| Eye of the Tiger Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Warner Brothers
Performed by Survivor. By Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik. Edited by Bob Dingley. ...(+)
Performed by Survivor. By
Frankie Sullivan, Jim
Peterik. Edited by Bob
Dingley. Arranged by
Jerry Burns. Marching
band. Level: easy.
Published by Warner
Brothers.
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| Europahymne Wind Band Set Orchestre d'harmonie Schott
Concert band (ST KPL) SKU: HL.49006363 Music from the last movement of...(+)
Concert band (ST KPL)
SKU: HL.49006363
Music from the last
movement of the Ninth
Symphony. Composed by
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Arranged by Herbert von
Karajan. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. Set of Parts.
73 pages. Duration 2'
15''. Schott Music
#ED6489-10. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49006363). ISBN
9790001068949.
8.25x12.0x0.213
inches. The
European Hymn is the hymn
not only of the European
Union but of Europe in a
broader sense. The melody
has been taken from the
Ninth Symphony by Ludwig
van Beethoven from
1823.In the last movement
of this symphony
Beethoven set music to
the 'Ode to Joy' by
Friedrich von Schiller
from 1785. This poem
sprang from Schiller's
idealistic vision of men
who become brothers - a
vision Beethoven shared
with him.In 1972 the
Council of Europe adopted
Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'
as its anthem. The
well-known conductor
Herbert von Karajan was
commissioned to arrange
three instrumental
versions - for solo
piano, wind orchestra and
symphony orchestra.
Without words, in the
universal language of
music, the anthem is an
expression of the
idealistic values of
freedom, peace and
solidarity which Europe
stands for.In 1985 the
heads of state and
government adopted the
hymn as the EU's official
anthem. It does not
replace the national
anthems of the member
states, but rather
celebrates common values
as well as unity in
diversity.The score of
this offical anthem is
exclusively available
from the Schott
publishing
house.
(1
Piccolo-Flote, 2 Floten,
2 Oboen, 2 Fagotte, 1
Kontrafagott, 1
Klarinette in Es, 3
Klarinetten in B, 1
Bass-Klarinette in B, 2
Alt-Saxophone in Es, 1
Tenor-Saxophon in B, 1
Bariton-Saxophon in Es, 3
Trompeten in B, 2
Kornette in B, 2 Horner
in F, 3 Posaunen, 2
Flugelhorner in B, 3
Tenorhorner in B, 1
Bariton, 2 Tuben, Pauken,
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| Attila! (part 1 from 'Sinfonia Hungarica') Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1002207-140 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6 SKU:
BT.DHP-1002207-140
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2000. 96
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1002207-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1002207-140).
Sinfonia
Hungarica is a
three-movement symphony
that depicts the history
of Hungary. All three
movements were inspired
by historical key
figures, wars, and other
important events from
this country. This
symphony is a celebration
of Hungary’s
millennium in
2001.ATTILA, King of the
Huns, often named
“The scourge of
God,†is the
central figure of the
first movement, mainly
characterized by fear,
threat, aggression, and
cruelty. Attila’s
brother, Buda, however,
has a more heroic theme,
while his beloved wife,
Rika, has a lyrical
melody. The exciting
ending of this opening
movement illustrates the
dreaded speed of
Attila’s troops:
they pursued their
victims and killed them
all!
Dit stuk werd
gecomponeerd in opdracht
van het symfonisch
blaasorkest
Kiskunfélegyhaza uit
Hongarije en opgedragen
aan dirigent Ferenc
Jankovski, burgemeester
Jozsef Ficsor en
Gabriella Kiss. De
wereldpremière vond
plaats op 31 maart2001 in
Budapest (Hongarije) door
het eerdergenoemde orkest
onder leiding van de
componist.Deze driedelige
symfonie beschrijft de
geschiedenis van
Hongarije. De drie delen
zijn ge nspireerd op
historische
sleutelfiguren,
oorlogenen andere
belangrijke
gebeurtenissen in dit
land. De symfonie werd
geschreven ter
gelegenheid van de
millenniumviering van
Hongarije in
2001.ATTILA,
koning van de Hunnen,
vaak ‘de gesel
Gods’ genoemd, is
de centrale figuurin het
eerste deel, dat
voornamelijk wordt
gekenmerkt door angst,
dreiging, agressie en
wreedheid.
Attila’s broer,
Buda, heeft echter een
hero scher thema, terwijl
zijn geliefde vrouw,
Rika, een lyrische
melodie heeft. Het
spannendeeinde van dit
openingsdeel illustreert
de gevreesde snelheid van
Attila’s troepen:
ze achtervolgden hun
slachtoffers en
vermoordden ze allemaal!
Het tweede deel gaat over
ARPAD, de stichter
van de Hongaarse staat.
Hetbegint met een
sfeerpassage, die het
beeld oproept van zijn
grootmoeder, Emese,
dromend over zijn
bestemming. Een van
Arpad’s
tegenstanders, de
Bulgaarse prins Zalan,
werd verdreven na een
gevecht. Hierna noemde
Arpad het gebiedofficieel
‘Magyarorszagâ€
.Het laatste deel is
genoemd naar
ISTVAN, de koning
die het christendom in
Hongarije introduceerde
en die werd gekroond door
paus Silvester II op 1
januari 1001. Een vrij
plechtige start leidt tot
nogeen martiale passage,
die eindigt met een
aantal luide slagen. Deze
symboliseren het voorval
waarbij het lichaam van
de heiden Koppany in vier
stukken werd gesneden,
die naar de vier kastelen
van het land werden
gezonden als
schrikwekkend
Die
Sinfonie in drei
Sätzen ist eine
musikalische Schilderung
der Geschichte Ungarns.
Alle drei Sätze haben
bedeutende historische
Persönlichkeiten und
Schlüsselereignisse
aus der Landesgeschichte
- wie etwa Kriege - zum
Inhalt. Das Werk wurde
zuUngarns
Tausendjahrfeier im Jahr
2001
geschrieben.Attila
, König der Hunnen,
oftmals auch die
Geißel Gottes genannt,
ist die zentrale Gestalt
des ersten Satzes; in
seiner musikalischen
Beschreibung sind
Aggressivität und
Grausamkeit, die vonihm
ausgehende Bedrohung und
ihm entgegengebrachte
Furcht spürbar.
Daneben erscheinen das
heroischer klingende
Thema von Buda,
Attilas Bruder, und das
lyrische von Rika,
seiner zärtlich
geliebten Frau. Der
aufpeitschende Schluss
desSatzes ist Sinnbild
für die gefürchtete
Schnelligkeit von Attilas
Truppen, mit der sie ihre
Opfer eingeholt und ohne
Ausnahme getötet
haben.Im Mittelpunkt des
zweiten Satzes steht
Arpad, der
eigentliche Begründer
des ungarischen Staates.
Eineatmosphärisch
klingende Einleitung
beschwört
Emese, die
Großmutter Arpads,
herauf, die im Traum
seine Bestimmung
vorhergesehen hatte. Er
schlug seinen Gegner, den
Prinzen Zalan von
Bulgarien, im Kampf in
die Flucht und gab dem
Land denNamen
Magyarorszag.Das Finale
ist nach Istvan
benannt, dem König,
der in Ungarn das
Christentum einführte
und am ersten Januar 1001
durch Papst Sylvester II.
gekrönt wurde. Ein
feierlicher Anfang leitet
über in einen an
Kriegsgetümmelerinnern
den Abschnitt, der in
lärmendem Getöse
endet. Es steht für
das Ende des Heiden
Koppany, dessen
Körper gevierteilt und
als abschreckendes
Beispiel an die vier
Burgen des Landes gesandt
wurde. Ein ruhiges,
beinahe religiös
wirkendesZwischenspiel
mündet in die
ungarische Nationalhymne.
Dieser prachtvolle, mit
grandioso
überschriebene Schluss
hat auch eine symbolische
Bedeutung: Nach zehn
Jahrhunderten hat Ungarn
guten Grund, mit Stolz
zurückzublicken und
der Zukunft mitZuversicht
und Optimismus
entgegenzusehen.Die
wunderbare Melodie der
Nationalhymne erscheint
in der Sinfonie auch
vorher schon immer
wieder, wird meist aber
ganz oder teilweise
überdeckt. Sie
durchläuft das Werk
wie ein roter Faden, der
anfangs kaumwahrzunehmen
ist und erst im Verlauf
der Sinfonie immer
deutlicher wird. Am Ende
krönt sie das Werk in
einer letzten
prachtvollen Steigerung,
in der das Orchester den
majestätischen Klang
einer Orgel
annimmt.
Sinfon
ia Hungarica est une
œuvre de commande
pour l’Orchestre
d’Harmonie de
Kiskunfelegyhaze en
Hongrie. Elle est
dédiée Ferenc
Jankovski (Directeur de
l’Orchestre
d’Harmonie),
Jozsef Ficsor (Maire de
la ville de
Kiskunfelegyhaze) et
Gabriella Kiss.Cette
symphonie en trois
mouvements retrace
l’histoire de la
Hongrie.
L’ensemble des
trois mouvements
s’inspire de la
vie de personnages
historiques clés, de
guerres et
d’autres
événements de
grande importance qui ont
marqué
l’histoire de ce
pays. Sinfonia
Hungarica
célèbre le
millénaire de la
fondation de
l’État
hongrois (1001-2001).
L’œuvre a
été donnée en
création mondiale, le
31 mars 2001 Budapest,par
l’Orchestre
d’Harmonie de
Kiskunfelegyhaze placé
sous la direction du
compositeur.ATTILA
, roi des Huns,
surnommé “le
Fléau de Dieuâ€,
est le personnage central
du premier mouvement
où règne une
atmosphère de peur, de
menace,
d’agression et de
cruauté. Bléda, le
frère d’Attila,
est associé un
thème aux accents plus
héro ques, tandis que
Kerka, l’épouse
bien-aimée du roi des
Huns, est
représentée par une
mélodie lyrique. La
fin trépidante de ce
mouvement
d’ouverture
illustre
l’effroyable
rapidité avec laquelle
les troupes
d’Attila
poursuivaient et tuaient
toutes leurs victimes.Le
deuxième mouvement est
centré sur
ARPAD, le
fondateur de
l’État
hongrois. Un passage
limpide et aérien
ouvre ce mouvement
évoquant Émèse,
la grand-mère
d’Arpad, qui vit
en rêve sa destinée
future. Après avoir
livré bataille contre
l’un de ses
opposants, le prince
bulgare Zalan, et
l’avoir chassé
des terres magyares,
Arpad donne
officiellement au
territoire le nom de
Magyarorszag.Le
troisième et dernier
mouvement de la symphonie
porte le nom de celui qui
convertit le pays au
christianisme :
Étienne Ier
(ISTVAN), sacré
roi de Hongrie le 1er
janvier 1001 par le Pape
Sylvestre II. Les mesures
d’ouverture,
solennelles et
majestueuses, mènent
un passage dont
l’atmosphère
belliqueuse
s’intensifie pour
s’achever en de
violents fracas
symbolisant la mort
Sinfonia
Hungarica,
commissionata dalla banda
ungherese di
Kiskunfelegyahaza, è
dedicata al maestro
Ferenc Jankovski, al
sindaco della citt Jozsef
Ficsor e a Gabriella
Kiss. La prima mondiale,
eseguita dalla banda
Kiskunfelegyhaza si è
tenutaa Budapest il 31
marzo 2001 sotto la
direzione del
compositore.Gli eventi
salienti della storia
dell’Ungheria,
come le guerre ed altri
avvenimenti importanti,
sono tradotti in musica
in questa sinfonia
strutturata in tre
movimenti. Sinfonia
Hungaricavuole anche
essere un omaggio allo
stato ungherese che
festeggia il suo
millennio nel
2001.ATTILA, re
degli Unni, spesso
chiamato “il
flagello di Dio“
è la figura centrale
del primo movimento,
caratterizzato dalla
paura, dalla
minaccia,dall’aggr
essione e dalla crudelt .
Buda, fratello di Attila
è associato ad un tema
più eroico, mentre
Rika, l’amata
moglie, è
rappresentata da una
melodia lirica.
L’eccitante finale
di questo movimento di
apertura illustra la
tanto temuta velocit
delle truppe di Attila
che seminavano paura e
morte.Il secondo
movimento pone
l’accento su
ARPAD, il
fondatore dello Stato
ungherese. Inizia con un
passaggio in stile
atmosferico che evoca la
nonna di Arpad, Emese che
aveva sognato e
predettoil futuro del
nipote. Uno degli
oppositori di Arpad, il
principe bulgaro Zalan,
fu cacciato dopo una
battaglia. In seguito,
Arpad chiamò
ufficialmente il
territorio
“Magyarorszagâ€
.Il movimento finale
prende il nome da
ISTVAN, il re che
portòil cristianesimo
in Ungheria e che fu
incoronato da Papa
Silvestro II il 1
gennaio, 1001. Un inizio
solenne prelude ad un
passaggio bellico
accentuato da rumori
imponenti; questo a
simboleggiare
l’atroce fine del
pagano Koppany il cui
corpo futagliato in
quattro pezzi e inviato
ai quattro castelli del
paese come monito. Dopo
un intermezzo quieto,
quasi religioso, viene
presentato l’Inno
nazionale ungherese. In
questo ampio e grandioso
finale riecheggia
l’orgoglio
dell’Ungheria
nelricordare il suo
passato e la fiducia con
la quale si proietta al
futuro.Lo stupendo tema
dell’Inno
nazionale ungherese è
proposto nell’arco
dell’intera
sinfonia. E’
però spesso
parzialmente nascosto e
usato come filo
conduttore, appena
riconoscibileall’i
nizio ma sempre più
ovvio quando la sinfonia
si avvicina al suo
finale. A conclusione
della sinfonia, il
sublime inno conduce la
banda in
un’apoteosi
finale, facendo apparire
l’organico
strumentale come un
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| Minnie The Moocher Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Scomegna Edizioni Musicali
By Cab Calloway, Irving Mills, Clarence Gaskill. Arranged by Giancarlo Gazzani. ...(+)
By Cab Calloway, Irving
Mills, Clarence Gaskill.
Arranged by Giancarlo
Gazzani. Concert band.
For 2 arrangements in 1
set of parts! All
inclusive package
including: score vocal
version score
instrumental version,
parts for all
instruments, vocal solo
parts, optional
instrumental solo. As
performed by The Blues
Brothers. Film Music,
Solo piece, Vocal. Grade
3. Score and set of
parts. Duration 3:30.
Published by Scomegna
Edizioni Musical srl
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| Attila! (part 1 from 'Sinfonia Hungarica') Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-1002207-010 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6 SKU:
BT.DHP-1002207-010
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2000.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1002207-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1002207-010).
Sinfonia
Hungarica is a
three-movement symphony
that depicts the history
of Hungary. All three
movements were inspired
by historical key
figures, wars, and other
important events from
this country. This
symphony is a celebration
of Hungary’s
millennium in
2001.ATTILA, King of the
Huns, often named
“The scourge of
God,†is the
central figure of the
first movement, mainly
characterized by fear,
threat, aggression, and
cruelty. Attila’s
brother, Buda, however,
has a more heroic theme,
while his beloved wife,
Rika, has a lyrical
melody. The exciting
ending of this opening
movement illustrates the
dreaded speed of
Attila’s troops:
they pursued their
victims and killed them
all!
Dit stuk werd
gecomponeerd in opdracht
van het symfonisch
blaasorkest
Kiskunfélegyhaza uit
Hongarije en opgedragen
aan dirigent Ferenc
Jankovski, burgemeester
Jozsef Ficsor en
Gabriella Kiss. De
wereldpremière vond
plaats op 31 maart2001 in
Budapest (Hongarije) door
het eerdergenoemde orkest
onder leiding van de
componist.Deze driedelige
symfonie beschrijft de
geschiedenis van
Hongarije. De drie delen
zijn ge nspireerd op
historische
sleutelfiguren,
oorlogenen andere
belangrijke
gebeurtenissen in dit
land. De symfonie werd
geschreven ter
gelegenheid van de
millenniumviering van
Hongarije in
2001.ATTILA,
koning van de Hunnen,
vaak ‘de gesel
Gods’ genoemd, is
de centrale figuurin het
eerste deel, dat
voornamelijk wordt
gekenmerkt door angst,
dreiging, agressie en
wreedheid.
Attila’s broer,
Buda, heeft echter een
hero scher thema, terwijl
zijn geliefde vrouw,
Rika, een lyrische
melodie heeft. Het
spannendeeinde van dit
openingsdeel illustreert
de gevreesde snelheid van
Attila’s troepen:
ze achtervolgden hun
slachtoffers en
vermoordden ze allemaal!
Het tweede deel gaat over
ARPAD, de stichter
van de Hongaarse staat.
Hetbegint met een
sfeerpassage, die het
beeld oproept van zijn
grootmoeder, Emese,
dromend over zijn
bestemming. Een van
Arpad’s
tegenstanders, de
Bulgaarse prins Zalan,
werd verdreven na een
gevecht. Hierna noemde
Arpad het gebiedofficieel
‘Magyarorszagâ€
.Het laatste deel is
genoemd naar
ISTVAN, de koning
die het christendom in
Hongarije introduceerde
en die werd gekroond door
paus Silvester II op 1
januari 1001. Een vrij
plechtige start leidt tot
nogeen martiale passage,
die eindigt met een
aantal luide slagen. Deze
symboliseren het voorval
waarbij het lichaam van
de heiden Koppany in vier
stukken werd gesneden,
die naar de vier kastelen
van het land werden
gezonden als
schrikwekkend
Die
Sinfonie in drei
Sätzen ist eine
musikalische Schilderung
der Geschichte Ungarns.
Alle drei Sätze haben
bedeutende historische
Persönlichkeiten und
Schlüsselereignisse
aus der Landesgeschichte
- wie etwa Kriege - zum
Inhalt. Das Werk wurde
zuUngarns
Tausendjahrfeier im Jahr
2001
geschrieben.Attila
, König der Hunnen,
oftmals auch die
Geißel Gottes genannt,
ist die zentrale Gestalt
des ersten Satzes; in
seiner musikalischen
Beschreibung sind
Aggressivität und
Grausamkeit, die vonihm
ausgehende Bedrohung und
ihm entgegengebrachte
Furcht spürbar.
Daneben erscheinen das
heroischer klingende
Thema von Buda,
Attilas Bruder, und das
lyrische von Rika,
seiner zärtlich
geliebten Frau. Der
aufpeitschende Schluss
desSatzes ist Sinnbild
für die gefürchtete
Schnelligkeit von Attilas
Truppen, mit der sie ihre
Opfer eingeholt und ohne
Ausnahme getötet
haben.Im Mittelpunkt des
zweiten Satzes steht
Arpad, der
eigentliche Begründer
des ungarischen Staates.
Eineatmosphärisch
klingende Einleitung
beschwört
Emese, die
Großmutter Arpads,
herauf, die im Traum
seine Bestimmung
vorhergesehen hatte. Er
schlug seinen Gegner, den
Prinzen Zalan von
Bulgarien, im Kampf in
die Flucht und gab dem
Land denNamen
Magyarorszag.Das Finale
ist nach Istvan
benannt, dem König,
der in Ungarn das
Christentum einführte
und am ersten Januar 1001
durch Papst Sylvester II.
gekrönt wurde. Ein
feierlicher Anfang leitet
über in einen an
Kriegsgetümmelerinnern
den Abschnitt, der in
lärmendem Getöse
endet. Es steht für
das Ende des Heiden
Koppany, dessen
Körper gevierteilt und
als abschreckendes
Beispiel an die vier
Burgen des Landes gesandt
wurde. Ein ruhiges,
beinahe religiös
wirkendesZwischenspiel
mündet in die
ungarische Nationalhymne.
Dieser prachtvolle, mit
grandioso
überschriebene Schluss
hat auch eine symbolische
Bedeutung: Nach zehn
Jahrhunderten hat Ungarn
guten Grund, mit Stolz
zurückzublicken und
der Zukunft mitZuversicht
und Optimismus
entgegenzusehen.Die
wunderbare Melodie der
Nationalhymne erscheint
in der Sinfonie auch
vorher schon immer
wieder, wird meist aber
ganz oder teilweise
überdeckt. Sie
durchläuft das Werk
wie ein roter Faden, der
anfangs kaumwahrzunehmen
ist und erst im Verlauf
der Sinfonie immer
deutlicher wird. Am Ende
krönt sie das Werk in
einer letzten
prachtvollen Steigerung,
in der das Orchester den
majestätischen Klang
einer Orgel
annimmt.
Sinfon
ia Hungarica,
commissionata dalla banda
ungherese di
Kiskunfelegyahaza, è
dedicata al maestro
Ferenc Jankovski, al
sindaco della citt Jozsef
Ficsor e a Gabriella
Kiss. La prima mondiale,
eseguita dalla banda
Kiskunfelegyhaza si è
tenutaa Budapest il 31
marzo 2001 sotto la
direzione del
compositore.Gli eventi
salienti della storia
dell’Ungheria,
come le guerre ed altri
avvenimenti importanti,
sono tradotti in musica
in questa sinfonia
strutturata in tre
movimenti. Sinfonia
Hungaricavuole anche
essere un omaggio allo
stato ungherese che
festeggia il suo
millennio nel
2001.ATTILA, re
degli Unni, spesso
chiamato “il
flagello di Dio“
è la figura centrale
del primo movimento,
caratterizzato dalla
paura, dalla
minaccia,dall’aggr
essione e dalla crudelt .
Buda, fratello di Attila
è associato ad un tema
più eroico, mentre
Rika, l’amata
moglie, è
rappresentata da una
melodia lirica.
L’eccitante finale
di questo movimento di
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tanto temuta velocit
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che seminavano paura e
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movimento pone
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ARPAD, il
fondatore dello Stato
ungherese. Inizia con un
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nonna di Arpad, Emese che
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predettoil futuro del
nipote. Uno degli
oppositori di Arpad, il
principe bulgaro Zalan,
fu cacciato dopo una
battaglia. In seguito,
Arpad chiamò
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incoronato da Papa
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la quale si proietta al
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però spesso
parzialmente nascosto e
usato come filo
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riconoscibileall’i
nizio ma sempre più
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si avvicina al suo
finale. A conclusione
della sinfonia, il
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Marching band. Published
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| Dance Of Uzume Sc/prts With Alto Sax Solo Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44005579 For Alto Saxophone an...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5 SKU:
HL.44005579 For
Alto Saxophone and
Concert Band.
Composed by Piet Swerts.
De Haske Concert Band.
Solo & Concerto. Score
Only. Composed 2005. De
Haske Publications
#1053826. Published by De
Haske Publications
(HL.44005579). UPC:
884088058272.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. Dance of Uzume
is a concertino that is
based on a Japanese myth:
out of anger toward her
brother Susanowa, the
storm god, the sun
goddess Amaterasu hides
in a cave. The goddess of
joy, Uzume, succeeds in
luring the sun goddess
out of the cave by
dancing wildly. The joy
and laughter of the other
gods as they watch Uzume
arouses Amaterasu's
curiosity and with her
appearance, the light on
earth returns. This
fantastic new original
work will make a much
needed addition to the
advanced repertoire for
saxophone and concert
band. A version for
saxophone and piano is
also
available.
Piet
Swerts componeerde
Dance of Uzume op
verzoek van de Japanse
topsaxofonist Nobuya
Sugawa. Het werk is
gebaseerd op een Japanse
mythe: uit woede op haar
broer Susanowa, de god
van de storm, verschuilt
de zonnegodin
Amaterasuzich in een
grot. De vreugdegodin
Uzume weet de godin van
de zon echter met een
wilde dans uit de grot te
lokken. Het gelach van de
andere goden wekt
namelijk de
nieuwsgierigheid van
Amaterasu en met haar
verschijning komt
hetlicht terug op aarde.
Dit verhaal wordt in de
muziek meesterlijk
weerspiegeld.
Dies
es Concertino fur
Altsaxophon und
Blasorchester basiert auf
einer japanischen Sage:
Aus Arger uber ihren
Bruder Susanowa, den Gott
des Sturms, versteckt
sich die Sonnengottin
Amaterasu in einer Hohle
und kann erst durch den
Tanz von Uzume, der
Gottin der Freude, wieder
hervorgelockt werden. Mit
ihr kehrt auch das Licht
wieder auf die Erde
zuruck. Piet Swerts'
anspruchsvolles und
abwechslungsreiches Werk
besteht aus einem
konzertanten Dialog
zwischen dem Solisten und
dem Orchester. Lebhafte
und lyrische Themen, ein
sehr melodischer
Mittelteil, Blues und
Marsch ahnliche Motive
sowie ostliche Anklange
sind eine lohnende
Herausforderung fur
Saxophonisten und bieten
vielAbwechslung fur das
gesamte Blasorchester.
Dance of Uzume
(La danse d'Uzume) est un
dialogue virtuose et
lyrique entre le soliste
et l'accompagnement. La
trame se developpe sur un
tempo unique et rapide.
Ce concertino raconte un
episode de la mythologie
japonaise. Ulceree par
les mefaits de son frere
Susanowo, dieu du vent et
des tempetes, Amaterasu,
deesse du Soleil, se
confine dans une caverne,
privant le monde de sa
lumiere. Ne supportant
plus l'obscurite, les
autres dieux se
reunissent devant
l'entree de la caverne
pour trouver un moyen de
la faire sortir. Uzume,
la deesse de la gaiete,
se met alors a danser
frenetiquement.
Intriguee, Amaterasu
parait enfin et le monde
retrouve la lumiere du
soleil.
Dance of
Uzume e un dialogo
virtuoso e lirico tra il
solista e
l'accompagnamento. La
trama si sviluppa su un
tempo unico e rapido.
Questo concertino narra
un episodio della
mitologia giapponese.
Devastata dai misfatti di
suo fratello Susanowo,
Dio del vento e delle
tempeste, Amaterasu, Dea
del Sole, si rifugia in
una caverna, privando il
mondo della luce. Non
sopportando piu
l'oscurita, gli altri Dei
si riuniscono davanti
all'entrata della caverna
per trovare un mezzo per
farla uscire. Uzume, la
Dea della gioia, inizia
una danza frenetica.
Intrigata, Amaterasu
appare all'entrata e il
mondo ritrova la luce del
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Piano and orchestra - difficult SKU: HL.49046544 For piano and orchest...(+)
Piano and orchestra -
difficult SKU:
HL.49046544 For
piano and orchestra.
Composed by Gyorgy
Ligeti. This edition:
Saddle stitching. Sheet
music. Edition Schott.
Softcover. Composed
1985-1988. Duration 24'.
Schott Music #ED23178.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49046544). ISBN
9781705122655. UPC:
842819108726.
9.0x12.0x0.224
inches. I composed
the Piano Concerto in two
stages: the first three
movements during the
years 1985-86, the next
two in 1987, the final
autograph of the last
movement was ready by
January, 1988. The
concerto is dedicated to
the American conductor
Mario di Bonaventura. The
markings of the movements
are the following: 1.
Vivace molto ritmico e
preciso 2. Lento e
deserto 3. Vivace
cantabile 4. Allegro
risoluto 5. Presto
luminoso.The first
performance of the
three-movement Concerto
was on October 23rd, 1986
in Graz. Mario di
Bonaventura conducted
while his brother,
Anthony di Bonaventura,
was the soloist. Two days
later the performance was
repeated in the Vienna
Konzerthaus. After
hearing the work twice, I
came to the conclusion
that the third movement
is not an adequate
finale; my feeling of
form demanded
continuation, a
supplement. That led to
the composing of the next
two movements. The
premiere of the whole
cycle took place on
February 29th, 1988, in
the Vienna Konzerthaus
with the same conductor
and the same pianist. The
orchestra consisted of
the following: flute,
oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
horn, trumpet, tenor
trombone, percussion and
strings. The flautist
also plays the piccoIo,
the clarinetist, the alto
ocarina. The percussion
is made up of diverse
instruments, which one
musician-virtuoso can
play. It is more
practical, however, if
two or three musicians
share the instruments.
Besides traditional
instruments the
percussion part calls
also for two simple wind
instruments: the swanee
whistle and the
harmonica. The string
instrument parts (two
violins, viola, cello and
doubles bass) can be
performed soloistic since
they do not contain
divisi. For balance,
however, the ensemble
playing is recommended,
for example 6-8 first
violins, 6-8 second, 4-6
violas, 4-6 cellos, 3-4
double basses. In the
Piano Concerto I realized
new concepts of harmony
and rhythm. The first
movement is entirely
written in bimetry:
simultaneously 12/8 and
4/4 (8/8). This relates
to the known triplet on a
doule relation and in
itself is nothing new.
Because, however, I
articulate 12 triola and
8 duola pulses, an
entangled, up till now
unheard kind of polymetry
is created. The rhythm is
additionally complicated
because of asymmetric
groupings inside two
speed layers, which means
accents are
asymmetrically
distributed. These
groups, as in the talea
technique, have a fixed,
continuously repeating
rhythmic structures of
varying lengths in speed
layers of 12/8 and 4/4.
This means that the
repeating pattern in the
12/8 level and the
pattern in the 4/4 level
do not coincide and
continuously give a
kaleidoscope of renewing
combinations. In our
perception we quickly
resign from following
particular rhythmical
successions and that what
is going on in time
appears for us as
something static,
resting. This music, if
it is played properly, in
the right tempo and with
the right accents inside
particular layers, after
a certain time 'rises, as
it were, as a plane after
taking off: the rhythmic
action, too complex to be
able to follow in detail,
begins flying. This
diffusion of individual
structures into a
different global
structure is one of my
basic compositional
concepts: from the end of
the fifties, from the
orchestral works
Apparitions and
Atmospheres I
continuously have been
looking for new ways of
resolving this basic
question. The harmony of
the first movement is
based on mixtures, hence
on the parallel leading
of voices. This technique
is used here in a rather
simple form; later in the
fourth movement it will
be considerably
developed. The second
movement (the only slow
one amongst five
movements) also has a
talea type of structure,
it is however much
simpler rhythmically,
because it contains only
one speed layer. The
melody is consisted in
the development of a
rigorous interval mode in
which two minor seconds
and one major second
alternate therefore nine
notes inside an octave.
This mode is transposed
into different degrees
and it also determines
the harmony of the
movement; however, in
closing episode in the
piano part there is a
combination of diatonics
(white keys) and
pentatonics (black keys)
led in brilliant,
sparkling quasimixtures,
while the orchestra
continues to play in the
nine tone mode. In this
movement I used isolated
sounds and extreme
registers (piccolo in a
very low register,
bassoon in a very high
register, canons played
by the swanee whistle,
the alto ocarina and
brass with a harmon-mute'
damper, cutting sound
combinations of the
piccolo, clarinet and
oboe in an extremely high
register, also
alternating of a
whistle-siren and
xylophone). The third
movement also has one
speed layer and because
of this it appears as
simpler than the first,
but actually the rhythm
is very complicated in a
different way here. Above
the uninterrupted, fast
and regular basic pulse,
thanks to the asymmetric
distribution of accents,
different types of
hemiolas and inherent
melodical patterns appear
(the term was coined by
Gerhard Kubik in relation
to central African
music). If this movement
is played with the
adequate speed and with
very clear accentuation,
illusory
rhythmic-melodical
figures appear. These
figures are not played
directly; they do not
appear in the score, but
exist only in our
perception as a result of
co-operation of different
voices. Already earlier I
had experimented with
illusory rhythmics,
namely in Poeme
symphonique for 100
metronomes (1962), in
Continuum for harpsichord
(1968), in Monument for
two pianos (1976), and
especially in the first
and sixth piano etude
Desordre and Automne a
Varsovie (1985). The
third movement of the
Piano Concerto is up to
now the clearest example
of illusory rhythmics and
illusory melody. In
intervallic and chordal
structure this movement
is based on alternation,
and also inter-relation
of various modal and
quasi-equidistant harmony
spaces. The tempered
twelve-part division of
the octave allows for
diatonical and other
modal interval
successions, which are
not equidistant, but are
based on the alternation
of major and minor
seconds in different
groups. The tempered
system also allows for
the use of the
anhemitonic pentatonic
scale (the black keys of
the piano). From
equidistant scales,
therefore interval
formations which are
based on the division of
an octave in equal
distances, the
twelve-tone tempered
system allows only
chromatics (only minor
seconds) and the six-tone
scale (the whole-tone:
only major seconds).
Moreover, the division of
the octave into four
parts only minor thirds)
and three parts (three
major thirds) is
possible. In several
music cultures different
equidistant divisions of
an octave are accepted,
for example, in the
Javanese slendro into
five parts, in Melanesia
into seven parts, popular
also in southeastern
Asia, and apart from
this, in southern Africa.
This does not mean an
exact equidistance: there
is a certain tolerance
for the inaccurateness of
the interval tuning.
These exotic for us,
Europeans, harmony and
melody have attracted me
for several years.
However I did not want to
re-tune the piano
(microtone deviations
appear in the concerto
only in a few places in
the horn and trombone
parts led in natural
tones). After the period
of experimenting, I got
to pseudo- or
quasiequidistant
intervals, which is
neither whole-tone nor
chromatic: in the
twelve-tone system, two
whole-tone scales are
possible, shifted a minor
second apart from each
other. Therefore, I
connect these two scales
(or sound resources), and
for example, places occur
where the melodies and
figurations in the piano
part are created from
both whole tone scales;
in one band one six-tone
sound resource is
utilized, and in the
other hand, the
complementary. In this
way whole-tonality and
chromaticism mutually
reduce themselves: a type
of deformed
equidistancism is formed,
strangely brilliant and
at the same time
slanting; illusory
harmony, indeed being
created inside the
tempered twelve-tone
system, but in sound
quality not belonging to
it anymore. The
appearance of such
slantedequidistant
harmony fields
alternating with modal
fields and based on
chords built on fifths
(mainly in the piano
part), complemented with
mixtures built on fifths
in the orchestra, gives
this movement an
individual, soft-metallic
colour (a metallic sound
resulting from
harmonics). The fourth
movement was meant to be
the central movement of
the Concerto. Its
melodc-rhythmic elements
(embryos or fragments of
motives) in themselves
are simple. The movement
also begins simply, with
a succession of
overlapping of these
elements in the mixture
type structures. Also
here a kaleidoscope is
created, due to a limited
number of these elements
- of these pebbles in the
kaleidoscope - which
continuously return in
augmentations and
diminutions. Step by
step, however, so that in
the beginning we cannot
hear it, a compiled
rhythmic organization of
the talea type gradually
comes into daylight,
based on the simultaneity
of two mutually shifted
to each other speed
layers (also triplet and
duoles, however, with
different asymmetric
structures than in the
first movement). While
longer rests are
gradually filled in with
motive fragments, we
slowly come to the
conclusion that we have
found ourselves inside a
rhythmic-melodical whirl:
without change in tempo,
only through increasing
the density of the
musical events, a
rotation is created in
the stream of successive
and compiled, augmented
and diminished motive
fragments, and increasing
the density suggests
acceleration. Thanks to
the periodical structure
of the composition,
always new but however of
the same (all the motivic
cells are similar to
earlier ones but none of
them are exactly
repeated; the general
structure is therefore
self-similar), an
impression is created of
a gigantic, indissoluble
network. Also, rhythmic
structures at first
hidden gradually begin to
emerge, two independent
speed layers with their
various internal
accentuations. This
great, self-similar whirl
in a very indirect way
relates to musical
associations, which came
to my mind while watching
the graphic projection of
the mathematical sets of
Julia and of Mandelbrot
made with the help of a
computer. I saw these
wonderful pictures of
fractal creations, made
by scientists from Brema,
Peitgen and Richter, for
the first time in 1984.
From that time they have
played a great role in my
musical concepts. This
does not mean, however,
that composing the fourth
movement I used
mathematical methods or
iterative calculus;
indeed, I did use
constructions which,
however, are not based on
mathematical thinking,
but are rather craftman's
constructions (in this
respect, my attitude
towards mathematics is
similar to that of the
graphic artist Maurits
Escher). I am concerned
rather with intuitional,
poetic, synesthetic
correspondence, not on
the scientific, but on
the poetic level of
thinking. The fifth, very
short Presto movement is
harmonically very simple,
but all the more
complicated in its
rhythmic structure: it is
based on the further
development of ''inherent
patterns of the third
movement. The
quasi-equidistance system
dominates harmonically
and melodically in this
movement, as in the
third, alternating with
harmonic fields, which
are based on the division
of the chromatic whole
into diatonics and
anhemitonic pentatonics.
Polyrhythms and harmonic
mixtures reach their
greatest density, and at
the same time this
movement is strikingly
light, enlightened with
very bright colours: at
first it seems chaotic,
but after listening to it
for a few times it is
easy to grasp its
content: many autonomous
but self-similar figures
which crossing
themselves. I present my
artistic credo in the
Piano Concerto: I
demonstrate my
independence from
criteria of the
traditional avantgarde,
as well as the
fashionable
postmodernism. Musical
illusions which I
consider to be also so
important are not a goal
in itself for me, but a
foundation for my
aesthetical attitude. I
prefer musical forms
which have a more
object-like than
processual character.
Music as frozen time, as
an object in imaginary
space evoked by music in
our imagination, as a
creation which really
develops in time, but in
imagination it exists
simultaneously in all its
moments. The spell of
time, the enduring its
passing by, closing it in
a moment of the present
is my main intention as a
composer. (Gyorgy
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Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1053826-010 For Alto Saxop...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5 SKU:
BT.DHP-1053826-010
For Alto Saxophone and
Concert Band.
Composed by Piet Swerts.
Solo Spectrum. Solo &
Concerto. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2005. 72
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1053826-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053826-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch. Dance of
Uzume is a concertino
that is based on a
Japanese myth: out of
anger toward her brother
Susanowa, the storm god,
the sun goddess Amaterasu
hides in a cave. The
goddess of joy, Uzume,
succeeds in luring the
sun goddess out of the
cave by dancing wildly.
The joy and laughter of
the other gods as they
watch Uzume arouses
Amaterasu’s
curiosity and with her
appearance, the light on
earth returns. This
fantastic new original
work will make a much
needed addition to the
advanced repertoire for
saxophone and concert
band. A version for
saxophone and piano is
also
available.
Piet
Swerts componeerde
Dance of Uzume op
verzoek van de Japanse
topsaxofonist Nobuya
Sugawa. Het werk is
gebaseerd op een Japanse
mythe: uit woede op haar
broer Susanowa, de god
van de storm, verschuilt
de zonnegodin
Amaterasuzich in een
grot. De vreugdegodin
Uzume weet de godin van
de zon echter met een
wilde dans uit de grot te
lokken. Het gelach van de
andere goden wekt
namelijk de
nieuwsgierigheid van
Amaterasu en met haar
verschijning komt
hetlicht terug op aarde.
Dit verhaal wordt in de
muziek meesterlijk
weerspiegeld.
Dies
es Concertino für
Altsaxophon und
Blasorchester basiert auf
einer japanischen Sage:
Aus Ärger über
ihren Bruder Susanowa,
den Gott des Sturms,
versteckt sich die
Sonnengöttin Amaterasu
in einer Höhle und
kann erst durch den Tanz
von Uzume, der Göttin
der Freude, wieder
hervorgelockt werden. Mit
ihr kehrt auch das Licht
wieder auf die Erde
zurück. Piet
Swerts’
anspruchsvolles und
abwechslungsreiches Werk
besteht aus einem
konzertanten Dialog
zwischen dem Solisten und
dem Orchester. Lebhafte
und lyrische Themen, ein
sehr melodischer
Mittelteil, Blues und
Marsch ähnliche Motive
sowie östliche
Anklänge sind eine
lohnende Herausforderung
für Saxophonisten und
bieten vielAbwechslung
für das gesamte
Blasorchester.
Dance of Uzume
(“La danse
d’Uzumeâ€)
est un dialogue virtuose
et lyrique entre le
soliste et
l’accompagnement.
La trame se développe
sur un tempo unique et
rapide. Ce concertino
raconte un épisode de
la mythologie japonaise.
Ulcérée par les
méfaits de son
frère Susanowo, dieu
du vent et des
tempêtes, Amaterasu,
déesse du Soleil, se
confine dans une caverne,
privant le monde de sa
lumière. Ne supportant
plus
l’obscurité,
les autres dieux se
réunissent devant
l’entrée de la
caverne pour trouver un
moyen de la faire sortir.
Uzume, la déesse de la
gaieté, se met alors
danser
frénétiquement.
Intriguée, Amaterasu
paraît enfin et le
monde retrouve la
lumière du
soleil.
Dance of
Uzume è un dialogo
virtuoso e lirico tra il
solista e
l’accompagnamento.
La trama si sviluppa su
un tempo unico e rapido.
Questo concertino narra
un episodio della
mitologia giapponese.
Devastata dai misfatti di
suo fratello Susanowo,
Dio del vento e delle
tempeste, Amaterasu, Dea
del Sole, si rifugia in
una caverna, privando il
mondo della luce. Non
sopportando più
l’oscurit , gli
altri Dei si riuniscono
davanti
all’entrata della
caverna per trovare un
mezzo per farla uscire.
Uzume, la Dea della
gioia, inizia una danza
frenetica. Intrigata,
Amaterasu appare
all’entrata e il
mondo ritrova la luce del
sole. $266.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Dance of Uzume Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1053826-040 For Alto Saxophone and ...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053826-040
For Alto Saxophone and
Concert Band.
Composed by Piet Swerts.
Solo Spectrum. Solo &
Concerto. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2005. 72
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1053826-040. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053826-040).
English-German-French-
Dutch. Dance of
Uzume is a concertino
that is based on a
Japanese myth: out of
anger toward her brother
Susanowa, the storm god,
the sun goddess Amaterasu
hides in a cave. The
goddess of joy, Uzume,
succeeds in luring the
sun goddess out of the
cave by dancing wildly.
The joy and laughter of
the other gods as they
watch Uzume arouses
Amaterasu’s
curiosity and with her
appearance, the light on
earth returns. This
fantastic new original
work will make a much
needed addition to the
advanced repertoire for
saxophone and concert
band. A version for
saxophone and piano is
also
available.
Piet
Swerts componeerde
Dance of Uzume op
verzoek van de Japanse
topsaxofonist Nobuya
Sugawa. Het werk is
gebaseerd op een Japanse
mythe: uit woede op haar
broer Susanowa, de god
van de storm, verschuilt
de zonnegodin
Amaterasuzich in een
grot. De vreugdegodin
Uzume weet de godin van
de zon echter met een
wilde dans uit de grot te
lokken. Het gelach van de
andere goden wekt
namelijk de
nieuwsgierigheid van
Amaterasu en met haar
verschijning komt
hetlicht terug op aarde.
Dit verhaal wordt in de
muziek meesterlijk
weerspiegeld.
Dies
es Concertino für
Altsaxophon und
Blasorchester basiert auf
einer japanischen Sage:
Aus Ärger über
ihren Bruder Susanowa,
den Gott des Sturms,
versteckt sich die
Sonnengöttin Amaterasu
in einer Höhle und
kann erst durch den Tanz
von Uzume, der Göttin
der Freude, wieder
hervorgelockt werden. Mit
ihr kehrt auch das Licht
wieder auf die Erde
zurück. Piet
Swerts’
anspruchsvolles und
abwechslungsreiches Werk
besteht aus einem
konzertanten Dialog
zwischen dem Solisten und
dem Orchester. Lebhafte
und lyrische Themen, ein
sehr melodischer
Mittelteil, Blues und
Marsch ähnliche Motive
sowie östliche
Anklänge sind eine
lohnende Herausforderung
für Saxophonisten und
bieten vielAbwechslung
für das gesamte
Blasorchester.
Dance of Uzume
(“La danse
d’Uzumeâ€)
est un dialogue virtuose
et lyrique entre le
soliste et
l’accompagnement.
La trame se développe
sur un tempo unique et
rapide. Ce concertino
raconte un épisode de
la mythologie japonaise.
Ulcérée par les
méfaits de son
frère Susanowo, dieu
du vent et des
tempêtes, Amaterasu,
déesse du Soleil, se
confine dans une caverne,
privant le monde de sa
lumière. Ne supportant
plus
l’obscurité,
les autres dieux se
réunissent devant
l’entrée de la
caverne pour trouver un
moyen de la faire sortir.
Uzume, la déesse de la
gaieté, se met alors
danser
frénétiquement.
Intriguée, Amaterasu
paraît enfin et le
monde retrouve la
lumière du
soleil.
Dance of
Uzume è un dialogo
virtuoso e lirico tra il
solista e
l’accompagnamento.
La trama si sviluppa su
un tempo unico e rapido.
Questo concertino narra
un episodio della
mitologia giapponese.
Devastata dai misfatti di
suo fratello Susanowo,
Dio del vento e delle
tempeste, Amaterasu, Dea
del Sole, si rifugia in
una caverna, privando il
mondo della luce. Non
sopportando più
l’oscurit , gli
altri Dei si riuniscono
davanti
all’entrata della
caverna per trovare un
mezzo per farla uscire.
Uzume, la Dea della
gioia, inizia una danza
frenetica. Intrigata,
Amaterasu appare
all’entrata e il
mondo ritrova la luce del
sole. $266.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Dance of Uzume Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1053826-140 For Alto Saxop...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5 SKU:
BT.DHP-1053826-140
For Alto Saxophone and
Concert Band.
Composed by Piet Swerts.
Solo Spectrum. Solo &
Concerto. Score Only.
Composed 2005. 72 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1053826-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1053826-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch. Dance of
Uzume is a concertino
that is based on a
Japanese myth: out of
anger toward her brother
Susanowa, the storm god,
the sun goddess Amaterasu
hides in a cave. The
goddess of joy, Uzume,
succeeds in luring the
sun goddess out of the
cave by dancing wildly.
The joy and laughter of
the other gods as they
watch Uzume arouses
Amaterasu’s
curiosity and with her
appearance, the light on
earth returns. This
fantastic new original
work will make a much
needed addition to the
advanced repertoire for
saxophone and concert
band. A version for
saxophone and piano is
also
available.
Piet
Swerts componeerde
Dance of Uzume op
verzoek van de Japanse
topsaxofonist Nobuya
Sugawa. Het werk is
gebaseerd op een Japanse
mythe: uit woede op haar
broer Susanowa, de god
van de storm, verschuilt
de zonnegodin
Amaterasuzich in een
grot. De vreugdegodin
Uzume weet de godin van
de zon echter met een
wilde dans uit de grot te
lokken. Het gelach van de
andere goden wekt
namelijk de
nieuwsgierigheid van
Amaterasu en met haar
verschijning komt
hetlicht terug op aarde.
Dit verhaal wordt in de
muziek meesterlijk
weerspiegeld.
Dies
es Concertino für
Altsaxophon und
Blasorchester basiert auf
einer japanischen Sage:
Aus Ärger über
ihren Bruder Susanowa,
den Gott des Sturms,
versteckt sich die
Sonnengöttin Amaterasu
in einer Höhle und
kann erst durch den Tanz
von Uzume, der Göttin
der Freude, wieder
hervorgelockt werden. Mit
ihr kehrt auch das Licht
wieder auf die Erde
zurück. Piet
Swerts’
anspruchsvolles und
abwechslungsreiches Werk
besteht aus einem
konzertanten Dialog
zwischen dem Solisten und
dem Orchester. Lebhafte
und lyrische Themen, ein
sehr melodischer
Mittelteil, Blues und
Marsch ähnliche Motive
sowie östliche
Anklänge sind eine
lohnende Herausforderung
für Saxophonisten und
bieten vielAbwechslung
für das gesamte
Blasorchester.
Dance of Uzume
(“La danse
d’Uzumeâ€)
est un dialogue virtuose
et lyrique entre le
soliste et
l’accompagnement.
La trame se développe
sur un tempo unique et
rapide. Ce concertino
raconte un épisode de
la mythologie japonaise.
Ulcérée par les
méfaits de son
frère Susanowo, dieu
du vent et des
tempêtes, Amaterasu,
déesse du Soleil, se
confine dans une caverne,
privant le monde de sa
lumière. Ne supportant
plus
l’obscurité,
les autres dieux se
réunissent devant
l’entrée de la
caverne pour trouver un
moyen de la faire sortir.
Uzume, la déesse de la
gaieté, se met alors
danser
frénétiquement.
Intriguée, Amaterasu
paraît enfin et le
monde retrouve la
lumière du
soleil.
Dance of
Uzume è un dialogo
virtuoso e lirico tra il
solista e
l’accompagnamento.
La trama si sviluppa su
un tempo unico e rapido.
Questo concertino narra
un episodio della
mitologia giapponese.
Devastata dai misfatti di
suo fratello Susanowo,
Dio del vento e delle
tempeste, Amaterasu, Dea
del Sole, si rifugia in
una caverna, privando il
mondo della luce. Non
sopportando più
l’oscurit , gli
altri Dei si riuniscono
davanti
all’entrata della
caverna per trovare un
mezzo per farla uscire.
Uzume, la Dea della
gioia, inizia una danza
frenetica. Intrigata,
Amaterasu appare
all’entrata e il
mondo ritrova la luce del
sole. $52.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| The Ultimate Rock Pop Fake Book Instruments en Do [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
By Various. For C Instruments. Fake Book. Softcover. 560 pages. Published by Hal...(+)
By Various. For C
Instruments. Fake Book.
Softcover. 560 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
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| Scots Guards Standard Settings Of Pipe Music Volume 1 Cornemuse - Intermédiaire Paterson Ltd
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| Softly, As I Leave You Euphonium et Cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] Winwood Music
By Robert and Nicholas Childs. By Alfred De Vita. Arranged by Alan Catherall. So...(+)
By Robert and Nicholas
Childs. By Alfred De
Vita. Arranged by Alan
Catherall. Solo/Duet. For
Euphonium and Brass Band.
Matt Munroe hit in
euphonic style. Light
Concert. Easy. Condensed
Score and Parts. Standard
Notation. Duration 3:45
$58.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Sleeping Beauty, The, Op. 66 -- Waltz No. 6 Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] LudwigMasters Publications
Concert Band; Orchestra 2+Picc.2+EH.2.2: 4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1): Str (9-8-7-6-5...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-E112601
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-E112601.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-E112601). ISBN
9798892700733. UPC:
659359826610.
English. The
Sleeping Beauty ballet in
3 acts, which tells the
story of conflicting
forces of good and evil,
incorporates various
fairy-tale characters
from the Brothers Grimm
and French fairy tales.
Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893)
longest ballet, the work
was met with a favorable
response following the
January 15th, 1890,
premiere at the Imperial
Mariinsky Theatre in St.
Petersburg, but the
composer would not live
to see the work become
the mainstay of the
ballet repertoire that it
has enjoyed for over one
hundred years. The
popular Waltz, No. 6 from
Act I, takes place as the
introduction to Princess
Aurora as a dance on her
sixteenth birthday.
Instrumentation:
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
set).
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months. $40.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| Sleeping Beauty, The, Op. 66 -- Waltz No. 6 Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] LudwigMasters Publications
Concert Band; Orchestra 2+Picc.2+EH.2.2: 4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1): Str (9-8-7-6-5...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)
SKU: AP.36-E112602
Composed by Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score & Parts. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score
and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-E112602.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-E112602). UPC:
659359956621.
English. The
Sleeping Beauty ballet in
3 acts, which tells the
story of conflicting
forces of good and evil,
incorporates various
fairy-tale characters
from the Brothers Grimm
and French fairy tales.
Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893)
longest ballet, the work
was met with a favorable
response following the
January 15th, 1890,
premiere at the Imperial
Mariinsky Theatre in St.
Petersburg, but the
composer would not live
to see the work become
the mainstay of the
ballet repertoire that it
has enjoyed for over one
hundred years. The
popular Waltz, No. 6 from
Act I, takes place as the
introduction to Princess
Aurora as a dance on her
sixteenth birthday.
Instrumentation:
2+Picc.2+EH.2.2:
4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1):
Str (9-8-7-6-5 in
set).
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months. $155.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| The Real Bluegrass Book
Guitare [Fake Book] Hal Leonard
(C Instruments). By Various. Fake Book. Softcover. 432 pages. Published by Hal L...(+)
(C Instruments). By
Various. Fake Book.
Softcover. 432 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(1)$44.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Jazz Sonorities Calabrese Brothers Music, LLC
Clarinet & Drumset SKU: SU.21000213 For Clarinet & Drumset. Compos...(+)
Clarinet & Drumset
SKU: SU.21000213
For Clarinet &
Drumset. Composed by
Patrick Hardish.
Woodwinds, Clarinet,
Percussion, Percussion.
Accompanied by
percussion, Drum Set.
Performance Score.
Calabrese Brothers Music,
LLC #21000213. Published
by Calabrese Brothers
Music, LLC (SU.21000213).
UPC:
820821003284. Jazz
Sonorities (2002) was
composed for Esther
Lamneck at her request
and premiered by her and
Barbara Allen on drums at
the Loewe Theater of New
York University on May
30, 2002. Ms. Lamneck
asked me to compose a
piece for either solo
clarinet or clarinet and
piano. I decided on the
former to continue my
Sonorities series of
works for solo
instruments which
eventually resulted in
Sonorities VII for solo
b-flat clarinet
(2003-04). However,
shortly after getting
started with my
Sonorities VII I kept
hearing the swinging
sounds of a jazz clarinet
backed up by a jazz drum
set. Part of the reason I
kept hearing these sounds
is that I grew up
listening to the big
swing bands of such
clarinet leaders as Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw,
Woody Herman, and Jimmy
Dorsey. These musicians
were my first exposure to
the clarinet. So I
decided to first compose
a piece for clarinet with
a jazz quality and a
swinging partly ad lib
part for the drums and to
put my solo clarinet
piece for Esther on hold
for a year. There was
also a personal reason to
use the drums in the
piece. My first ambition
in music was to be a jazz
drummer and indeed I
studied drums with a jazz
drummer and played drums
professionally in dance
bands for several years.
Ms. Lamneck's part in
this piece is almost
entiirely written out
except for a few measures
of improvisation around
the middle of the piece.
The jazz quality of her
part comes mostly in the
prasing and using bluesy
like pitch bends, slides,
and microtones. The jazz
quality of the drum set
part is in the swinging
beat that is used
throughout most of the
piece. The influence of
the famous recording of
Sing Sing Sing, with a
swing by Benny Goodman &
his orchestra in 1937
featuring Gene Krupa on
drums is heard in the
middle section when the
drummer switches to a
beat on the floor tom and
high tom for several
measures. Also, the Afro
Cuban section toward the
end of the piece was
influenced by the many
recordings of Stan Kenton
& his orchestra
particularly the 1950
Pete Rugolo arrangement
of Cole Porter's Love for
Sale. In the drum solo of
the Afro Cuban section
which is near the end can
use optional claves
and/or maracas (1-2
additional players). At
the premiere the composer
joined in this section on
maracas. The drum set
calls for a bass drum,
floor tom, snare drum,
high tom, ride cymbal,
sizzle cymbal, and
hi-hat. --Patrick
Hardish. $20.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Wings That Work Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Concert Band - Grade 4 - Score Only. By Steven Bryant. (Score). Eric Whitacre C...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 4 -
Score Only. By Steven
Bryant. (Score). Eric
Whitacre Concert Band. 24
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard.
$20.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Tv Themes For Solo Piano Piano seul Music Sales
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| Ringling Brothers Grand Entry Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.012-3480-75 Composed by Sweet. Arranged by Glover. Concer...(+)
Grade 3 SKU:
CL.012-3480-75
Composed by Sweet.
Arranged by Glover.
Concert Band. Heritage of
the March Series. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR340 & CL.WFR366).
Oversized, spiral-bound
score. Composed 2006.
Duration 3 minutes, 16
seconds. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-3480-75. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3480-75).
The big-top
comes to life with this
exciting circus march.
Unlike many circus
marches, technical
demands are modest,
making this accessible to
the majority of bands.
Composed during Al
Sweet's tenure as
bandleader for the
Ringling Bros. circus,
this classic march is
finally available in a
modern concert band
edition which keeps the
color and feel of the
original. Audiences and
performers alike will
thrill to the sounds of
this exciting march.
About Heritage
of the
March Full
-sized concert band
editions of the greatest
marches of all time. Each
has been faithfully
re-scored to accommodate
modern instrumentation
and incorporate
performance practices of
classic march style $25.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The Saga of Haakon the Good Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Concert Band - Grade 4 SKU: HL.44010429 Grade 4 - Score and Parts....(+)
Concert Band - Grade 4
SKU: HL.44010429
Grade 4 - Score and
Parts. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2008.
Anglo Music Press
#AMP236-010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44010429). UPC:
884088414603.
9.0x12.0x1.97 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. The piece
traces key events in the
life of Haakon the Good,
later to become King
Haakon I (ca. 921-960),
who had been fostered by
King Athelstan of England
as part of a peace
agreement made by his
father (The Future King).
The English king brought
him up in the Christian
religion and, on the news
of his father's death,
provided him with ships
and men for an expedition
against his half-brother
Eirik Bloodaxe, who had
been proclaimed king of
Norway. On his arrival he
travelled north (The
Journey to Trondheim),
where he began to gain
the support of the
landowners by promising
to give up the rights of
taxation his father had
previously claimed.
Elrik's sons allied
themselves with the
Danes, but were
invariably defeated by
Haakon, who was
successful in everything
he undertook except in
his attempt to introduce
Christianity to the
country (The Missionary
King), which aroused an
opposition he did not
feel strong enough to
face. One of his most
famous victories was The
Battle of Rastarkalv
(near Frei) in 955. By
placing ten standards far
apart along a low ridge
(to give the impression
his army was bigger than
it actually was), he
managed to fool Eirik's
sons that they were
outnumbered (the ten
standards are represented
by ten loud chords that
begin in m. 420). The
Danes fled and were
slaughtered by Haakon's
army. $196.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| The Saga of Haakon the Good Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Anglo Music
Concert Band - Grade 4 SKU: HL.44010430 Grade 4 - Score Only. Comp...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 4
SKU: HL.44010430
Grade 4 - Score
Only. Composed by
Philip Sparke. Anglo
Music Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2008. 64
pages. Anglo Music Press
#AMP236-140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(HL.44010430). UPC:
884088414610. 9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. The piece
traces key events in the
life of Haakon the Good,
later to become King
Haakon I (ca. 921-960),
who had been fostered by
King Athelstan of England
as part of a peace
agreement made by his
father (“The Future
King”). The English
king brought him up in
the Christian religion
and, on the news of his
father's death, provided
him with ships and men
for an expedition against
his half-brother Eirik
Bloodaxe, who had been
proclaimed king of
Norway. On his arrival he
travelled north
(“The Journey to
Trondheim”), where
he began to gain the
support of the landowners
by promising to give up
the rights of taxation
his father had previously
claimed. Elrik's sons
allied themselves with
the Danes, but were
invariably defeated by
Haakon, who was
successful in everything
he undertook except in
his attempt to introduce
Christianity to the
country (“The
Missionary King”),
which aroused an
opposition he did not
feel strong enough to
face. One of his most
famous victories was
“The Battle of
Rastarkalv” (near
Frei) in 955. By placing
ten standards far apart
along a low ridge (to
give the impression his
army was bigger than it
actually was), he managed
to fool Eirik's sons that
they were outnumbered
(the ten standards are
represented by ten loud
chords that begin in m.
420). The Danes fled and
were slaughtered by
Haakon's army. $17.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 24 hours - In Stock | | |
| Music By Gershwin Piano seul [Partition] - Intermédiaire Warner Brothers
Performed by George Gershwin. By George Gershwin. Edited by Tony Esposito. Piano...(+)
Performed by George
Gershwin. By George
Gershwin. Edited by Tony
Esposito. Piano
arrangement mixed folio.
228 pages. Published by
Warner Brothers.
$24.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 5 business days | | |
| Grimm's Fairytale Forest Score Suite From Once Upon A Time ... Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie (Score) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44012456 Suite from On...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie
(Score) - Grade 5 SKU:
HL.44012456 Suite
from Once Upon a Time
.... Composed by Jan
Van der Roost. De Haske
Concert Band. Softcover.
Composed 2014. De Haske
Publications #1145609010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44012456). UPC:
888680084646.
English-German-French-Dut
ch. Based on the
orchestral part of the
play Es War einmal...
(Once Upon a Time...)
for narrator, actors,
children's choir and wind
band, there's now an
'enchanted' suite for
band only -- Grimm's
Fairytale Forest,
based on four famous
tales ofthe Brothers
Grimm. Some of the most
colourful and varied
themes and melodies from
Once Upon a
Time... reappear in
this lovely instrumental
suite by Jan Van der
Roost. Welcome to the
enchanted
forest!
Na het
wereldwijde succes van
het zangspel Es war
einmal... (Er was
eens...), is er nu het
sprookjesachtige
Grimm's Fairytale
Forest, dat is
gebaseerd op vier
beroemde sprookjes van de
gebroeders Grimm. Het
orkestgedeelte van
hetoorspronkelijke
Singspiel is kleurrijk en
divers, en biedt meer dan
genoeg muzikaal materiaal
voor deze instrumentale
suite, waarin de mooiste
melodieen en thema's
weerklinken. Welkom in
het
sprookjesbos!
Nach
dem Es war einmal...
fur Erzahler,
Schauspieler, Kinderchor
und Blasorchester
weltweit Einzug in die
Musikwelt gehalten hat,
liegt mit Grimm's
Fairytale Forest nun
eine marchenhafte Suite
aus dem Singspiel vor.
Der
farbenreicheOrchesterteil
bot mehr als genugend
musikalisches Material
fur diese
Instrumentalsuite, in der
die schonsten Melodien
und Themen aus vier
beruhmten Grimms-Marchen
erklingen. Willkommen im
Marchenwald!
Jan
Van der Roost a cree
Grimm's Fairytale
Forest en reprenant
la partie orchestrale de
l'oeuvre Es war
einmal... (Il etait
une fois...). Coloree et
variee, les melodies et
themes les plus
memorables de l'oeuvre
source y occupent
unelarge place. Bienvenue
dans l'univers magique
des freres Grimm, un
monde plein de fantaisie
qui reflete pourtant la
realite de la vie - comme
c'est souvent le cas dans
les contes de
fees.
Jan Van der
Roost ha composto
Grimm's Fairytale
Forest riprendendo la
parte orchestrale del
brano Es war
einmal (C'era una
volta). Colorite e
variegate, le melodie piu
memorabili dell'opera
occupano una parte
importante in questa
nuovacreazione del
compositore belga.
Benvenuti nell'universo
magico dei fratelli
Grimm, un mondo
fantastico che rispecchia
pero la realta della
vita. $45.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| In Nomine Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4008005 (+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band (Score & Parts) -
Grade 4 SKU:
HL.4008005 For
Concert Band, Grade 4
11:20 Score and
Parts. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz. Concert.
Softcover. Duration 680
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP1022202. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008005).
How often has
something been justified
by, declared to be, or
blessed as “in the
name of†some cause
or other? How can it be
that opposing armies and
the use of weapons are
ever “in the name
ofâ€...? This is a
common thread in the
history of different
faiths. Good was created
but evil was committed
and all “in the
name of...†This
thread is also found in
the history of the
Premonstratensian Abbey
at Wadgassen. The abbey
was built in the 12th
century on unfertile,
desolate moorland, which
later evolved into the
most powerful religious
community in the
Saarland. The history of
the abbey records quite
astounding achievements
under the motto desertum
florebit quasi lilium
(“the desert will
bloom like a
lilyâ€); but also
the harsh treatment of
delinquents. The order
had its own school, in
which children were
taught the seven liberal
arts (which included
music as well as
geography and astronomy),
but the poor were left to
starve outside the abbey
walls and were only
allowed to eat from the
members' on feast days.
The medieval witch trials
demanded their pound of
flesh, and one group that
fell victim were ecstatic
dancers who moved wildly
to music--which was
interpreted as the
devil's work. The result:
a show trial that
sentenced the dancers to
death by fire. All in the
name of... The year is
1789: Abbot Bordier is in
the tenth year of his
command. He does not yet
know that he is to be the
last abbot of an almost
700-year-tradition. Not
far from the abbey is the
French border, which has
long been making itself
felt with the sound of
gunfire, and the brothers
continue to keep a
nervous eye on it. The
first portents of the
French Revolution loom,
but no one wants to
believe it--that is,
until the French pound
the door down, storm the
abbey and come right into
the brothers' chambers.
In a blind fury, all the
pipes of the abbey organ
are torn out, icons
beheaded with swords and
brothers beaten death
while numerous buildings
are set on fire. The
abbey church is in
flames. A frantic and
desperate escape begins.
Abbot Bordier and a
handful of brothers make
their getaway via the
River Saar, adjacent to
the abbey, to the
neighbouring village of
Bous. They survive, but
their life--the
Premonstratensian
abbey--is destroyed.
While they flee towards
Prague and the sanctuary
of the Strahov Monastery,
the abbey at Wadgassen is
razed to the ground and
becomes a stone quarry.
The desert blooms once
more, however. A few
short decades later, a
glasswork arises from the
foundations of the abbey.
As peace returns to the
region, it brings jobs
and a new vision for its
people. $198.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
| In Nomine Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4008004 For Concert Band, Grade...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 4 SKU:
HL.4008004 For
Concert Band, Grade 4
11:20 Score. Composed
by Otto M. Schwarz.
Concert. Softcover. 60
pages. Duration 680
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP1022201. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008004).
How often has
something been justified
by, declared to be, or
blessed as “in the
name of†some cause
or other? How can it be
that opposing armies and
the use of weapons are
ever “in the name
ofâ€...? This is a
common thread in the
history of different
faiths. Good was created
but evil was committed
and all “in the
name of...†This
thread is also found in
the history of the
Premonstratensian Abbey
at Wadgassen. The abbey
was built in the 12th
century on unfertile,
desolate moorland, which
later evolved into the
most powerful religious
community in the
Saarland. The history of
the abbey records quite
astounding achievements
under the motto desertum
florebit quasi lilium
(“the desert will
bloom like a
lilyâ€); but also
the harsh treatment of
delinquents. The order
had its own school, in
which children were
taught the seven liberal
arts (which included
music as well as
geography and astronomy),
but the poor were left to
starve outside the abbey
walls and were only
allowed to eat from the
members' on feast days.
The medieval witch trials
demanded their pound of
flesh, and one group that
fell victim were ecstatic
dancers who moved wildly
to music--which was
interpreted as the
devil's work. The result:
a show trial that
sentenced the dancers to
death by fire. All in the
name of... The year is
1789: Abbot Bordier is in
the tenth year of his
command. He does not yet
know that he is to be the
last abbot of an almost
700-year-tradition. Not
far from the abbey is the
French border, which has
long been making itself
felt with the sound of
gunfire, and the brothers
continue to keep a
nervous eye on it. The
first portents of the
French Revolution loom,
but no one wants to
believe it--that is,
until the French pound
the door down, storm the
abbey and come right into
the brothers' chambers.
In a blind fury, all the
pipes of the abbey organ
are torn out, icons
beheaded with swords and
brothers beaten death
while numerous buildings
are set on fire. The
abbey church is in
flames. A frantic and
desperate escape begins.
Abbot Bordier and a
handful of brothers make
their getaway via the
River Saar, adjacent to
the abbey, to the
neighbouring village of
Bous. They survive, but
their life--the
Premonstratensian
abbey--is destroyed.
While they flee towards
Prague and the sanctuary
of the Strahov Monastery,
the abbey at Wadgassen is
razed to the ground and
becomes a stone quarry.
The desert blooms once
more, however. A few
short decades later, a
glasswork arises from the
foundations of the abbey.
As peace returns to the
region, it brings jobs
and a new vision for its
people. $38.00 - Voir plus => Acheter | | |
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