Composed by Bruce Fraser.
Score only. Duration
5:30. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.S11295).
Greek Folk
Dances captures the
excitement of two dance
styles the composer
encountered while on
holiday in the Greek
Islands - the Hasapiko
and the Syrto. The first
is slow and dramatic
dance that plods along
showcasing the solo
clarinet, while the
second is a blazing fast
fire dance that
alternates between 4/4,
3/4 and 7/8.
The
inspiration for these
dances came from my first
proper cruise in 2007,
when we traveled around
Greek islands and spent a
week on the island of
Corfu. Traditional music
was all around us and we
had the chance to watch
and take part in some
dancing. I began to
formulate mu own ideas
into two of the dance
styles I had encountered
- the Hasapiko and the
Syrto. The Hasapiko is a
butcher dance where the
dancers put their arms
around each other's
shoulders and move in a
slow side to side motion,
dragging the insides of
their feet on the ground.
The music often speeds
up, but not necessarily.
The Syrto is much faster,
again with arms around
shoulders. Often a solo
dancer breaks away, doing
acrobatic dance tricks in
the middle of the circle.
I observed solo fire
dancing among flames
sprayed onto the ground
using some flammable
liquid. I have tried to
capture some of the
excitement of this. The
Syrto can be in 3/4 time
or 7/8 time, or a mixture
of the two. I have used
all three options in a
gradual speeding up
process charging towards
a hugely energetic
ending.
Greek Favorites for Easy Piano with Lyrics arranged by Jonathon Robbins. For eas...(+)
Greek Favorites for Easy
Piano with Lyrics
arranged by Jonathon
Robbins. For easy piano.
This edition: Paperback.
Collection. Ethnic. Book.
Text Language: English.
32 pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
Concert
Band, Grade 3.5, 10:30
Score and Parts.
Composed by Franco
Cesarini. Editions Franco
Cesarini. Classical,
Concert, Dance, Greek.
Softcover. Duration 630
seconds. Hal Leonard
#EFC018-SC. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008671).
UPC:
196288190011.
After
the great success of the
Greek Folk Song Suite
that has lasted for over
twenty years, Franco
Cesarini once again
ventures intothe long and
rich tradition of Greek
folk music. In his Greek
Folk Song Suite No. 2,
the three movements that
form the piece are named
after the three dances
reworked by the composer.
The first movement,
Samiotissa is a
kalamatianos, whose most
distinctive feature is
the irregular 7/8-time
signature. It is a
festive dance, today
considered the Greek
national dance, which has
roots dating back to
antiquity. The second
movement, Kato sto jalo
is a zeibekiko, a
slow-paced dance
performed by only one man
at a time which was
apparently originated
among the warriors of
Ancient Anatolia. The
third and last movement,
Chasaposerviko, is the
fast part of the hasapiko
dance and is
characterized by its more
extensive form. A new
journey into the Greek
folk tradition that will
delight both performers
and audience.
Gypsy Jazz Violon et Piano - Facile Faber Music Limited
(Easy Level). By Polly Waterfield and Timothy Kraemer. For Violin and Piano. Boo...(+)
(Easy Level). By Polly
Waterfield and Timothy
Kraemer. For Violin and
Piano. Book; String -
Violin Studies or
Collection. Faber
Edition. Elementary.
Published by Faber Music
Clarinet and String Quartet SKU: IS.CM6086EM Composed by Charles Camiller...(+)
Clarinet and String
Quartet
SKU:
IS.CM6086EM
Composed
by Charles Camilleri.
Ensembles - Chamber
Music. Metropolis Music
Publishers #CM6086EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.CM6086EM).
ISBN
9790365060863.
Char
les Camilleri (1931 -
2009) was a Maltese
composer. As a teenager,
he composed a number of
works based on folk music
and legends of his native
Malta. He moved from his
early influences by
Maltese folk music to a
musical form in which
nothing is fixed and his
compositions evolve from
themselves with a sense
of fluency and
inevitability. He
composed over 100 works
for orchestra, chamber
ensemble, voice and solo
instruments. Camilleri's
work has been performed
throughout the world and
his research of folk
music and improvisation,
the influences of the
sounds of Africa and
Asia, together with the
academic study of
European music, helped
him create a universal
style. Camilleri is
recognized in Malta as
one of the major
composers of his
generation. He died on 3
January 2009 at the age
of 77. His funeral took
place two days later at
Naxxar, his long-time
town of residence. Flags
across Malta were flown
at half-mast in tribute
to him. The 4 Greek Songs
were composed during the
late fifties. The first
and third movements
capture the loose vocal
style of the cantilena
which is characteristic
for the mediterranean
region. The second and
fourth movements are
based on original dances
which are typical for the
modal nature of Greek
music.
Hellas - Greek Suite Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)
Concert Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.EMBZ14690 Composed by Istvan Bogar. EMB Co...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 5
SKU: BT.EMBZ14690
Composed by Istvan Bogar.
EMB Concert Band Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2010. 56
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ14690.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14690).
9x12
inches.
This
splendidly instrumented
work successfully
combines 20th-century
musical language with the
antique elements deriving
from its theme - for
example, in the first
movement we immediately
find an ancient Greek
asymmetrical rhythm. The
second movement takes us
on an adventurous journey
to those astonishing
geological wonders, the
Meteoras the third
movement presents a
picture of the Delphic
dancers, in its title the
fourth movement indicates
the form used in it,
which preserves the unity
between the
thousands-of-years-old
building and its
contrasting environment,
echoing to the music of
the bouzouki. In the
suite the composer
expertly exploits the
possibilities of
instrumentationoffered by
the wind orchestra, this
extremely effective work
can be a rewarding
concert piece for any
ensemble. (Recorded by
Mirasound on CD 'Salute
from Hungary' wwm 500.009
for World Wind Music
label -
www.worldwindmusic.nl ).
Dieses Werk von
István Bogár ist
eines der ungarischen
Stücke für
Blasorchester, welches in
den letzten Jahrzehnten
international einen
großen Erfolg erntete.
Es entstand im Auftrag
des Ungarischen
Rundfunks, seine
Erstaufführung fand
1982 statt. Das
grossartig
instrumentierte Werk
vereint erfolgreich die
musikalische Sprache des
20. Jahrhunderts mit den
vom Thema vorgegebenen,
antiken Elementen. Ein
Beispiel hierzu ist
gleich im ersten Satz
‚Thessaloniki' ein
altgriechischer,
asymmetrischer Rhythmus.
Der zweite Satz führt
uns zu einem
verblüffenden
geologischen Wunder, den
Meteoren, im dritten Satz
wird das Bild der
Delphi-Tänzer
gezeichnet. Im vierten
Teil (‚Athen') wird
diegebrauchte Form schon
im Titel angekündigt:
Diese verewigt die
kontrastierende Einheit
der mehrere Jahrtausend
alten Akropolis und ihr
von Bouzouki-Musik lautes
Umfeld (‚Plaka').
Der Komponist nutzt in
der Suite die vom
Blasorchester
vermittelten
Instrumentierungsmögli
chkeiten meisterhaft aus.
Un
brano dalla splendida
strumentazione, composto
anche per ricordare le
origini in parte greche
del compositore, che
abbina al linguaggio
musicale del XX°
secolo elementi antichi.
I quattro movimenti
Thessaloniki (Danza
proveniente dalla
Macedonia), Meteora,
Delphi (Antica danza) e
Athens compongono insieme
un brano da concerto
esigente ma allo stesso
tempo molto
gratificante.
Hellas - Greek Suite Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire EMB (Editio Musica Budapest)
Concert Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.EMBZ14690SET Composed by Istvan Bogar. EMB...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.EMBZ14690SET
Composed by Istvan Bogar.
EMB Concert Band Series.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2010.
338 pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ14690SET.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ14690SET).
9x12
inches.
This
splendidly instrumented
work successfully
combines 20th-century
musical language with the
antique elements deriving
from its theme - for
example, in the first
movement we immediately
find an ancient Greek
asymmetrical rhythm. The
second movement takes us
on an adventurous journey
to those astonishing
geological wonders, the
Meteoras the third
movement presents a
picture of the Delphic
dancers, in its title the
fourth movement indicates
the form used in it,
which preserves the unity
between the
thousands-of-years-old
building and its
contrasting environment,
echoing to the music of
the bouzouki. In the
suite the composer
expertly exploits the
possibilities of
instrumentationoffered by
the wind orchestra, this
extremely effective work
can be a rewarding
concert piece for any
ensemble. (Recorded by
Mirasound on CD 'Salute
from Hungary' wwm 500.009
for World Wind Music
label -
www.worldwindmusic.nl ).
Dieses Werk von
István Bogár ist
eines der ungarischen
Stücke für
Blasorchester, welches in
den letzten Jahrzehnten
international einen
großen Erfolg erntete.
Es entstand im Auftrag
des Ungarischen
Rundfunks, seine
Erstaufführung fand
1982 statt. Das
grossartig
instrumentierte Werk
vereint erfolgreich die
musikalische Sprache des
20. Jahrhunderts mit den
vom Thema vorgegebenen,
antiken Elementen. Ein
Beispiel hierzu ist
gleich im ersten Satz
‚Thessaloniki' ein
altgriechischer,
asymmetrischer Rhythmus.
Der zweite Satz führt
uns zu einem
verblüffenden
geologischen Wunder, den
Meteoren, im dritten Satz
wird das Bild der
Delphi-Tänzer
gezeichnet. Im vierten
Teil (‚Athen') wird
diegebrauchte Form schon
im Titel angekündigt:
Diese verewigt die
kontrastierende Einheit
der mehrere Jahrtausend
alten Akropolis und ihr
von Bouzouki-Musik lautes
Umfeld (‚Plaka').
Der Komponist nutzt in
der Suite die vom
Blasorchester
vermittelten
Instrumentierungsmögli
chkeiten meisterhaft aus.
Un
brano dalla splendida
strumentazione, composto
anche per ricordare le
origini in parte greche
del compositore, che
abbina al linguaggio
musicale del XX°
secolo elementi antichi.
I quattro movimenti
Thessaloniki (Danza
proveniente dalla
Macedonia), Meteora,
Delphi (Antica danza) e
Athens compongono insieme
un brano da concerto
esigente ma allo stesso
tempo molto
gratificante.
Concert Band, Grade 3.5, 10:30 Score and Parts. Composed by Franco Cesarini....(+)
Concert Band, Grade 3.5,
10:30
Score and Parts. Composed
by
Franco Cesarini. Editions
Franco Cesarini.
Classical,
Concert, Dance, Greek.
Softcover. Duration 630
seconds. Hal Leonard
#EFC018-
CBHA. Published by Hal
Leonard
(Gymnopodie No.
3). Composed by Erik
Satie. Arranged by Jerry
Brubaker. Concert Band;
Masterworks; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Belwin Concert
Band. Form: Overture.
20th Century; Masterwork
Arrangement; Romantic.
Score. 16 pages. Duration
3:00. Belwin Music
#00-43132S. Published by
Belwin Music (AP.43132S).