashworks she
endeavours to add value
to the melodic function
of the brass wind
instruments in her music.
Hercompositions and
arrangements can be found
on many diverse Cds.The
composition the Lonesome
Knight was based on a
fairytale. The piece was
written by Saskia Apon
for the National Brass
Band Championships
2001.
Once upon a
time there was aknight
who went to fight and
defeat the dragon that
had been killing the
people of his town.
There is a short but
intense battle between
the two and the knight is
triumphant. However
whilst persuing the
dragon the knight has
travelled far awayfrom
his home and now is lost.
He roames around trying
to find his way home, but
exhausted and weary he
falls to the ground. He
awakens startled by a
Giant and a group of
Goblins who are
celebrating the death of
the dragon. The
knight joins inthe
festivities but after a
long evening is once more
left alone. The sun
rises the following
morning and he sees a
castle on the horizon. He
enthousiastcally ventures
towards the castle in the
hope of meeting other
people. However he
becomesgreatly
disillusioned when there
is none to be found. In
his desperation the
knight climbs the tower
ready to jump off.
Suddenly he hears a
heavenly voice. Right
before him is the most
beautiful princess he has
ever seen. She graciously
thankshim for killing the
dragon, a spark ingnites
between them and they
build a life together
and.... live happily ever
after!
Saskia
Apon studied harp at
Rotterdam School of
music. With this
instrument she rounded of
her studies by passing
withcredit, however it
was her love of
composition that remained
her focus.
Self-taught, she began
composing at the age of
nine. Since then she has
written pieces for The
Dutch Brass Quintet, The
Dutch Brass Ensemble, The
Rotterdam Trombone
Quartetand the brass band
quintet Brass
Ability. At present
she is the in-house
arranger for The
Rotterdam Philarmonic
Brass Ensemble.
Besides the customary
attention for the real
splashworks she
endeavours to add value
to the melodic functionof
the brass wind
instruments in her music.
Her compositions and
arrangements can be found
on many diverse
Cds.
The Lonesome Knight Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Brass Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000401-030 Composed by Saskia Apon. Set ...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000401-030
Composed by Saskia Apon.
Set (Score & Parts). 56
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000401-030. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000401-030).
The composition
the Lonesome Knight was
based on a fairytale. The
piece was written by
Saskia Apon for the
National Brass Band
Championships
2001.
Once upon a
time there was a knight
who went to fight and
defeat the dragon that
had beenkilling the
people of his town.
There is a short but
intense battle between
the two and the knight is
triumphant. However
whilst persuing the
dragon the knight has
travelled far away from
his home and now is lost.
He roames around trying
to findhis way home, but
exhausted and weary he
falls to the ground. He
awakens startled by a
Giant and a group of
Goblins who are
celebrating the death of
the dragon. The
knight joins in the
festivities but after a
long evening is once more
leftalone. The sun
rises the following
morning and he sees a
castle on the horizon. He
enthousiastcally ventures
towards the castle in the
hope of meeting other
people. However he
becomes greatly
disillusioned when there
is none to be found.
Inhis desperation the
knight climbs the tower
ready to jump off.
Suddenly he hears a
heavenly voice. Right
before him is the most
beautiful princess he has
ever seen. She graciously
thanks him for killing
the dragon, a spark
ingnites between themand
they build a life
together and.... live
happily ever
after!
Saskia
Apon studied harp at
Rotterdam School of
music. With this
instrument she rounded of
her studies by passing
with credit, however it
was her love of
composition thatremained
her focus.
Self-taught, she began
composing at the age of
nine. Since then she has
written pieces for The
Dutch Brass Quintet, The
Dutch Brass Ensemble, The
Rotterdam Trombone
Quartet and the brass
band quintet Brass
Ability. Atpresent
she is the in-house
arranger for The
Rotterdam Philarmonic
Brass Ensemble.
Besides the customary
attention for the real
splashworks she
endeavours to add value
to the melodic function
of the brass wind
instruments in her music.
Hercompositions and
arrangements can be found
on many diverse Cds.The
composition the Lonesome
Knight was based on a
fairytale. The piece was
written by Saskia Apon
for the National Brass
Band Championships
2001.
Once upon a
time there was aknight
who went to fight and
defeat the dragon that
had been killing the
people of his town.
There is a short but
intense battle between
the two and the knight is
triumphant. However
whilst persuing the
dragon the knight has
travelled far awayfrom
his home and now is lost.
He roames around trying
to find his way home, but
exhausted and weary he
falls to the ground. He
awakens startled by a
Giant and a group of
Goblins who are
celebrating the death of
the dragon. The
knight joins inthe
festivities but after a
long evening is once more
left alone. The sun
rises the following
morning and he sees a
castle on the horizon. He
enthousiastcally ventures
towards the castle in the
hope of meeting other
people. However he
becomesgreatly
disillusioned when there
is none to be found. In
his desperation the
knight climbs the tower
ready to jump off.
Suddenly he hears a
heavenly voice. Right
before him is the most
beautiful princess he has
ever seen. She graciously
thankshim for killing the
dragon, a spark ingnites
between them and they
build a life together
and.... live happily ever
after!
Saskia
Apon studied harp at
Rotterdam School of
music. With this
instrument she rounded of
her studies by passing
withcredit, however it
was her love of
composition that remained
her focus.
Self-taught, she began
composing at the age of
nine. Since then she has
written pieces for The
Dutch Brass Quintet, The
Dutch Brass Ensemble, The
Rotterdam Trombone
Quartetand the brass band
quintet Brass
Ability. At present
she is the in-house
arranger for The
Rotterdam Philarmonic
Brass Ensemble.
Besides the customary
attention for the real
splashworks she
endeavours to add value
to the melodic functionof
the brass wind
instruments in her music.
Her compositions and
arrangements can be found
on many diverse
Cds.
Composed by
Kelly Dugger. Set of
Score and Parts. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS261.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS261).
ISBN 9781491163610.
UPC:
680160922406.
Perfo
rmance NotesA long, long
time ago, dragons roamed
the countryside and
tormented the towns. Our
hero has always dreamed
about not killing a
dragon but riding one.
When the hero ï¬nds
the dragon, it
terrifyingly shrieks out
warnings. Eventually, the
dragon lays down and
allows our hero to climb
on. Then, we hear as the
dragon magically
flies with our hero
on board. The dragon's
shriek themes are still
present, but are
beautiful now, instead of
scary. Having ridden the
beautiful creature, our
hero triumphantly returns
to the village.Conductor
NotesThis piece has many
tricky accidentals in
both keys. When the key
changes are on a line
break in a part, courtesy
accidentals have been
added. The conductor may
want to explain that
courtesy accidentals mean
take note of the key
signature. The dragon
shriek solos (mm.
39–47) should be
performed as raucously
and loudly as possible. A
superball mallet is a
rubber bouncy ball on a
stick; these can be
purchased online. The
mallet is rubbed on the
instrument to create
vibrations. You might
also experiment using a
superball mallet on the
inside of a grand piano
plate to be played
simultaneously. Feel free
to lengthen these
measures (41 and 46) and
get creative to make your
dragon sounds last longer
and be as loud and scary
as possible. Perhaps
these instruments could
be staged in front of the
band. Search YouTube for
Superball mallet drum
head or Superball mallet
piano, or even How to
build your own superball
mallets..
Red Dragonfly Sonata Trombone et Piano [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Subito Music
Trombone & Piano SKU: SU.32040021 For Trombone & Piano. Composed b...(+)
Trombone & Piano
SKU:
SU.32040021
For
Trombone & Piano.
Composed by Amy Riebs
Mills. Brass, Trumpet.
Accompanied by piano.
Score & Parts. Subito
Music Corporation
#32040021. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.32040021).
Trombone &
Piano Duration: 17'
Composed: 2013 Published
by: Amy Mills Music, LLC
…the audience loved
Red Dragonfly. Definitely
a keeper in my
repertoire! Dr. James
Bicigo, Associate
Professor of Trombone,
University of Alaska,
Anchorage Virtuoso piece,
the dramatic first
movement opens with a
Bold statement followed
by the beautiful love
theme. It reaches up to
the Cry of the Heart,
then everything ruptures
and crashes. Now the
trombonist must rebuild
and gain strength through
dramatic cadenzas until
reaching the
recapitulation where the
opening Bold melody is
transformed into a
majestic march in 3/4
time. The love theme
returns, and the movement
ends in triumph. The
second movement is a
setting of the famous
Japanese folksong, Red
Dragonfly. The trombonist
and pianist play the
lovely song amidst the
sound of fluttering wings
that appear and disappear
like memories of the
heart. Thank you to the
Nihon Gakugeki Kyoukai
Foundation for permission
to use the melody in this
trombone sonata. A solo
glissando opens the third
movement in American folk
dance style with tongue
in cheek and twinkle in
both eyes. The subsequent
variations include a
perfect triple canon, a
taste of New Orleans
jazz, and a dramatic
augmentation which spills
into a flashback of the
first movement’s
love theme. This melts
away and we recapture a
glimpse of the Red
Dragonfly melody, this
time growing to the
Triumphant restatement of
the first
movement’s main
theme. And finally, the
exuberant coda drives to
a spectacular ending.
Difficulty Level:
Trombone 6 (Professional)
Piano 5 (Advanced) See
also Red Dragonfly,
Concerto for Trombone and
Band for the version with
band accompaniment. See
composer website for
audio sample.
Trombone & Band SKU: SU.32040020 For Trombone & Band. Composed by ...(+)
Trombone & Band
SKU:
SU.32040020
For
Trombone & Band.
Composed by Amy Riebs
Mills. Brass, Trombone,
Concert Band/Wind
Ensemble. Full Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#32040020. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.32040020).
Solo Trombone,
Band parts - picc, 2fls,
2 obs, EH, 2bsns, 3 cls,
bcl, 2asx, tsx, bsx, 4
hns, 3 tpts, 3 tbns,
euph, tba, timp, 3 perc
Duration: 17' Composed:
2013 Published by: Amy
Mills Music, LLC
…the audience loved
Red Dragonfly. Definitely
a keeper in my
repertoire! Dr. James
Bicigo, Associate
Professor of Trombone,
University of Alaska,
Anchorage Virtuoso piece,
the dramatic first
movement opens with a
Bold statement followed
by the beautiful love
theme. It reaches up to
the Cry of the Heart,
then everything ruptures
and crashes. Now the
trombonist must rebuild
and gain strength through
dramatic cadenzas until
reaching the
recapitulation where the
opening Bold melody is
transformed into a
majestic march in 3/4
time. The love theme
returns, and the movement
ends in triumph. The
second movement is a
setting of the famous
Japanese folksong, Red
Dragonfly. The trombonist
and pianist play the
lovely song amidst the
sound of fluttering wings
that appear and disappear
like memories of the
heart. Thank you to the
Nihon Gakugeki Kyoukai
Foundation for permission
to use the melody in this
trombone sonata. A solo
glissando opens the third
movement in American folk
dance style with tongue
in cheek and twinkle in
both eyes. The subsequent
variations include a
perfect triple canon, a
taste of New Orleans
jazz, and a dramatic
augmentation which spills
into a flashback of the
first movement’s
love theme. This melts
away and we recapture a
glimpse of the Red
Dragonfly melody, this
time growing to the
Triumphant restatement of
the first
movement’s main
theme. And finally, the
exuberant coda drives to
a spectacular ending.
Difficulty Level:
Trombone 6 (Professional)
Band 5 (Advanced) See
also Red Dragonfly,
Sonata for Trombone and
Piano for the version
with piano accompaniment.
See composer website for
audio sample. Performance
materials available on
rental only:.
Song of Friendship Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3.5 SKU: BT.AMP-452-140 Composed by Philip ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3.5
SKU:
BT.AMP-452-140
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Midway Series. Concert
March. Score Only.
Composed 2017. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 452-140.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-452-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
Song of
Friendship was
commissioned by the
Concert Band of Jumonji
University, Saitama,
Japan and their
conductor, Yutaka
Nishida. The commission
marked the 50th year of
Yutaka Nishida’s
involvement with bands as
a player, conductor and
radio presenter. The
ceremonial Song of
Friendship opens with
an extended fanfare,
largely featuring the
brass section. This leads
to the main theme, which
develops slowly until it
is played by the full
band. A change of key
signals a contrasting
central section
containing a quiet
woodwind chorale, which
grows until the return of
the triumphant sounding
main theme. Elements of
the opening fanfare then
close the
work.
Song of
Friendship werd
geschreven voor het
harmonieorkest van de
Jumonji University in
Saitama, Japan, en
dirigent Yutaka Nishida.
De opdracht markeerde
tevens het vijftigste
jaar dat Yutaka Nishida
al actief was met
blaasorkesten als
muzikant, dirigent en
radiopresentator. Song
of Friendship opent
met een uitgebreide
fanfare waarin vooral de
kopersectie aan het woord
is. Dit gedeelte leidt
naar het hoofdthema, dat
geleidelijk verder wordt
uitgewerkt tot het door
het volledige orkest
wordt gespeeld. Een
modulatie kondigt een
contrasterend middendeel
aan, met een rustig
koraal in het hout dat
zich verder ontwikkelt
tot aan de terugkeer van
hettriomfantelijk
klinkende hoofdthema. Het
werk wordt afgesloten met
elementen uit de
openingsfanfare.
Song of
Friendship wurde vom
Blasorchester der Jumonji
University in Saitama
(Japan) und seinem
Dirigenten Yutaka Nishida
in Auftrag gegeben. Das
Auftragswerk steht auch
für Yutaka Nishidas
über 50-jähriges
Engagement im Bereich der
Blasmusik als Musiker,
Dirigent und
Radiomoderator. Das
feierliche Stück
Song of Friendship
beginnt mit einer
ausgedehnten Fanfare, die
vor allem die
Blechbläser
herausstellt. Diese
führt zum Hauptthema,
das sich langsam
entwickelt, bis es
schließlich vom
gesamten Orchester
gespielt wird. Ein
Tonartwechsel leitet den
gegensätzlichen
Hauptteil mit einem
ruhigen Choral in den
Holzbläsern ein, der
sich bis zur Wiederkehr
destriumphierenden
Hauptthemas langsam
weiterentwickelt. Das
Werk endet mit Elementen
aus der
Eröffnungsfanfare.
Il celebrativo
Song of Friendship
si apre con un esteso
tema di fanfara che
presenta ampiamente la
sezione degli ottoni.
Questo conduce al tema
principale, che si
sviluppa gradualmente
fino
all’esecuzione da
parte di tutta la banda.
Un cambio di tonalit
anticipa una contrastante
sezione centrale che
contiene un calmo corale
di legni che cresce fino
al ritorno trionfante del
tema principale. Gli
elementi musicali della
fanfara d’apertura
concludono
l’opera.
Piano SKU: HL.191946 Facsimile. Composed by Frederic Chopin. PWM. ...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.191946
Facsimile.
Composed by Frederic
Chopin. PWM. Classical.
Hardcover. Composed 2013.
35 pages. Polskie
Wydawnictwo Muzyczne
#61310142. Published by
Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne (HL.191946).
ISBN
9788361142829.
The
Polonaises, Op. 40 belong
to that later group. They
comprise two works: a
Polonaise in A major and
a Polonaise in C minor.
These two works comprise
the second opus of piano
polonaises to be
published by Chopin, and
they form a powrful
contrastwith one another,
representing two varietes
of the heroic polonaise:
the triumphant and the
tragic. They also mark a
further stage in the
evolution of the
polonaise: on the hand,
in the direction of
monumentalisation; on the
other, towards a
gradualweakening of its
dance features, so that
the dance in transformed
into a kind of dance
fantasy.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.GOB-000963-140 Voyage au Centr...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.GOB-000963-140
Voyage au Centre de la
Terre. Composed by
Harrie Janssen. Score
Only. 120 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000963-140. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000963-140).
This
composition was based on
the world-famous novel by
the French author Jules
Verne. This novel
describes the attempt to
reach the centre of the
earth. The descent of the
crater of the volcano
called Snaeffels,
situated in Iceland,
marks thebeginning of
this voyage to the
sublunary world. The
German geologist,
professor Lidenbrock, is
accompanied on this trip
by his nephew Axel and an
Icelandic guide named
Hans. The last mentioned
will be helpful in many
occasions.
Dark
colors & mist
The
composer tried in this
single work to give a
musical expression to
various significant
moments from this novel.
In the introduction he
sketches an image of the
dismal ambience on the
island by using dark
colors. Risingfragments
of mist reveal the flanks
of the monumental
mountain Scataris. The
composer tries to catch
this image in a majestic
and broad
chorale.
Away
from Iceland
Subsequently the ostinato
rhythmicity and
virtuosity representthe
hectic descent of the
crater of the volcano.
The party descends ever
more and more and travels
south, away from Iceland.
On the way, they see all
kinds of rock formations,
fossils and minerals. At
a depth of thirty hours
walking distance, atabout
150 kilometers below the
surface, they reach a sub
terrestrial sea which is
called the Lidenbrock
sea.
Genuine
eruption of
sounds
Strange
electric manifestations
and unpredictable weather
conditions accompany
thissingular phenomenon.
An orchestral
tutti-episode expresses
this impression
musically. On a
make-shift raft, the
party continues its
voyage, heading to the
south coast of this huge
sea. Once ashore, an
enormous rock obstructs
the passage. The
blowingup of this
obstacle unleashes a
genuine eruption of
sounds in the
orchestration.
Spat out by the
volcano
But the
explosion has an
unforeseen side effect.
The sea - travelers and
raft included - is sucked
upwards into a dark
hole.Again, our heroes
are accompanied on their
involuntary voyage, while
left to fend for
themselves, by an ever
increasing ostinato
rhythmicity.
Before an irruption can
destroy the raft, the
threesome manages to
escape and climb up
through acave towards the
daylight. They seem to be
spat out by the Stromboli
volcano on the island of
Sicily, far from home.
The composition ends
with triumphant sounds
that represent the
scientific triumph of
these
adventurers.
De
compositie 'Voyage au
centre de la terre ....'
is gebaseerd op de
wereldberoemde roman van
de Franse schrijver Jules
Verne. Het boek
beschrijft de poging het
middelpunt van de aarde
te bereiken. Een afdaling
van de op
IJslandgesitueerde
vulkaankrater 'de
Sneffels', markeert het
begin van deze reis in
het ondermaanse. De
Duitse geoloog professor
Lidenbrock wordt hierbij
vergezeld door zijn
neefje Axel en een
IJslandse gids genaamd
Hans. Laatstgenoemdezal
in menig netelige
situatie nog van pas
komen.
De
componist heeft getracht
in dit eendelige werk een
aantal significante
momenten uit deze roman
te verklanken. In de
inleiding wordt door
middel van donkere
kleureneen beeld
geschetst van de desolate
sfeer op het eiland.
Optrekkende flarden nevel
onthullen de flanken van
de monumentale berg 'de
Scartaris'. De componist
tracht dit beeld te
vangen in een majestueus,
breed opgezet
koraal. Vervolgens
staan ostinate ritmiek en
virtuositeit voor de
hectische afdaling in de
vulkaankrater. De
groep daalt dieper en
dieper af, en reist
daarbij zuidwaards, weg
van IJsland. Onderweg
komen ze allerlei
rotsformaties,fossielen
en mineralen tegen. Op
een diepte van 'dertig
uur gaans', op ca. 150
km. diepte, bereikt het
gezelschap een
onderaardse zee die 'de
Lidenbrockzee' genoemd
wordt. Vreemd
aandoende electrische
verschijnselen
enonvoorspelbare
weersomstandigheden
vergezellen dit
zonderlinge fenomeen. In
een orkestrale
tutti-episode wordt deze
indruk verklankt. Op
een provisorisch gebouwd
vlot vervolgt het groepje
hun reis, daarbij
koersend naar dezuidkust
van deze enorme zee.
Eenmaal aan wal gekomen
verspert een enorm
rotsblok verdere
doorgang. Het
opblazen van dit obstakel
ontketent een ware
klankeruptie in het
orkest. Echter, de
ontploffing heeft een
onvoorzien
neveneffect.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé Gobelin Music Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.GOB-000963-010 Voyage au Centr...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.GOB-000963-010
Voyage au Centre de la
Terre. Composed by
Harrie Janssen. Set
(Score & Parts). 372
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000963-010. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000963-010).
This
composition was based on
the world-famous novel by
the French author Jules
Verne. This novel
describes the attempt to
reach the centre of the
earth. The descent of the
crater of the volcano
called Snaeffels,
situated in Iceland,
marks thebeginning of
this voyage to the
sublunary world. The
German geologist,
professor Lidenbrock, is
accompanied on this trip
by his nephew Axel and an
Icelandic guide named
Hans. The last mentioned
will be helpful in many
occasions.
Dark
colors & mist
The
composer tried in this
single work to give a
musical expression to
various significant
moments from this novel.
In the introduction he
sketches an image of the
dismal ambience on the
island by using dark
colors. Risingfragments
of mist reveal the flanks
of the monumental
mountain Scataris. The
composer tries to catch
this image in a majestic
and broad
chorale.
Away
from Iceland
Subsequently the ostinato
rhythmicity and
virtuosity representthe
hectic descent of the
crater of the volcano.
The party descends ever
more and more and travels
south, away from Iceland.
On the way, they see all
kinds of rock formations,
fossils and minerals. At
a depth of thirty hours
walking distance, atabout
150 kilometers below the
surface, they reach a sub
terrestrial sea which is
called the Lidenbrock
sea.
Genuine
eruption of
sounds
Strange
electric manifestations
and unpredictable weather
conditions accompany
thissingular phenomenon.
An orchestral
tutti-episode expresses
this impression
musically. On a
make-shift raft, the
party continues its
voyage, heading to the
south coast of this huge
sea. Once ashore, an
enormous rock obstructs
the passage. The
blowingup of this
obstacle unleashes a
genuine eruption of
sounds in the
orchestration.
Spat out by the
volcano
But the
explosion has an
unforeseen side effect.
The sea - travelers and
raft included - is sucked
upwards into a dark
hole.Again, our heroes
are accompanied on their
involuntary voyage, while
left to fend for
themselves, by an ever
increasing ostinato
rhythmicity.
Before an irruption can
destroy the raft, the
threesome manages to
escape and climb up
through acave towards the
daylight. They seem to be
spat out by the Stromboli
volcano on the island of
Sicily, far from home.
The composition ends
with triumphant sounds
that represent the
scientific triumph of
these
adventurers.
De
compositie 'Voyage au
centre de la terre ....'
is gebaseerd op de
wereldberoemde roman van
de Franse schrijver Jules
Verne. Het boek
beschrijft de poging het
middelpunt van de aarde
te bereiken. Een afdaling
van de op
IJslandgesitueerde
vulkaankrater 'de
Sneffels', markeert het
begin van deze reis in
het ondermaanse. De
Duitse geoloog professor
Lidenbrock wordt hierbij
vergezeld door zijn
neefje Axel en een
IJslandse gids genaamd
Hans. Laatstgenoemdezal
in menig netelige
situatie nog van pas
komen.
De
componist heeft getracht
in dit eendelige werk een
aantal significante
momenten uit deze roman
te verklanken. In de
inleiding wordt door
middel van donkere
kleureneen beeld
geschetst van de desolate
sfeer op het eiland.
Optrekkende flarden nevel
onthullen de flanken van
de monumentale berg 'de
Scartaris'. De componist
tracht dit beeld te
vangen in een majestueus,
breed opgezet
koraal. Vervolgens
staan ostinate ritmiek en
virtuositeit voor de
hectische afdaling in de
vulkaankrater. De
groep daalt dieper en
dieper af, en reist
daarbij zuidwaards, weg
van IJsland. Onderweg
komen ze allerlei
rotsformaties,fossielen
en mineralen tegen. Op
een diepte van 'dertig
uur gaans', op ca. 150
km. diepte, bereikt het
gezelschap een
onderaardse zee die 'de
Lidenbrockzee' genoemd
wordt. Vreemd
aandoende electrische
verschijnselen
enonvoorspelbare
weersomstandigheden
vergezellen dit
zonderlinge fenomeen. In
een orkestrale
tutti-episode wordt deze
indruk verklankt. Op
een provisorisch gebouwd
vlot vervolgt het groepje
hun reis, daarbij
koersend naar dezuidkust
van deze enorme zee.
Eenmaal aan wal gekomen
verspert een enorm
rotsblok verdere
doorgang. Het
opblazen van dit obstakel
ontketent een ware
klankeruptie in het
orkest. Echter, de
ontploffing heeft een
onvoorzien
neveneffect.
The Way to Heaven Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-426-010 Droga do Nieba...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-426-010
Droga do Nieba.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Opening Pieces. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2017. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 426-010. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-426-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
The Way
to Heaven was
commissioned by the Royal
Air Force Music Services.
2015 was the 75th
anniversary of the Battle
of Britain, which took
place between July and
October 1940, when the
courageous fighter pilots
of the Royal Air
Forcethwarted
Hitler’s ambitions
to launch an invasion on
the UK. The Way to
Heaven opens with
fluttering woodwind
figures and brass
fanfares, which build to
a climax before a change
of key introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear
thesignal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadron’s Merlin
engines bursting into
life before they line up
to take off. This leads
to the main thematic
material of the work,
which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
tointercept the incoming
Messerschmitt 109s. A
brief allusion to the
Polish national anthem
brings the piece to a
triumphant close.
The Way to
Heaven is geschreven
in opdracht van de Britse
Royal Air Force Music
Services. In 2015 was het
75 jaar geleden dat de
Slag om Engeland
plaatsvond, tussen juli
en oktober 1940, toen de
moedige gevechtspiloten
van de Royal Air Forcede
ambities van Hitler om
het Verenigd Koninkrijk
tot capitulatie te
dwingen wisten te
dwarsbomen. The
Way to Heaven opent
met
‘dwarrelendeâ€
motieven in het hout en
koperfanfares, die worden
opgebouwd tot een climax
voordat een modulatie een
kort citaat van het
Poolse volkslied Mazurek
Dbrowskiego introduceert.
Dit sterft weg endan
horen we het alarmsignaal
voor het opstijgen van de
vliegtuigen, en het
schorre geluid van de
Merlin-motoren voordat de
gevechtstoestellen de
lucht in gaan. Dit leidt
tot het belangrijkste
thematische materiaal van
het werk, dat de
‘vlucht naarde
hemel’ van het 303
Squadron beschrijft
tijdens de klim omhoog
met als doel het
onderscheppen van de
Duitse Messerschmitts Bf
109. Een toespeling op
het Poolse volkslied
brengt het werk naar zijn
triomfantelijke
slot.
The Way
to Heaven wurde von
den Royal Air Force Music
Services in Auftrag
gegeben. 2015 jährte
sich die Luftschlacht um
England, die von Juli bis
Oktober 1940
stattgefunden hat, zum
75. Mal. Die mutigen
Jagdflieger der Royal Air
Force hattenHitlers
Ambitionen einer Invasion
Englands verhindert. The Way to Heaven
beginnt mit einer
unruhigen Figur in den
Holzbläsern und mit
Blechbläser-Fanfaren,
die sich zu einem
Höhepunkt aufbauen,
bevor ein Tonartwechsel
einen kurzen Verweis auf
die polnische
Nationalhymne Mazurek
Dbrowskiego“
einleitet. Dies verklingt
langsam und man hört
das Signal zum Kampf und
das Dröhnen der
Merlin-Triebwerke der
Staffeln, die vor dem
Start zum Leben erwachen
und sich aufstellen. Dies
führt zum Hauptthema
des Werkes, das den Flug
in den Himmel vonStaffel
303 beschreibt, um die
herankommenden
Messerschmidt 109
abzufangen. Es klingt
nochmals kurz die
polnische Nationalhymne
an, bevor das Stück
mit einem triumphalen
Schluss
endet.
The Way to Heaven Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-426-140 Droga do Nieba...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-426-140
Droga do Nieba.
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Elite Series.
Opening Pieces. Score
Only. Composed 2017.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
426-140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-426-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
The Way
to Heaven was
commissioned by the Royal
Air Force Music Services.
2015 was the 75th
anniversary of the Battle
of Britain, which took
place between July and
October 1940, when the
courageous fighter pilots
of the Royal Air
Forcethwarted
Hitler’s ambitions
to launch an invasion on
the UK. The Way to
Heaven opens with
fluttering woodwind
figures and brass
fanfares, which build to
a climax before a change
of key introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear
thesignal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadron’s Merlin
engines bursting into
life before they line up
to take off. This leads
to the main thematic
material of the work,
which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
tointercept the incoming
Messerschmitt 109s. A
brief allusion to the
Polish national anthem
brings the piece to a
triumphant close.
The Way to
Heaven<+O> is geschreven
in opdracht van de Britse
Royal Air Force Music
Services. In 2015 was het
75 jaar geleden dat de
Slag om Engeland
plaatsvond, tussen juli
en oktober 1940, toen de
moedige gevechtspiloten
van de Royal Air Forcede
ambities van Hitler om
het Verenigd Koninkrijk
tot capitulatie te
dwingen wisten te
dwarsbomen. The
Way to Heaven opent
met
‘dwarrelendeâ€
motieven in het hout en
koperfanfares, die worden
opgebouwd tot een climax
voordat een modulatie een
kort citaat van het
Poolse volkslied Mazurek
Dbrowskiego introduceert.
Dit sterft weg endan
horen we het alarmsignaal
voor het opstijgen van de
vliegtuigen, en het
schorre geluid van de
Merlin-motoren voordat de
gevechtstoestellen de
lucht in gaan. Dit leidt
tot het belangrijkste
thematische materiaal van
het werk, dat de
‘vlucht naarde
hemel’ van het 303
Squadron beschrijft
tijdens de klim omhoog
met als doel het
onderscheppen van de
Duitse Messerschmitts Bf
109. Een toespeling op
het Poolse volkslied
brengt het werk naar zijn
triomfantelijke
slot.
The Way
to Heaven wurde von
den Royal Air Force Music
Services in Auftrag
gegeben. 2015 jährte
sich die Luftschlacht um
England, die von Juli bis
Oktober 1940
stattgefunden hat, zum
75. Mal. Die mutigen
Jagdflieger der Royal Air
Force hattenHitlers
Ambitionen einer Invasion
Englands verhindert.
The Way to
Heaven beginnt mit
einer unruhigen Figur in
den Holzbläsern und
mit
Blechbläser-Fanfaren,
die sich zu einem
Höhepunkt aufbauen,
bevor ein Tonartwechsel
einen kurzen Verweis auf
die polnische
Nationalhymne Mazurek
Dbrowskiego“
einleitet. Dies verklingt
langsam und man hört
das Signal zum Kampf und
das Dröhnen der
Merlin-Triebwerke der
Staffeln, die vor dem
Start zum Leben erwachen
und sich aufstellen. Dies
führt zum Hauptthema
des Werkes, das den Flug
in den Himmel vonStaffel
303 beschreibt um die
herankommenden
Messerschmidt 109
abzufangen. Es klingt
nochmals kurz die
polnische Nationalhymne
an, bevor das Stück
mit einem triumphalen
Schluss
endet.
Composed
by Radie Britain. This
edition: Large Score.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 1946.
Duration 13 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#476-00137L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.47600137L).
UPC:
680160637157. 11x17
inches.
This piece,
dedicated to the memory
of a heroic feat, does
not desire to be classed
as a Symphonic Poem in
the generally accepted
sense of this term. It
does not attempt to
picture, or to strictly
follow, the various
mechanical and realistic
phases of this heroic
adventure although, on
the other hand, it does
not entirely avoid
allusion to such
realistic phenomena as
are characteristic of and
inseperable from the
nature of this adventure
and the technical means
of its realization. The
composer's main object,
however, was to try to
express in sound the
emotional phases of an
adventure that might be
called a prototype of
modern romance; to touch
upon its human aspect and
its ethical meaning, not
only in the relation to
the individual, but to
humanity in general. To
the individual, the
venturing Hero, refer the
opening phrases; the
sinister aspect of a bold
inspiration at its first
manifestation. To his
human environments, his
character and conquering
spirit, refer certain
lyrical as well as
martial and ehical
themes. According to the
nature of the venture,
the clash of motoric
forces and that of an
indomitable spirit with
the threatening elements
presented themselves for
musical consideration as
well as the plausible
uncertainty of the
outcome, the increasing
conficence and the final
victory, and triumphant
victory itself. And as
emotion in its purest and
most intense form reverts
to the primitive, the
composer thought it not
amiss to make fragmentary
use of the anthems of two
nations, thus symbolizing
the appeal from soil to
soil; an appeal that
found its joyous echo in
all humanity. And in the
midst of the turbulent
rejoicing stands the lone
figure of the Hero whose
daring had materialized
the dream of aeons.
Composed
by Radie Britain. This
edition: Study Score.
Contemporary. Full score.
With Standard notation.
Composed 1946. Duration
13 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#476-00137. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.476001370).
UPC:
680160637140. 9x12
inches.
This piece,
dedicated to the memory
of a heroic feat, does
not desire to be classed
as a Symphonic Poem in
the generally accepted
sense of this term. It
does not attempt to
picture, or to strictly
follow, the various
mechanical and realistic
phases of this heroic
adventure although, on
the other hand, it does
not entirely avoid
allusion to such
realistic phenomena as
are characteristic of and
inseparable from the
nature of this adventure
and the technical means
of its realization. The
composer's main object,
however, was to try to
express in sound the
emotional phases of an
adventure that might be
called a prototype of
modern romance; to touch
upon its human aspect and
its ethical meaning, not
only in the relation to
the individual, but to
humanity in general. To
the individual, the
venturing Hero, refer the
opening phrases; the
sinister aspect of a bold
inspiration at its first
manifestation. To his
human environments, his
character and conquering
spirit, refer certain
lyrical as well as
martial and ethical
themes. According to the
nature of the venture,
the clash of motoric
forces and that of an
indomitable spirit with
the threatening elements
presented themselves for
musical consideration as
well as the plausible
uncertainty of the
outcome, the increasing
confidence and the final
victory, and triumphant
victory itself. And as
emotion in its purest and
most intense form reverts
to the primitive, the
composer thought it not
amiss to make fragmentary
use of the anthems of two
nations, thus symbolizing
the appeal from soil to
soil; an appeal that
found its joyous echo in
all humanity. And in the
midst of the turbulent
rejoicing stands the lone
figure of the Hero whose
daring had materialized
the dream of aeons.
Composed by Bruce Fraser.
Arranged by Percy
Aldridge Grainger. Band
Music. Score and parts.
Duration 3:40. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.R10202).
Warlike, then
noble, Now is the Day is
based on the great figure
in Scottish history -
William Wallace, often
called Braveheart.
Opening with the
woodwinds playing drums
along with the percussion
section against brass
fanfares, this piece will
create an air of
excitement. An alto
saxophone solo provides a
brief moment of solace
between the battle
scenes.
This work
is based on a great
figure in Scottish
history - William
Wallace, often called
Braveheart. The song
Scots wha hae wi' Wallace
bled, which is Scotland's
unofficial national
anthem contains the line
Now is the day and how is
the hour, and this is the
source of the title. The
opening section is
warlike in sound with
woodwinds playing
tambours of some sort -
tom-toms, tambours, even
old drum skins will make
the kind of noise
required to simulate a
battle. Noisy brass
fanfares are melodic
fragments of Scots wha
hae melody. Eventually,
woodwinds join in and the
music slows down to an
alto saxophone solo,
again based on fragments
of Scots wha hae. The
battle tempo resumes and
percussion then lead the
band noisily into an
eventual full statement
of the theme creating a
noble sound against the
continuing drum patterns,
leading to a triumphant
ending.
Composed
by Kathryn Griesinger.
Yas. Full score. Duration
3 minutes, 26 seconds.
Carl Fischer Music
#YAS245F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS245F).
ISBN
9781491165379. UPC:
680160924288. Key: E
minor.
This
courageous and forceful
melody uses frequent
doubling of sections to
add strength and volume
to the developing string
orchestra. Fearless
legends are heard in the
determined theme,
punctuated with heavy
staccato accompaniments,
meant to be played
marcato style on the
string. Set in E minor,
the piece allows cello
players to explore
extended F# finger
patterns as upper strings
get to practice a few
high-3 sharp accidentals.
The character of the
piece is found in the
rising and falling
dynamics that depict the
inevitable defeats, but
also glory of victory of
battle. After a brief
respite in a lyrical
middle section, the
steady march returns in
the low strings, bringing
the ensemble back to a
triumphant
conclusion.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels
Composed by
Kathryn Griesinger. Yas.
Set of Score and Parts.
Duration 3 minutes, 26
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YAS245. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YAS245).
ISBN
9781491164976. UPC:
680160923885. Key: E
minor.
This
courageous and forceful
melody uses frequent
doubling of sections to
add strength and volume
to the developing string
orchestra. Fearless
legends are heard in the
determined theme,
punctuated with heavy
staccato accompaniments,
meant to be played
marcato style on the
string. Set in E minor,
the piece allows cello
players to explore
extended F# finger
patterns as upper strings
get to practice a few
high-3 sharp accidentals.
The character of the
piece is found in the
rising and falling
dynamics that depict the
inevitable defeats, but
also glory of victory of
battle. After a brief
respite in a lyrical
middle section, the
steady march returns in
the low strings, bringing
the ensemble back to a
triumphant
conclusion.
About Carl
Fischer Young String
Orchestra
Series
Thi
s series of Grade 2/Grade
2.5 pieces is designed
for second and third year
ensembles. The pieces in
this series are
characterized
by: --Occasionally
extending to third
position --Keys
carefully considered for
appropriate
difficulty --Addition
of separate 2nd violin
and viola
parts --Viola T.C.
part
included --Increase
in independence of parts
over beginning levels
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 0.5 SKU: FJ.B1464S Score Only. C...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 0.5
SKU:
FJ.B1464S
Score
Only. Composed by
Timothy Loest. Concert
Band. FJH Starter Series.
Form: March. Score.
Duration 1:20. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1464S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1464S).
English.
Open
your next concert with
this triumphant march
featuring bold themes and
powerful harmonies.
Conveying courage,
character and the
indomitable human spirit,
this heroic work in grand
style uses just six notes
in an epic scale.
Magnificent!
About FJH
Starter
Series
Int
roduction to Beginning
Band - Ideal for the
first several months of
instruction. These pieces
are a comfortable length
for students (about a
half page of music) and
are playable with as few
as five instruments. All
instruments are limited
to a 6-note diatonic
range. Several
supplemental exercises
are included to help
teach different elements
of each piece. Grade
.5
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44013334 <...(+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band (Score & Parts) -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44013334
Concert Band Score and
Parts. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 275 seconds.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP426010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44013334).
The Way to
Heaven was commissioned
by the Royal Air Force
Music Services. 2015 was
the 75th anniversary of
the Battle of Britain,
which took place between
July and October 1940,
when the courageous
fighter pilots of the
Royal Air Force thwarted
Hitler's ambitions to
launch an invasion on the
UK. The Way to Heaven
opens with fluttering
woodwind figures and
brass fanfares, which
build to a climax before
a change of key
introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear the
signal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadrons Merlin engines
bursting into life before
they line up to take off.
This leads to the main
thematic material of the
work, which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
to intercept the incoming
Messerschmitt 109s. A
brief allusion to the
Polish national anthem
brings the piece to a
triumphant close.
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44013335 Concert Band Score...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44013335
Concert Band
Score. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Classical. Softcover.
Duration 250 seconds.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP426140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44013335).
UPC:
888680922948.
The
Way to Heaven was
commissioned by the Royal
Air Force Music Services.
2015 was the 75th
anniversary of the Battle
of Britain, which took
place between July and
October 1940, when the
courageous fighter pilots
of the Royal Air Force
thwarted Hitler's
ambitions to launch an
invasion on the UK. The
Way to Heaven opens with
fluttering woodwind
figures and brass
fanfares, which build to
a climax before a change
of key introduces a short
quotation for the Polish
National Anthem - Mazurek
Dbrowskiego. This fades
and you can hear the
signal to scramble and
the throaty sounds of the
squadrons Merlin engines
bursting into life before
they line up to take off.
This leads to the main
thematic material of the
work, which depicts the
heaven-bound flight of
303 Squadron as it climbs
to intercept the
incomingMesserschmitt
109s. A brief allusion to
the Polish national
anthem brings the piece
to a triumphant
close.
3-6 octave handbells - Grade 3- SKU: BP.HB529 Composed by Jason W. Krug. ...(+)
3-6 octave handbells -
Grade 3-
SKU:
BP.HB529
Composed by
Jason W. Krug. Arranged
by Jason W. Krug.
Handbell choir music.
Handbell score.
Beckenhorst Press #HB529.
Published by Beckenhorst
Press (BP.HB529).
UPC:
748769305294.
Arrag
ed for 3-6 octave
handbell choir
withoptional 2 octaves of
handchimes, level 3-.
From its haunting opening
iteration of the theme,
this arrangement of the
stirring Navy Hymn is
sure to touch the hearts
of your listeners. A more
flowing second verse
gives way to a reflective
third verse and a final
triumphant closing verse.
Unexpected harmonies
abound, adding a hint of
freshness to this
well-loved tune.
Composed
by Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2013.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP358140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44012271).
UPC:
888680057664.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Looking Up,
Moving On was
commissioned by the Tokyo
Kosei Wind Orchestra and
was part of a tour
programme they gave in
May 2012, a tour which
included many areas that
had been devastated by
the 2011 earthquake and
tsunami.The theme of the
piece is the powerful
ability of mankind to
overcome such disasters
and look forward to a
positive future; it opens
in an appropriately
optimistic mood,
featuring bright
orchestral colours and
extensive syncopation. A
chorale-like fanfare is
soon introduced on horns
and euphonium, answered
by chirpy woodwinds. The
mood subsides until an
alto saxophone introduces
a brief quotation from
the composer's The Sun
Will RiseAgain, which
was written to raise
funds for victims of the
2011 disaster. The mood
soon changes and the
horns introduce a noble
theme under woodwind
flourishes. This leads to
the main Vivo
section of the piece
which is characterised
again by strong
syncopations as part of a
florid theme in the low
woodwinds. This melody
undergoes varied
development by all
sections of the band
until the horn fanfare
returns triumphally on
the brass. This is
extended and leads to a
faster coda which brings
together previous
material in counterpoint
to close the work in
optimistic mood.
Looking Up,
Moving On is
gecomponeerd in opdracht
van het Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra. Het werk
maakte deel uit van een
programma uit mei 2012,
dat werd uitgevoerd
tijdens een tournee
waarbij veel regio's
werden bezocht die waren
verwoest door de
aardbeving en tsunami van
2011.Het thema van het
werk is het buitengewone
vermogen van de mens om
dergelijke rampen te
boven te komen en vooruit
te kijken naar een
positieve toekomst. De
opening is dan ook
optimistisch van
karakter, met heldere
orkestrale kleuren en een
rijkelijke syncopering.
Al snel wordt er een
koraalachtige fanfare
geintroduceerd door de
hoorns en het euphonium,
waarop een levendig
antwoord volgt in
dehoutblazerssectie. De
sfeer wordt dan steeds
kalmer totdat een
altsaxofoon een kort
citaat laat horen uit een
eerder werk van de
componist, The Sun
Will Rise Again, dat
werd geschreven om geld
in te zamelen voor de
slachtoffers van de ramp
uit 2011. De stemming
slaat vlug weer om: de
hoorns introduceren een
nobel thema, dat
weerklinkt onder
versieringen in het hout.
Dit leidt naar het Vivo,
het hoofdgedeelte, dat
eveneens wordt gekenmerkt
door sterke
syncoperingen, als
onderdeel van een
sierlijk thema in het
lage hout. De melodie
ondergaat een gevarieerde
ontwikkeling binnen alle
secties van het orkest,
totdat de hoornfanfare op
triomfantelijke wijze
terugkeert in het koper.
De fanfare wordt
vervolgens verder
uitgewerkt en voert ons
mee naar een snellere
coda, die voorafgaand
materiaal in contrapunt
samenbrengt en de
compositie in
optimistische stemming
afsluit.
Looking Up,
Moving Down wurde vom
Tokyo Kosei Wind
Orchestra in Auftrag
gegeben und war Teil des
Konzertprogramms einer
Tour im Mai 2012, welche
viele Gebiete einschloss,
die vom Erdbeben und
Tsunami im Jahr 2011
zerstort worden waren.
Thema dieses Stuckes ist
die gewaltige Fahigkeit
der Menschheit, uber
solche Katastrophen
hinwegzukommen und voll
Optimismus in die Zukunft
zu blicken; es beginnt
dementsprechend in einer
positiven Stimmung mit
strahlenden
Orchesterfarben und einer
ausgepragten
Synkopierung. Schon bald
wird eine choralartige
Fanfare auf den Hornern
und im Euphonium
vorgestellt, die von
munteren Holzblasern
beantwortet wird. Die
Stimmung flaut ab, bis
einAltsaxophon ein kurzes
Zitat aus The Sun Will
Rise Again anspielt,
das der Komponist zur
Spendenbeschaffung fur
die Opfer des Unglucks
2011 geschrieben hatte.
Kurz darauf folgt ein
Stimmungswechsel und die
Horner prasentieren ein
stattliches Thema,
begleitet von Fanfaren in
den Holzblasern. Dies
fuhrt zum mit Vivo
uberschriebenen Hauptteil
des Stuckes, der wiederum
von starken
Synkopierungen gepragt
ist, die Teil eines
bluhenden Themas in den
tiefen Holzblasern sind.
Diese Melodie durchlauft
eine vielgestaltige
Entwicklung durch alle
Instrumentengruppen des
Blasorchesters, bis das
Blech mit der Hornfanfare
triumphal zuruckkehrt.
Dies wird erweitert und
fuhrt zu einer
schnelleren Coda, in dem
verschiedenes zuvor
gehortes Material
kontrapunktisch
zusammenkommt, um das
Werk in einer
optimistischen Stimmung
zu beenden.
Looking Up,
Moving On est une
commande du Tokyo Kosei
Wind Orchestra. Cette
piece faisait partie du
programme de la tournee
effectuee par l'orchestre
en mai 2012, qui s'est
produit dans de
nombreuses regions
devastees par le
tremblement de terre et
le tsunami de 2011.La
composition a pour theme
l'immense capacite
humaine a surmonter de
telles catastrophes et
envisager l'avenir de
facon positive. Elle
debute justement dans un
climat optimiste
comportant de vives
couleurs orchestrales et
des passages syncopes.
Les cors et les euphonium
introduisent bientot une
fanfare en forme de
choral a laquelle
repondent des bois
petillants. L'ambiance
s'apaise jusqu'a ce
qu'unsaxophone alto
introduise un court
extrait de The Sun
Will Rise Again, du
meme compositeur, une
piece ecrite pour
collecter des fonds en
faveur des victimes du
desastre de 2011. Le
climat change hativement
lorsque les cors
introduisent un theme
noble par-dessus des
fioritures executees par
les bois. Vient ensuite
la principale section
vivo de la piece, qui se
caracterise, encore une
fois, par des syncopes
tres marquees dans le
cadre d'un theme fleuri
assure dans le registre
grave des bois. Cette
melodie fait l'objet de
divers developpements par
tous les pupitres de
l'orchestre jusqu'au
retour triomphant de la
fanfare soutenue par les
cuivres. Celle-ci se
prolonge pour mener a une
coda plus rapide qui
rassemble les elements
precedents en contrepoint
pour clore la piece dans
un climat optimiste.
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.81-CB224480 A Gladiator Story. Comp...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU:
AP.81-CB224480
A
Gladiator Story.
Composed by David
Marlatt. Concert Band.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 4:50. Eighth
Note Publications
#81-CB224480. Published
by Eighth Note
Publications
(AP.81-CB224480).
ISBN
9781778930478. UPC:
685462030484.
English.
Fortune
Favors the Bold by David
Marlatt is a dynamic and
exciting piece that
captures the trials,
tribulations, and
victories in the life of
an ancient gladiator.
Triumphant fanfares
herald him into the great
Colosseum as he clashes
with many foes. Bravery
and skill are what keep
him alive. Between
battles he is reflective
and contemplative. Could
this be his final fight?
With conviction and
courage he rises to meet
his next opponent,
fighting with all his
strength and daring. More
fanfares announce his
victory, but will this
success be the one to
grant him his freedom?
There are solo
opportunities for flute,
alto sax, baritone, and
bass clarinet.
(4:50).