Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON / DOSS THOMAS (Arr.). Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn?t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years as a school assistant and his own organ and piano studies, he first worked as organist in St. Florian, then from 1855 as cathedral organist in Linz. Introduced to music theory and instrumentation by Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler, he discovered Richard Wagner as an artistic role model, whom he admired throughout his life and also visited several times in Bayreuth. In 1868 Anton Bruckner became professor of basso continuo, counterpoint and organ at the Vienna Conservatory; ten years later court organist; and in 1891 finally honorary doctor of the University of Vienna. He was considered an important organ virtuoso of his era, but had to wait a long time for recognition as a composer. It was not until Symphony No.7 in E major, composed between 1881 and 1883, with the famous Adagio written under the effects of Wagner's death, that he achieved the recognition he had hoped for, even if he was reluctant to accept it given his inclination towards scepticism and self-criticism. Anton Bruckner was a loner who did not want to follow a particular school or doctrine. He composed numerous sacred vocal works, such as his three masses, the Missa Solemnis in B flat minor (1854), the Te Deum (1881-84) and numerous motets. As a symphonic composer, he wrote a total of nine symphonies and many symphonic studies from 1863 onwards, tending to revise completed versions several times over. Bruckner's orchestral works were long considered unplayable, but in fact were merely exceptionally bold for the tonal language of their time, uniting traditions from Beethoven through Wagner to folk music, on the threshold between late Romanticism and Modernism. Hymns for four-part mixed choir a cappella (1846, St. Florian) No. 1 in E flat major (WAB 41/3): Quite Slow No. 2 in C major (WAB 41/4): Andante No. 3 in B flat major (WAB 41/1): Slow No. 4 in A flat major (WAB 41/2): Slow Hymn for five-part (2 S, A, T, B) mixed choir and organ No. 5 in D major: Solemnly They are simple works, completely subordinate to their liturgical use, which nevertheless already show numerous characteristics of personal expression. These small pieces were able to stand up to the harsh scrutiny of the mature master: in 1888, Bruckner subjected them to a revision in which he made only minor corrections. / Date parution : 2023-08-12/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par NESSLER VICTOR E.. Farewell Song has been taken from Der Trompetervon Säckingen by Victor E. Nessler (1841-1890). Thisopera tells the sentimental story of a plain musicianwho is eventually allowed to marry the daughter ofa baron. From the first performance in 1884, thisopera was well liked - not so much because of thestory but because of its musical features. Impressivetrumpet solos, drinking songs and dance scenes werethe ingredients that enthralled audiences throughoutEurope. Today, only the farewell song called JungWerner’s Abschied, also known as Behüt’ dich Gott, has remained an absolute winner. Wil van der Beekhas written a fine arrangement of this entitledFarewell Song. He felt itwas appropriate to entrustthe melody of this song, originally written for tenorvoice, to the baritone or euphonium. / Niveau : 2.5 / Répertoire / Baryton ou Tuba et Fanfare

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par NESSLER VICTOR E.. Farewell Song has been taken from Der Trompetervon Säckingen by Victor E. Nessler (1841-1890). Thisopera tells the sentimental story of a plain musicianwho is eventually allowed to marry the daughter ofa baron. From the first performance in 1884, thisopera was well liked - not so much because of thestory but because of its musical features. Impressivetrumpet solos, drinking songs and dance scenes werethe ingredients that enthralled audiences throughoutEurope. Today, only the farewell song called JungWerner’s Abschied, also known as Behüt’ dich Gott, has remained an absolute winner. Wil van der Beekhas written a fine arrangement of this entitledFarewell Song. He felt itwas appropriate to entrustthe melody of this song, originally written for tenorvoice, to the baritone or euphonium. / Niveau : 2.5 / Répertoire / Baryton ou Tuba et Fanfare

Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance.The editor, Jonathan Del Mar, has closely scrutinised the autograph solo piano part and reproduced Beethoven's sophisticated performance instructions for the first time in a modern edition. Among other things, this has special repercussions for the left-hand figured bass line of the piano part during the tutti passages.As with the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 to 4, the piano reduction appears with a separate solo part containing all the information needed by the soloist to conduct the ensemble from the piano.- Many wholly new corrections in the solo and orchestral parts- Piano reduction with a separate solo part, as was customary in Beethoven's day- With Beethoven's continuo figures for the first time in a modern edition / Alto

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896). Par BRUCKNER ANTON. Anton Bruckner (b. 4.9.1824, Ansfelden, d. 11.10.1896, Vienna) didn’t have it easy. Throughout his life, the Austrian composer was plagued by self-doubt. Anton Bruckner came from a simple, rural background. After the death of his father, he was accepted as a choirboy at the monastery of Sankt Florian in 1837. After several years as a school assistant and his own organ and piano studies, he first worked as organist in St. Florian, then from 1855 as cathedral organist in Linz. Introduced to music theory and instrumentation by Simon Sechter and Otto Kitzler, he discovered Richard Wagner as an artistic role model, whom he admired throughout his life and also visited several times in Bayreuth. In 1868 Anton Bruckner became professor of basso continuo, counterpoint and organ at the Vienna Conservatory; ten years later court organist; and in 1891 finally honorary doctor of the University of Vienna. He was considered an important organ virtuoso of his era, but had to wait a long time for recognition as a composer. It was not until Symphony No.7 in E major, composed between 1881 and 1883, with the famous Adagio written under the effects of Wagner's death, that he achieved the recognition he had hoped for, even if he was reluctant to accept it given his inclination towards scepticism and self-criticism. Anton Bruckner was a loner who did not want to follow a particular school or doctrine. He composed numerous sacred vocal works, such as his three masses, the Missa Solemnis in B flat minor (1854), the Te Deum (1881-84) and numerous motets. As a symphonic composer, he wrote a total of nine symphonies and many symphonic studies from 1863 onwards, tending to revise completed versions several times over. Bruckner's orchestral works were long considered unplayable, but in fact were merely exceptionally bold for the tonal language of their time, uniting traditions from Beethoven through Wagner to folk music, on the threshold between late Romanticism and Modernism. Anton Bruckner composed about 40 motets during his lifetime, the earliest a setting of Pange lingua around 1835, and the last, Vexilla regis, in 1892. Thomas Doss has compiled some of these motets in this volume for symphonic wind orchestra. These motets show many characteristics of personal expression, especially Bruckner's colourful harmony in the earlier works, which is in places aligned with Franz Schubert (changes between major and minor; and movements in thirds). Later works are characterised by many components which, in addition to the expanded stature of the movements, include above all a sense of the instrumentation as an outward phenomenon and the harmony as a compositional feature that works more internally. Some aspects of Bruckner's work are the result of his long period of study, which familiarised him not only with the tradition of his craft, but also gave him insights into the 'modernity' of his time in such composers as Wagner, Liszt and Berlioz. From this developed his personal standpoint, which always pursues the connection between the old and the new. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance.The editor, Jonathan Del Mar, has closely scrutinised the autograph solo piano part and reproduced Beethoven's sophisticated performance instructions for the first time in a modern edition. Among other things, this has special repercussions for the left-hand figured bass line of the piano part during the tutti passages.As with the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 to 4, the piano reduction appears with a separate solo part containing all the information needed by the soloist to conduct the ensemble from the piano.- Many wholly new corrections in the solo and orchestral parts- Piano reduction with a separate solo part, as was customary in Beethoven's day- With Beethoven's continuo figures for the first time in a modern edition / Ensemble A Vent

Beethoven's fifth and final piano concerto is at the same time the culmination of his efforts in this genre and a reflection of all his artistic skill and expertise. The surviving manuscripts provide a clear insight into his working methods and his intentions regarding the work's performance.The editor, Jonathan Del Mar, has closely scrutinised the autograph solo piano part and reproduced Beethoven's sophisticated performance instructions for the first time in a modern edition. Among other things, this has special repercussions for the left-hand figured bass line of the piano part during the tutti passages.As with the Piano Concertos Nos. 1 to 4, the piano reduction appears with a separate solo part containing all the information needed by the soloist to conduct the ensemble from the piano.- Many wholly new corrections in the solo and orchestral parts- Piano reduction with a separate solo part, as was customary in Beethoven's day- With Beethoven's continuo figures for the first time in a modern edition / Score

Par EILISH BILLIE / BROWN MICHAEL (Arr.). Retardé par la pandémie mais devant finalement sortir en 2021, le nouveau James Bond, No Time to Die (Mourir peut attendre), se distingue par une chanson d?une sombre beauté interprétée par Billie Eilish. Rappelant l?ambiance harmonique et la classe des arrangements typiques des James Bond, cette chanson est déjà bien partie pour devenir un classique. Elle est ici parfaitement transcrite pour brass band par Christopher Bond./ Répertoire / Brass Band

Par MURAIL TRISTAN. (Prendre les mots 'légendes' et 'urbaines' dans leurs différents sens et en tester toutes les combinaisons) Légendes urbaines est le résultat d'une commande précise de l'Ensemble intercontemporain, à l'occasion d'un concert 'à thème', lui-même partie d'une saison thématique. Ces thèmes, comme l'on sait, sont: la ville, le voyage, et plus précisément, pour ce concert, New York - New York n'étant évidemment pas une destination de voyage pour moi, sinon celle d'un 'commuting' fréquent depuis ma résidence semi-rurale. Les thèmes littéraires ou visuels en musique ont fait couler beaucoup d'encre et plongent plus d'un dans la perplexité. La musique peut-elle exprimer ou raconter ? Est-il possible de ressusciter le poème symphonique ? D'écrire encore des opéras ? Si oui, est-il légitime de le faire, ou n'est-ce pas définitivement obsolète ? Comme je crois à la méthode expérimentale, j'ai décidé de relever le défi et de m'essayer au thème proposé, non sans garder quelque distance ironique vis-à-vis de l'exercice. Occasion aussi de rechercher quelques modèles et de ne pas se priver de références, plus ou moins transparentes, à quelques-uns de mes prédécesseurs sur le nouveau continent. Le modèle formel est celui des Tableaux d'une exposition, avec sa suite de vignettes sonores entrelacées de promenades - les références musicales, on pourra s'amuser à les deviner. Les allusions visuelles, points de départ ou d'arrivée de la rêverie musicale, ne seront pas l'Empire State Building, la Statue de la Liberté et autres cartes postales formatées pour le tourisme, mais plutôt les images et sensations suscitées par la fréquentation d'une ville à la fois très familière et tout à fait étrangère. Promenade 1 Les 'promenades' de Moussorgski s'effectuaient d'un pas à la fois martial et guilleret... Dans Manhattan, les distances sont grandes, qui inciteront à prendre plutôt le 'Subway', célèbre pour son infernal vacarme métallique. Par prudence pour nos tympans, on l'écoutera d'assez loin, accompagné d'appels de cuivres, le plus souvent sous forme de tierces descendantes - les 5 espèces de tierces permises par l'écriture en quarts de tons. Vacarmes métalliques et appels de cuivres ne se limitent d'ailleurs pas à constituer l'essentiel des 'promenades', mais envahissent les recoins de toute la pièce. Staten Island Ferry Autrefois, la 'skyline' (la ligne des gratte-ciels) de Manhattan surgissait pour le voyageur lentement sur l'horizon, objet de tous les rêves et de tous les espoirs, au terme d'une longue traversée maritime. Le bateau franchissait la rade de New-York, saluait au passage la Statue de la Liberté, et allait s'amarrer directement au pied des 'high-rises'. On se rappelle les vieux films et vues d'archives. New York ne s'aborde plus par la mer et cet aspect du rêve américain a donc disparu, mais on peut revivre l'expérience, dans une certaine mesure, en prenant le ferry de Staten Island. Au retour, on peut s'imaginer, accoudé à la rambarde d'un paquebot, découvrant la ville longtemps espérée... la vue est splendide, et le ferry gratuit - chose rare en ce pays. Central Park at twilight Superposition de musiques émanant de lieux différents, et se mouvant à différentes vitesses. Sensation étrange d'échapper un moment à la réalité de la ville dont les bruits ne parviennent qu'étouffés. Instants ambigus du crépuscule, brefs et éternels, bruissements dans les fourrés déjà obscurs (ce ne sont que les écureuils), les silhouettes des gratte-ciels s'illuminent une à une à travers les frondaisons. Chant harmonique de la 'Swainson's thrush' (grive à dos olive). Les derniers promeneurs se hâtent vers les sorties: de nos jours, il n'est plus très recommandé de rester écouter les sons de 'Central Park in the Dark'. Sunday Joggers Toujours à Central Park: le dimanche, s'installer le long de l'une des routes qui traversent le parc, et qui, fermées à la circulation, sont envahies par une foule ahanante, transpirante et clopinante. 'Joggers' de tous âge, sexe, taille, couleur et embonpoint - toutes vitesses, allures et harnachements. Certain(e)s promènent leur progéniture dans des poussettes de course (3 roues surdimensionnées, profilage aérodynamique), d'autres peinent à suivre leur(s) chien(s). Quelques tricheurs passent à vélo ou sur patins à roulettes. Toute une humanité pantelante défile devant vos yeux, et il faudrait être Daumier pour croquer le spectacle - ici c'est le prétexte d'une modeste étude sur les tempi superposés. Whirlwinds Le plan de Manhattan est intéressant: systématiquement rectangulaire, mais avec quelques grandioses irrégularités, en particulier celles provoquées par Broadway qui, vestige d'un vieux chemin indien, coupe diagonalement rues et avenues, provoquant de ce fait quelques extravagances architecturales et topologiques. Une autre conséquence du plan d'urbanisme - ou d'une absence de celui-ci - est que la circulation atmosphérique se trouve très fortement perturbée. Certains carrefours sont ainsi le siège de redoutables tourbillons venteux, en particulier ces carrefours complexes provoqués par l'intrusion de Broadway dans le damier urbain, ou encore la climatiquement terrifiante intersection entre Riverside et la 122ème rue, où la présence d'un clocher-gratte-ciel néo-pré-raphaélite perturbe fortement les masses d'air qui circulent le long de la rivière Hudson. Promenade 2 Plus agitée que la Promenade 1, et conduisant au triptyque suivant: George Washington Bridge 1 The Frozen River George Washington Bridge 2 'Non seulement les possibilités des harmoniques des sons seront-elles révélées dans toute leur splendeur, mais encore l'usage de certaines interférences créées par les partiels constituera-t-il une contribution appréciable. On pourra s'attendre à l'utilisation, jamais envisagée jusqu'à ce jour, des résultants inférieurs et des sons différentiels et additionnels. Une magie sonore totalement nouvelle !' (Edgar Varèse, extrait d'une conférence donnée à Santa Fe en 1936). George Washington Bridge, c'est notre Grande Porte de Kiev - et l'une des peu nombreuses voies d'accès à l'île de Manhattan (car Manhattan est une île, on l'oublie parfois). Une 'Grande Porte' en ferraille et en réfection permanente, mais qui fut un symbole de modernité en son temps et fascina, dit-on, Edgar Varèse, qui venait en surveiller l'avancement des travaux. C'est aussi l'occasion d'un triptyque intérieur, qui respecte la symétrie de l'ouvrage, ses deux piliers de métal argenté, son double pont d'où l'on peut jouir de vues somptueuses sur la skyline, le tout jeté sur un fleuve parfois gelé en hiver. C'est enfin un hommage à l'intuition prophétique de Varèse, dont la citation ci-dessus décrit très précisément les types d'harmonies développés quarante ans plus tard par les techniques dites 'spectrales' - sans que lui-même n'ait pu mettre ces idées en application. Promenade 3 Au ralenti, et tuilée avec: Hyperlinks Où des connexions s'établissent subitement entre divers moments entendus précédemment - établissement de 'liens' inattendus entre textures les plus opposées. Promenade 4 Rappel de la promenade 1, puis retour à Central Park, qui maintenant s'enfonce dans la nuit - dernier chant de la grive à dos olive... Tristan Murail Programme de l'EIC, Concert à la Cité de la Musique / contemporain / Répertoire / 22 Instruments

Par CURNOW JAMES. An important part of our Essentials of Musicianship Series, Scale Studies for Band is designed to be used as an instructional aid during your normal daily practice. Written so that the scale studies can be interlaced at appropriate times into your rehearsal, they enable you to address the scale and key considerations of your next piece just before starting that piece. For instance, if the next arrangement you will rehearse has a section in the key of G Major, you can take a moment and review the study in that key (Study Number 7). It’s amazing how many wrong notes can be avoided by reviewing the key signature in an interesting and exciting manner, before diving into theperformance piece rehearsal. In the long run, this “key signature review” approach can actually save more rehearsal time than it uses. In addition to the full band aspect of Scale Studies, you may find value in quickly and easily administered “playing tests” using these materials. However you choose to use them, the Scale Studies from the Curnow Music Press Essentials of Musicianship Series will be valuable indeed! / Niveau : 2 / Etude / Educatif

Delayed by the pandemic but scheduled for release in 2021, the much anticipated James Bond film No Time to Die features a darkly beautiful and moody theme song recorded by Billie Eilish. With hints of the signature Bond harmonic flavor and stylish setting, this already on its way to becoming a classic./ Répertoire / Ensemble Flexible à 5 Parties (Cordes en option)

Par EILISH BILLIE / O'CONNELL / BROWN MICHAEL (Arr.). Delayed by the pandemic but scheduled for release in 2021, the much-anticipated James Bond film No Time to Die features a darkly beautiful and moody theme song recorded by Billie Eilish. With hints of the signature Bond harmonic flavor and stylish setting, this song is already on its way to becoming a classic, perfectly transcribed for fanfare band by Juri Briat. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Répertoire / Fanfare Band

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. Quel que fut le succès du séjour de Dvo ák aux États-Unis (1892–95), le compositeur souffrit de la nostalgie de son pays. Il avait certes commencé la composition de son quatuor à cordes en La bémol majeur à New York, mais ne le rédigea qu’à son retour en Bohème, en décembre 1895. Cette ultime oeuvre de musique de chambre ne présente plus la moindre influence de musique amérindienne ou afro-américaine. En revanche, l’auditeur est surpris par l’abondance de thèmes et de motifs chantants et leur développements particulièrement savants et contrastés. Il semble que l’oeuvre ait directement bénéficié du soulagement procuré par les retrouvailles du compositeur avec ses enfants et ses amis. Lors de la composition, Dvo ák confia dans une lettre: «Le Seigneur nous a octroyé cet instant de félicité, et c’est pourquoi nous nous sentons tous aussi indiciblement heureux. » Cette édition Henle est la première édition Urtext de ce quatuor depuis 1955. / Jost, Peter / Répertoire / 2 Violons, Alto, Violoncelle

Variationen über die Caprice Nr. 24 im Stil des Modern Jazz. Par SAY FAZIL. The concert piece Paganini Jazz by Fazil Say, which was inspired by classical, modern and jazz styles, is reminiscent of the music of such greats as Scott Joplin, Art Tatum, Gershwin and Bernstein, and was originally designed as a charming encore work (1988); following the appreciative response of music lovers and, in particular, that of music critics, it was transformed over a perion of time into a more substantial work for piano. Briefly, the piece was rewritten and expanded a number of times between 1988 and 1995. We can evaluate the work as having taken its inspiration from Paganini's renowned '24th Capriccio', transforming it into 'variations on jazz' requiring virtuoso rendition as well as being a creation open to the addition of improvisations and a variety of arrangements. Throughout music history a number of composers have written various works inspired by the '24th Capriccio'. We can count among them Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Lutoslavski. In Say's work, however, a different aspect must be noted: the composer is prepared to add various 'developmental passages' and 'transitional improvisations' while interpreting this work in concert. Furthermore, when the work is considered as a short encore piece, it is abbreviated in a manner deemed suitable by Say. / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Violon, Piano, Guitare Basse et Percussion

Chinesische Lieder. Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. The history of the symphony is full of curiosities, ranging from works that are extremely long or scored for extensive instrumental forces to those of dubious authorship. There are also famous symphonies labelled as No. 0, works with alternate or multiple opus numbers, and a wealth of ‘unfinished’ symphonies. Krzysztof Penderecki’s 6. Sinfonie can also be included in this category, since his Seventh and Eighth were completed decades ago. This work is comprised of eight songs on Chinese texts connected by solo intermezzos played on the Chinese stringed instrument, erhu. As in his two preceding works, the focus here is on vowels. This work, however, is scored for smaller orchestral forces and possesses a more intimate chamber music character, at times with greater melancholy than before. Penderecki has declared this symphony to be his farewell from the genre, although we know from experience that anything is possible with symphonies./ Répertoire / Baryton et Orchestre