Sweatshop Protest
Song. Composed by Ed
Kiefer. Young Band (YPS).
Set of Score and Parts.
With Standard notation.
16+4+8+8+4+4+10+4+4+8+8+8
+12+6+6+4+2+4+4+24+4+4
pages. Duration 4
minutes, 14 seconds. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS207.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS207).
ISBN 9781491152270.
UPC: 680160909773. Key: C
minor.
Factory
Child is a protest
song against child
sweatshops. The piece
depicts the factory life
of children laboring many
hours a day and
manufacturing the shoes
and clothes that end up
in American retail
stores. Young performers
will find this
thought-provoking piece
an excellent way to use
their musical voice to
affect change. Factory
Child is a protest song
against child sweatshops.
Written in memory of Mrs.
Peterson, who loved
children dearly, the
piece depicts the factory
life of children laboring
16+ hours a day,
manufacturing the shoes
and clothes that end up
in American retail
stores.Factory Child
begins with factory
sounds and an oppressive,
repetitive pattern that
supports the melody
carried by the upper
voices. The second
section is composed of
wistful, dream-like
sounds and melodies that
have traces of
children’s songs
that remind us that these
children forced into
labor would love to have
the opportunity to play,
attend school, and dream,
but cannot and
realistically have little
hope for a life we
consider normal. The
middle section gives way
to more sounds from the
factory. The climax is a
raucous circus-like waltz
using themes from both
sections.The percussion
parts can be covered by
six players. Some players
will need to cover two
parts. Use someone from
the wind section if you
do not have six, as some
of the parts, although
important, are not very
difficult. The second
clarinet never goes over
the break and the bass
line is usually doubled
in the euphonium as well
as in the low reeds.This
piece is an excellent way
for young performers to
use their musical voice
to affect change. It is a
great discussion starter
for researching where our
apparel comes from and
why to stay away from
some brands. It can also
make students aware of
the fantastic opportunity
they have to attend
school that children in
other parts of the world
do not. Young students
will find this piece very
thought provoking.Ed
Kiefer .
Sweatshop Protest
Song. Composed by Ed
Kiefer. Young Band (YPS).
Full score. With Standard
notation. 24 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #YPS207F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.YPS207F).
ISBN 9781491152959.
UPC:
680160910458.
Facto
ry Child is a protest
song against child
sweatshops. The piece
depicts the factory life
of children laboring many
hours a day and
manufacturing the shoes
and clothes that end up
in American retail
stores. Young performers
will find this
thought-provoking piece
an excellent way to use
their musical voice to
affect change. Factory
Child is a protest song
against child sweatshops.
Written in memory of Mrs.
Peterson, who loved
children dearly, the
piece depicts the factory
life of children laboring
16+ hours a day,
manufacturing the shoes
and clothes that end up
in American retail
stores.Factory Child
begins with factory
sounds and an oppressive,
repetitive pattern that
supports the melody
carried by the upper
voices. The second
section is composed of
wistful, dream-like
sounds and melodies that
have traces of
children’s songs
that remind us that these
children forced into
labor would love to have
the opportunity to play,
attend school, and dream,
but cannot and
realistically have little
hope for a life we
consider normal. The
middle section gives way
to more sounds from the
factory. The climax is a
raucous circus-like waltz
using themes from both
sections.The percussion
parts can be covered by
six players. Some players
will need to cover two
parts. Use someone from
the wind section if you
do not have six, as some
of the parts, although
important, are not very
difficult. The second
clarinet never goes over
the break and the bass
line is usually doubled
in the euphonium as well
as in the low reeds.This
piece is an excellent way
for young performers to
use their musical voice
to affect change. It is a
great discussion starter
for researching where our
apparel comes from and
why to stay away from
some brands. It can also
make students aware of
the fantastic opportunity
they have to attend
school that children in
other parts of the world
do not. Young students
will find this piece very
thought provoking.Ed
Kiefer .
The Baltic Way Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Brass Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1206253-130 Composed by Jan de Haan. Con...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1206253-130
Composed by Jan de Haan.
Concert and Contest
Collection Brass Band en
Fanfare. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
2019. 48 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1206253-130. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1206253-130).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
In 1989, the
demonstration named the
Baltic Way also
known as the Baltic
Chain— was held in
the Baltic states of
Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania by its citizens
in a call for
independence from the
Soviet Union. On 23rd
August 1989, some two
million participants
formed a human chain,
hand-in-hand all the way
from the Estonian capital
of Tallinn its Latvian
counterpart, Riga,
through to the Lithuanian
capital of Vilnius - six
hundred kilometres long.
It became the longest
human chain ever created
and turned out to be the
final push needed for
much sought-after
independence. This
historic event became the
source of inspiration for
this composition. The
introduction of thefirst
movement, ‘Struggle
for Independence’,
is based on a nocturne
for piano by the renowned
Lithuanian composer and
painter Mikalojus
Konstantinas iurlionis
(1875-1911), thematic
material from which has
been incorporated
throughout the whole
composition. The
melancholic beginning is
followed by a powerful
theme which reflects the
resolve of the Baltic
people. The sudden
aggressive, dissonant
chords and a dominant
and—in rhythmic
terms—contrary
bass drum announce that
the resistance is not
going smoothly. Just for
a moment, we hear the
anthem of the Soviet
Union in the lower brass,
but this is relentlessly
pushed to the background
by the rest of the band
playing the Lithuanian
national anthem,
‘Tautiška giesm
’ (Lithuania, our
homeland). The second
movement, ‘Decades
of Suffering’,
echoes life under the
Soviet Union's thumb. In
the pursuit of
independence, a peaceful
protest is planned in
which a human chain is
formed across the Baltic
states of Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania. This
‘Chain of
Freedom’ is
depicted in the final
movement of the work.
De Baltische Weg
(The Baltic Way)
was een demonstratie van
de bevolking van de
Baltische staten die in
1989 plaatsvond als een
roep om onafhankelijkheid
van de Sovjet-Unie. Deze
historische gebeurtenis
vormde de inspiratiebron
voor deze compositie. Van
Vilnius via Riga naar
Tallinn werd een
zeshonderd kilometer
lange keten van naar
schatting twee miljoen
mensen gevormd. Op 23
augustus 1989 gaven al
die mensen elkaar de hand
en werd De Baltische Weg
de langste menselijke
keten ooit. Het bleek de
uiteindelijke opmaat tot
de zo gewenste
onafhankelijkheid. De
inleiding van het eerste
deel, ‘Struggle for
Independence’, is
gebaseerd op een nocturne
voor piano van
devooraanstaande Litouwse
componist en
kunstschilder Mikalojus
Konstantinas iurlionis
(1875-1911). Het
thematische materiaal van
deze nocturne is door de
hele compositie heen
verwerkt. Na het
melancholische begin
volgt een krachtig thema,
waarmee de strijdbaarheid
van de Baltische
bevolking wordt
uitgebeeld. De
plotselinge agressieve
dissonante akkoorden en
een dominante en ritmisch
gezien tegendraadse grote
trom laten horen dat het
verzet niet eenvoudig
verloopt. Even klinkt het
begin van het volkslied
van de Sovjet-Unie in het
lage koper, maar dat
wordt door de rest van de
band onverbiddelijk naar
de achtergrond verwezen
door het Litouwse
nationale volkslied
‘Tautiška giesm
’ (Litouwen, ons
vaderland). In deel twee,
‘Decades of
Suffering’, wordt
het leven onder het juk
van de Sovjet-Unie
verklankt. In het streven
naar onafhankelijkheid
worden plannen gemaakt om
als vreedzaam protest
tegen de onderdrukking
een menselijke keten te
vormen over de wegen van
de Baltische staten
Litouwen, Letland en
Estland. Deze
‘Chain of
Freedom’ wordt in
het laatste deel van het
werk muzikaal
weergegeven.
Der
sogenannte Baltischer Weg
(The Baltic Way)
auch unter dem Namen
Baltische Kette bekannt
war 1989 eine
Demonstration von
Bürgern in den
baltischen Staaten
Estland, Lettland und
Litauen mit dem Aufruf
zur Unabhängigkeit von
der Sowjetunion. Am 23.
August 1989 bildeten rund
zwei Millionen Teilnehmer
eine sechshundert
Kilometer lange
Menschenkette, die von
der estnischen Hauptstadt
Tallinn über das
lettische Riga bis zur
litauischen Hauptstadt
Vilnius reichte. Die
längste Menschenkette,
die jemals geschaffen
wurde, erwies sich als
der letzte Schritt, der
zur lang ersehnten
Unabhängigkeit
führte. Dieses
historische Ereignis
diente der Komposition
alsInspirationsquelle.
Die Einleitung des ersten
Satzes, Struggle for
Independence“,
basiert auf einem
Nocturne für Klavier
des bekannten litauischen
Komponisten und Malers
Mikalojus Konstantinas
iurlionis (1875 1911),
dessen thematisches
Material in der gesamten
Komposition verwendet
wird. Dem melancholischen
Anfang folgt ein
mitreißendes Thema,
das die Entschlossenheit
der baltischen
Bevölkerung
widerspiegelt. Die
plötzlichen
aggressiven, dissonanten
Akkorde und eine
dominante und rhythmisch
gegenläufige Bewegung
in der Basstrommel
kündigen an, dass der
Widerstand nicht
reibungslos verläuft.
Für einen kurzen
Moment erklingt die Hymne
der Sowjetunion in den
tiefen Blechbläsern,
aber diese wird
unerbittlich vom
restlichen Orchester in
den Hintergrund
gedrängt, welches die
litauische Nationalhymne
Tautiška giesm “
(Litauen, unser
Heimatland“)
spielt. Der zweite Satz,
Decades of
Suffering“,
spiegelt das Leben unter
dem Joch der Sowjetunion
wider. Für das Streben
nach Unabhängigkeit
war ein friedlicher
Protest geplant, bei dem
eine Menschenkette durch
die baltischen Staaten
Estland, Lettland und
Litauen gebildet wurde.
Diese Chain of
Freedom“ wird im
letzten Satz des Werkes
beschrieben.
The Baltic Way Ensemble de cuivres [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Brass Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1206253-030 Composed by Jan de Haan. Con...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1206253-030
Composed by Jan de Haan.
Concert and Contest
Collection Brass Band en
Fanfare. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2019. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1206253-030. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1206253-030).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
In 1989, the
demonstration named the
Baltic Way also
known as the Baltic
Chain— was held in
the Baltic states of
Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania by its citizens
in a call for
independence from the
Soviet Union. On 23rd
August 1989, some two
million participants
formed a human chain,
hand-in-hand all the way
from the Estonian capital
of Tallinn its Latvian
counterpart, Riga,
through to the Lithuanian
capital of Vilnius - six
hundred kilometres long.
It became the longest
human chain ever created
and turned out to be the
final push needed for
much sought-after
independence. This
historic event became the
source of inspiration for
this composition. The
introduction of thefirst
movement, ‘Struggle
for Independence’,
is based on a nocturne
for piano by the renowned
Lithuanian composer and
painter Mikalojus
Konstantinas iurlionis
(1875-1911), thematic
material from which has
been incorporated
throughout the whole
composition. The
melancholic beginning is
followed by a powerful
theme which reflects the
resolve of the Baltic
people. The sudden
aggressive, dissonant
chords and a dominant
and—in rhythmic
terms—contrary
bass drum announce that
the resistance is not
going smoothly. Just for
a moment, we hear the
anthem of the Soviet
Union in the lower brass,
but this is relentlessly
pushed to the background
by the rest of the band
playing the Lithuanian
national anthem,
‘Tautiška giesm
’ (Lithuania, our
homeland). The second
movement, ‘Decades
of Suffering’,
echoes life under the
Soviet Union's thumb. In
the pursuit of
independence, a peaceful
protest is planned in
which a human chain is
formed across the Baltic
states of Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania. This
‘Chain of
Freedom’ is
depicted in the final
movement of the work.
De Baltische Weg
(The Baltic Way)
was een demonstratie van
de bevolking van de
Baltische staten die in
1989 plaatsvond als een
roep om onafhankelijkheid
van de Sovjet-Unie. Deze
historische gebeurtenis
vormde de inspiratiebron
voor deze compositie. Van
Vilnius via Riga naar
Tallinn werd een
zeshonderd kilometer
lange keten van naar
schatting twee miljoen
mensen gevormd. Op 23
augustus 1989 gaven al
die mensen elkaar de hand
en werd De Baltische Weg
de langste menselijke
keten ooit. Het bleek de
uiteindelijke opmaat tot
de zo gewenste
onafhankelijkheid. De
inleiding van het eerste
deel, ‘Struggle for
Independence’, is
gebaseerd op een nocturne
voor piano van
devooraanstaande Litouwse
componist en
kunstschilder Mikalojus
Konstantinas iurlionis
(1875-1911). Het
thematische materiaal van
deze nocturne is door de
hele compositie heen
verwerkt. Na het
melancholische begin
volgt een krachtig thema,
waarmee de strijdbaarheid
van de Baltische
bevolking wordt
uitgebeeld. De
plotselinge agressieve
dissonante akkoorden en
een dominante en ritmisch
gezien tegendraadse grote
trom laten horen dat het
verzet niet eenvoudig
verloopt. Even klinkt het
begin van het volkslied
van de Sovjet-Unie in het
lage koper, maar dat
wordt door de rest van de
band onverbiddelijk naar
de achtergrond verwezen
door het Litouwse
nationale volkslied
‘Tautiška giesm
’ (Litouwen, ons
vaderland). In deel twee,
‘Decades of
Suffering’, wordt
het leven onder het juk
van de Sovjet-Unie
verklankt. In het streven
naar onafhankelijkheid
worden plannen gemaakt om
als vreedzaam protest
tegen de onderdrukking
een menselijke keten te
vormen over de wegen van
de Baltische staten
Litouwen, Letland en
Estland. Deze
‘Chain of
Freedom’ wordt in
het laatste deel van het
werk muzikaal
weergegeven.
Der
sogenannte Baltischer Weg
(The Baltic Way)
auch unter dem Namen
Baltische Kette bekannt
war 1989 eine
Demonstration von
Bürgern in den
baltischen Staaten
Estland, Lettland und
Litauen mit dem Aufruf
zur Unabhängigkeit von
der Sowjetunion. Am 23.
August 1989 bildeten rund
zwei Millionen Teilnehmer
eine sechshundert
Kilometer lange
Menschenkette, die von
der estnischen Hauptstadt
Tallinn über das
lettische Riga bis zur
litauischen Hauptstadt
Vilnius reichte. Die
längste Menschenkette,
die jemals geschaffen
wurde, erwies sich als
der letzte Schritt, der
zur lang ersehnten
Unabhängigkeit
führte. Dieses
historische Ereignis
diente der Komposition
alsInspirationsquelle.
Die Einleitung des ersten
Satzes, Struggle for
Independence“,
basiert auf einem
Nocturne für Klavier
des bekannten litauischen
Komponisten und Malers
Mikalojus Konstantinas
iurlionis (1875 1911),
dessen thematisches
Material in der gesamten
Komposition verwendet
wird. Dem melancholischen
Anfang folgt ein
mitreißendes Thema,
das die Entschlossenheit
der baltischen
Bevölkerung
widerspiegelt. Die
plötzlichen
aggressiven, dissonanten
Akkorde und eine
dominante und rhythmisch
gegenläufige Bewegung
in der Basstrommel
kündigen an, dass der
Widerstand nicht
reibungslos verläuft.
Für einen kurzen
Moment erklingt die Hymne
der Sowjetunion in den
tiefen Blechbläsern,
aber diese wird
unerbittlich vom
restlichen Orchester in
den Hintergrund
gedrängt, welches die
litauische Nationalhymne
Tautiška giesm “
(Litauen, unser
Heimatland“)
spielt. Der zweite Satz,
Decades of
Suffering“,
spiegelt das Leben unter
dem Joch der Sowjetunion
wider. Für das Streben
nach Unabhängigkeit
war ein friedlicher
Protest geplant, bei dem
eine Menschenkette durch
die baltischen Staaten
Estland, Lettland und
Litauen gebildet wurde.
Diese Chain of
Freedom“ wird im
letzten Satz des Werkes
beschrieben.
Piano, Vocal and Guitar SKU: BT.MUSAM91734 Composed by Joni Mitchell. Fol...(+)
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
SKU: BT.MUSAM91734
Composed by Joni
Mitchell. Folk Music.
Book Only. Wise
Publications #MUSAM91734.
Published by Wise
Publications
(BT.MUSAM91734).
ISBN
9780711938502.
Joni
Mitchell's music includes
some of the most
distinctive protest songs
of the 1960s. Blessed
with a voice that is
instantly heart-warming,
gentle and poignant,
Joni's performances grew
to reflect her life and
surroundings inadelicate
but always direct manner.
With hits including
Both Sides Now and
the evergreen Big
Yellow Taxi her voice
remains, alongside those
of Paul Simon and Bob
Dylan, a distinctive
example of the power
ofthefolk/protest
tradition.
This
special selection
contains twenty of Joni's
best-loved songs has been
arranged for Piano and
Voice with Guitar
chords.
Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-120 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-120
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 1990. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0900226-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-120).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-020
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1990. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0900226-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-020).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2 SKU: BT.DHP-1064150-010 Composed by Tradi...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2
SKU:
BT.DHP-1064150-010
Composed by Traditional.
Arranged by Jacob De
Haan. Christmas
Collection. Hymns &
Chorals. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2006. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1064150-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1064150-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
O Heiland,
reiß die Himmel auf (O
Savior, Rend the Heavens
Wide) was written by the
German poet Friedrich von
Spee (1591-1635) during
the Thirty Years? War.
The profound text echoes
the misery of that time,
but at the same time
reflects hope of comfort
and redemption. This
well-known Advent song is
sung in the Catholic as
well as the Protestant
Church. Jacob de Haan has
used the beautiful melody
for this arrangement for
concert band.
O Heiland,
reiß die Himmel auf
(Kom tot ons, scheur de
heem’len Heer)
werd geschreven door de
Duitse dichter Friedrich
von Spee (1591-1635) in
de Dertigjarige Oorlog.
De indringende tekst
geeft de ellende van die
tijd weer,maar
weerspiegelt
tegelijkertijd hoop op
troost en verlossing. Dit
bekende adventslied wordt
in zowel de katholieke
als de protestantse kerk
gezongen. Jacob de Haan
gebruikte de mooie
melodie voor dit gedragen
arrangement voor
hrmonieorkest.
O Heiland, reiß die
Himmel auf stammt aus
der Zeit des
30jährigen Krieges.
Der tiefgründige Text
spiegelt das Elend jener
Zeit wider, gleichzeitig
weist er aber auch auf
die Hoffnung auf Trost
und Erlösung hin.
Dieses altbekannte
Adventslied wird sowohl
in katholischen als auch
in protestantischen
Kirchen gesungen. Jacob
de Haan verwendete die
wundervolle Melodie
für seine feierliche
Bearbeitung für
Blasorchester.
Il testo O
Heiland, reiss die Himmel
auf è stato
scritto dal poeta tedesco
Friedrich von Spee
(1591-1635) durante la
guerra dei Trenta Anni.
Esso testimonia la grande
miseria che regnava
all’epoca, ma è
anche sinonimo di
speranza, conforto e
redenzione. Questo
cantico
dell’Avvento è
cantato nelle chiese
protestanti e cattoliche.
Jacob de Haan ne ha
realizzato un
arrangiamento
maestoso.
SKU: HL.49017723 Orgelmusik im protestantischen Norddeutschland zwisch...(+)
SKU: HL.49017723
Orgelmusik im
protestantischen
Norddeutschland zwischen
1517 und 1755.
Composed by Klaus
Beckmann. This edition:
hard-coverbinding with
book jacket. Book. Misc.
592 pages. Schott Music
#ED20088. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49017723).
ISBN
9783795705329.
6.75x9.5x1.456 inches.
German.
Eine
faszinierende Darstellung
jener einzigartigen
Orgelmusikkultur, die
sich 1517-1755 in
Norddeutschlands
Backsteinkathedralen
entwickelt hat. Mehreren
Generationen von
Organisten ist es damals
gelungen, sowohl den
engen Bezug zur Liturgie
zu wahren als auch immer
neue Hohen kunstlerischer
Ausserungen zu erreichen.
Erstmals wird dieser
komplexe Vorgang unter
den Aspekten Theologie,
Kirchenordnungen,
Gesangbucher, Orgelspiel,
Orgelbau, Musiktheorie,
Stil- und Figurenlehre
sowie Uberlieferung,
Textkritik und Edition
dokumentiert.Im
Mittelpunkt stehen
Orgelwerke von
glanzvollen Namen wie
Praetorius, Scheidemann,
Tunder, Weckmann,
Reincken, Buxtehude,
Bruhns, Lubeck und Bohm.
Zahlreiche Analysen bzw.
Werkmonographien
erschliessen den Zugang
zur individuellen
Struktur, zu Form,
Satztechnik und Ausdruck.
Klaus Beckmann, geboren
1935, Studium der
Philosophie, Padagogik,
Ev. Theologie,
Schulmusik,
Musikwissenschaft (Dr.
phil.), 1957-2005
Organist, 1960-1998
Gymnasiallehrer,
1986-1996
Lehrbeauftragter an der
Musikhochschule Detmold.
Uber 90 Publikationen,
vorwiegend zur nord- und
mitteldeutschen
Orgelmusik.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2 SKU: BT.DHP-1064150-140 Composed by Tradi...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2
SKU:
BT.DHP-1064150-140
Composed by Traditional.
Arranged by Jacob De
Haan. Christmas
Collection. Hymns &
Chorals. Score Only.
Composed 2006. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1064150-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1064150-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
O Heiland,
reiß die Himmel auf (O
Savior, Rend the Heavens
Wide) was written by the
German poet Friedrich von
Spee (1591-1635) during
the Thirty Years? War.
The profound text echoes
the misery of that time,
but at the same time
reflects hope of comfort
and redemption. This
well-known Advent song is
sung in the Catholic as
well as the Protestant
Church. Jacob de Haan has
used the beautiful melody
for this arrangement for
concert band.
O Heiland,
reiß die Himmel
auf stammt aus der Zeit
des 30jährigen
Krieges. Der
tiefgründige Text
spiegelt das Elend jener
Zeit wider, gleichzeitig
weist er aber auch auf
die Hoffnung auf Trost
und Erlösung hin.
Dieses altbekannte
Adventslied wird sowohl
in katholischen als auch
in protestantischen
Kirchen gesungen. Jacob
de Haan verwendete die
wundervolle Melodie
für seine feierliche
Bearbeitung für
Blasorchester.
Il testo O
Heiland, reiss die Himmel
auf è stato
scritto dal poeta tedesco
Friedrich von Spee
(1591-1635) durante la
guerra dei Trenta Anni.
Esso testimonia la grande
miseria che regnava
all’epoca, ma è
anche sinonimo di
speranza, conforto e
redenzione. Questo
cantico
dell’Avvento è
cantato nelle chiese
protestanti e cattoliche.
Jacob de Haan ne ha
realizzato un
arrangiamento
maestoso.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1074314-140 Drei kurzweili...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1074314-140
Drei kurzweilige
Impressionen.
Composed by Peter Kleine
Schaars. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2007. 36
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1074314-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1074314-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
For Three
Aspects of Kurt Weill
Peter Kleine Schaars took
inspiration from the
three periods that
characterise the life of
Weill - he
successivelylived in
Berlin, Paris and New
York. One theme is used
to create threetotally
different atmospheres, a
protest march against the
fascists inBerlin, a
French Musette (valse de
Paris) and an American
big bandstyle Broadway
orchestra. Let this great
work show the versatility
ofyour concert band!
Kurt
Weill, der unter anderem
mit seiner Musik zur
Dreigroschenoper
berühmt wurde, lebte
nacheinander in Berlin,
Paris und New York.
Three Aspects of Kurt
Weill weist ein Thema
auf, das dementsprechend
in drei völlig
unterschiedlichen
Stimmungen erscheint: als
Protestmarsch gegen die
Faschisten in Berlin, als
französische Musette
und im amerikanischen
Big- Band-Stil. Beweisen
Sie die
Verwandlungsfähigkeit
Ihres Blasorchesters!
Per il
brano Three Aspects of
Kurt Weill, Peter
Kleine Schaars ha preso
ispirazione dai tre
periodi che
caratterizzano la vita di
Weill - visse prima a
Berlino, poi a Parigi e
infine a New York. Un
tema viene utilizzato per
creare tre atmosfere
completamente diverse:
una Marcia di protesta
contro i fascisti a
Berlino, una Musette
(valzer di Parigi) e una
big band americana nello
stile delle orchestre di
Broadway. Lascia che
questa grande opera
mostri la versatilit
della tua banda in
concerto!
Three Aspects of Kurt Weill Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1074314-010 Drei kurzweili...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1074314-010
Drei kurzweilige
Impressionen.
Composed by Peter Kleine
Schaars. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2007.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1074314-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1074314-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
For Three
Aspects of Kurt Weill
Peter Kleine Schaars took
inspiration from the
three periods that
characterise the life of
Weill - he
successivelylived in
Berlin, Paris and New
York. One theme is used
to create threetotally
different atmospheres, a
protest march against the
fascists inBerlin, a
French Musette (valse de
Paris) and an American
big bandstyle Broadway
orchestra. Let this great
work show the versatility
ofyour concert band!
Kurt
Weill, der unter anderem
mit seiner Musik zur
Dreigroschenoper
berühmt wurde, lebte
nacheinander in Berlin,
Paris und New York.
Three Aspects of Kurt
Weill weist ein Thema
auf, das dementsprechend
in drei völlig
unterschiedlichen
Stimmungen erscheint: als
Protestmarsch gegen die
Faschisten in Berlin, als
französische Musette
und im amerikanischen
Big- Band-Stil. Beweisen
Sie die
Verwandlungsfähigkeit
Ihres Blasorchesters!
Per il
brano Three Aspects of
Kurt Weill, Peter
Kleine Schaars ha preso
ispirazione dai tre
periodi che
caratterizzano la vita di
Weill - visse prima a
Berlino, poi a Parigi e
infine a New York. Un
tema viene utilizzato per
creare tre atmosfere
completamente diverse:
una Marcia di protesta
contro i fascisti a
Berlino, una Musette
(valzer di Parigi) e una
big band americana nello
stile delle orchestre di
Broadway. Lascia che
questa grande opera
mostri la versatilit
della tua banda in
concerto!
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1074314-120 Drei kurzweilige Impres...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1074314-120
Drei kurzweilige
Impressionen.
Composed by Peter Kleine
Schaars. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2007. 32
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1074314-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1074314-120).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
For Three
Aspects of Kurt Weill
Peter Kleine Schaars took
inspiration from the
three periods that
characterise the life of
Weill - he
successivelylived in
Berlin, Paris and New
York. One theme is used
to create threetotally
different atmospheres, a
protest march against the
fascists inBerlin, a
French Musette (valse de
Paris) and an American
big bandstyle Broadway
orchestra. Let this great
work show the versatility
ofyour concert band!
Kurt
Weill, der unter anderem
mit seiner Musik zur
Dreigroschenoper
berühmt wurde, lebte
nacheinander in Berlin,
Paris und New York.
Three Aspects of Kurt
Weill weist ein Thema
auf, das dementsprechend
in drei völlig
unterschiedlichen
Stimmungen erscheint: als
Protestmarsch gegen die
Faschisten in Berlin, als
französische Musette
und im amerikanischen
Big- Band-Stil. Beweisen
Sie die
Verwandlungsfähigkeit
Ihres Blasorchesters!
Trumpet - intermediate SKU: BT.DHP-1084638-400 Composed by Jacob De Haan....(+)
Trumpet - intermediate
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084638-400
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Frits Damrow
Trumpet Collection. Book
with CD. Composed 2008.
32 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1084638-400. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1084638-400).
ISBN 9789043130998.
9x12 inches.
German.
This new
volume helps fill the
need for functional
trumpet and organ music
that can be used in a
church service or mass.
The pieces follow the
format of the traditional
mass and are suitable for
use in churches of any
denomination. This
publication comes with a
play-along CD featuring
complete performances
together with organ
accompaniments and an
organ accompaniment part.
Er is veel vraag
naar functionele muziek
voor trompet en orgel als
invulling van kerkdienst
of mis - deze geslaagde
compositie van Jacob de
Haan is het antwoord op
die vraag. Missa
Brevis is uitermate
geschikt voor
uitvoeringin zowel
katholieke als
protestantse
kerkdiensten. De uitgave
wordt geleverd met een
piano/orgelpartij en een
meespeel- en
voorbeeld-cd, waarop
Frits Damrow de
trompetpartij
speelt.
Missa
Brevis, eine Messe
für Blasorchester und
Chor ad libitum, kann in
diversen variablen
Spielstärken
aufgeführt werden.
Zahlreiche mögliche
Instrumentenkombinationen
und darüber hinaus
diverse mögliche
Kombinationen mit
groÃ?en oder kleineren
Chören, lassen eine
Vielzahl von
verschiedenen
Aufführungen zu.
Darüber hinaus ergeben
sich durch die
Orgelbegleitung weitere
Aufführungsvarianten.
Eine Aufstellung aller
verschiedenen
Besetzungsmöglichkeite
n wird vom Komponisten
mitgeliefert. Die
Entscheidung für eine
reine Instrumental- oder
eine der kombinierten
Varianten liegt ganz im
künstlerischen oder
praktischen Ermessen des
Dirigenten. Die
wunderschöne Musik aus
der Feder vonJacob de
Haan garantiert in jedem
Fall einen gelungenen
Auftritt!
I pezzi sacri per
strumento e organo
possono essere suonati
durante il rito religioso
o la messa. Le differenti
parti di Missa Brevis
(Kyrie, Gloria, Credo,
Sanctus, Benedictus,
Agnus Dei) si
adattano sia alla
liturgia cattolica che
protestante. Il CD
incluso propone la
registrazione
dellâ??accompagnamento
allâ??organo come anche
una versione dimostrativa
di ogni brano, per dar
modo allâ??interprete di
coglierne la giusta
interpretazione. Missa
Brevis è
unâ??eccellente fonte
dâ??ispirazione. Le
parti dellâ??organo sono
incluse nella
pubblicazione.
Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Bra ss Band - Grade 2 SKU: HL.44007224 B...(+)
Concert
Band/Harmonie/Fanfare/Bra
ss Band - Grade 2
SKU:
HL.44007224
Based
on 'From Highest Heaven I
Come to Tell'.
Composed by Giovanni
Taeggio and Hans Leo
Hassler. Arranged by Jan
de Haan. De Haske Concert
Band. Score Only.
Composed 1998. Hal
Leonard #981154.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.44007224).
UPC:
884088243548.
The
words and lyrics of the
Christmas Carol From
Highest Heaven I Come To
Tell were written by
the great Martin Luther
(1483-1546) and can be
found in The Hymns of
Martin Luther. Martin
Luther expressed radical
views which began the
reformation movement. His
followers protested at
the treatment given to
Martin Luther, the event
from which the term
'Protestant' was derived.
It was first published in
Joseph Klug's
Gesangsbuch in
around 1535. Add a
majestic Baroque feel to
any concert with this
simple yet effective
arrangement.
The
words and lyrics of the
Christmas Carol From
Highest Heaven I Come To
Tell were written by
the great Martin Luther
(1483-1546) and can be
found in The Hymns of
Martin Luther. Martin
Luther expressed radical
viewswhich began the
reformation movement. His
followers protested at
the treatment given to
Martin Luther, the event
from which the term
'Protestant' was derived.
It was first published in
Joseph Klug's
Gesangsbuch in
around 1535.Add a
majestic Baroque feel to
any concert with this
simple yet effective
arrangement.
Diese
Bearbeitung des beruhmten
Liedes Vom Himmel
hoch, da komm' ich
her von Martin Luther
stammt aus der gewandten
Feder von Jan de Haan. In
vier Teilen verarbeitete
er die festliche Melodie
und machte sie fur
variable Besetzung
spielbar.
The
words and lyrics of the
Christmas Carol From
Highest Heaven I Come To
Tell were written by
the great Martin Luther
(1483-1546) and can be
found in The Hymns of
Martin Luther. Martin
Luther expressed radical
views which began the
reformation movement. His
followers protested at
the treatment given to
Martin Luther, the event
from which the term
'Protestant' was derived.
It was first published in
Joseph Klug's
Gesangsbuch in
around 1535. Add a
majestic Baroque feel to
any concert with this
simple yet effective
arrangement.
The
words and lyrics of the
Christmas Carol From
Highest Heaven I Come To
Tell were written by
the great Martin Luther
(1483-1546) and can be
found in The Hymns of
Martin Luther. Martin
Luther expressed radical
views which began the
reformation movement. His
followers protested at
the treatment given to
Martin Luther, the event
from which the term
'Protestant' was derived.
It was first published in
Joseph Klug's
Gesangsbuch in
around 1535. Add a
majestic Baroque feel to
any concert with this
simple yet effective
arrangement.
Coro S (SA, SAM), Pfte, [instrumentale Ober- und Mittelstimme, Blaser (S-Sax, A-...(+)
Coro S (SA, SAM), Pfte,
[instrumentale Ober- und
Mittelstimme, Blaser
(S-Sax, A-Sax, T-Sax,
Trb), Git, Bass, Drums]
SKU: CA.744512
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Arranged by
Peter Schindler. Guitar.
Secular choral music.
Single Part, Guitar.
Duration 5 minutes. Carus
Verlag #CV 07.445/12.
Published by Carus Verlag
(CA.744512).
ISBN
M-007-25241-0.
German/English. Text:
Schiller,
Friedrich.
Friedric
h Schillers Ode an die
Freude (Ode to Joy) went
on to become world-famous
through the setting by
Ludwig van Beethoven in
1824 in the final
movement of his 9th
Symphony. Today
Beethoven's Ode to Joy is
one of the most popular
works of classical music
worldwide - celebratory
and powerful music which
is an expression of joy,
community, protest, and
thanks. This catchy
arrangement of Schiller's
and Beethoven's Ode for
chorus and piano, or
optionally for chorus,
band and wind instruments
by Peter Schindler,
stands for all these
emotions. Brass riffs,
jazzy harmonies, a choral
setting in one to three
parts, and an adaptation
of the text are all
highlights of special
musical moments which the
whole audience can join
in at the end! An English
singing text is
included.
Concert Band and Vocal Soloist (Score) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44011763 Poem...(+)
Concert Band and Vocal
Soloist (Score) - Grade 5
SKU: HL.44011763
Poems by Graeme
King. Composed by
Marco Putz. De Haske
Concert Band. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2010. De Haske
Publications #1094768.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44011763).
The hymn Nun
ruhen alle Walder (Now
All Forests Rest),
arranged by J.S. Bach
(No. 6, So sei nun,
Seele, deine, from
Cantata BWV 13), is a
guiding light throughout
this four-movement
composition. Pütz
wrote this work as a
musical outcry against
the wilful, profit-driven
destruction of our
environment. When Bach
used the word ruhen (to
rest) over 350 years ago,
it probably had a
different nuance from the
meaning it has today. At
the beginning of the 21st
century - the so-called
age of progress - nun
ruhen alle Walder should
mean now all forests die
. Massive
industrialization and
globalization, coupled
with pure greed,
corruption, political
scandals, an
ever-wideninggap between
the rich and poor, and
other such senseless
human actions, are
pushing our blue planet
closer and closer to the
point of no return. This
work is not intended to
be a ranting accusation.
It should remind us of
the beauty and harmony
that can exist all around
us in nature, if we take
care of it. Pütz
hopes that this will, one
day, help put a greater
emphasis on humanity's
survival, and coexistence
with nature rather than
the exploitation
described earlier. All
four texts were created
by Australian poet Graeme
King, whose works were
discovered by Pütz,
by chance on the
internet. Pütz was
especially captivated by
King's clarity, and
intrigued by the
possibilities of adapting
and melding the strong
rhythmical structure of
King's writing with his
own musical language. The
four movements are as
follows: 1. Tears of
Nature 2. Grrrevolution
3. Stand up! 4. Tomorrow
The world premiere of
Four Earth Songs took
place on 7 July 2009 at
the 14th WASBE-Conference
in Cincinnati (USA). This
work is dedicated in
friendship to Jouke
Hoekstra, conductor, and
the Frysk Fanfare Orkest
(the Frisian
Fanfare-Orchestra).
De hymne Nun
ruhen alle Walder,
gearrangeerd door J.S.
Bach (nr. 6, So sei nun,
Seele, deine, uit cantate
BWV 13), is de leidraad
in deze vierdelige
compositie. Putz schreef
het werk als een muzikaal
protest tegen de
moedwillige,op winstbejag
gebaseerde vernietiging
van ons milieu. Toen Bach
het woord 'ruhen'
(rusten) meer dan 350
jaar geleden gebruikte,
lag er waarschijnlijk een
andere nuance in dan
tegenwoordig. Aan het
begin van de 21e eeuw -
dezogenaamde eeuw van de
vooruitgang - zou 'nun
ruhen alle Walder' zelfs
kunnen betekenen: 'nu
sterven alle bossen'. De
grootschalige
industrialisatie en
globalisering, in
combinatie met pure
hebzucht, corruptie,
politieke schandalen,een
groeiende kloof tussen
arm en rijk, en andere
dwaze menselijke
verrichtingen, brengen
onze blauwe planeet
steeds verder in de
problemen, tot er
misschien geen weg terug
meer is. Dit werk is niet
bedoeld als een
beschuldigendetirade. Het
moet ons wijzen op de
schoonheid en harmonie
die in de natuur om ons
heen kan bestaan, als we
er goed voor zorgen. Putz
hoopt dat er op een dag
meer nadruk gelegd zal
worden op het overleven
van de mensheid
invreedzame co-existentie
met de natuur, zonder de
eerdergenoemde
uitbuiting. Alle vier de
teksten zijn geschreven
door de Australische
dichter Graeme King,
wiens werk Putz bij
toeval tegenkwam op het
internet. Hij werd
getroffendoor Kings
helderheid en raakte
geintrigeerd door de
mogelijkheid de sterke
ritmische structuur van
Kings teksten om te
zetten in zijn eigen
muzikale taal. De vier
delen zijn de volgende:
1. Tears of Nature 2.
Grrrevolution 3.Stand up!
4. Tomorrow De
wereldpremiere van Four
Earth Songs vond plaats
op 7 juli 2009 tijdens de
14e WASBE Conference in
Cincinnati (VS). Dit werk
is in vriendschap
opgedragen aan dirigent
Jouke Hoekstra en zijn
Fryskt Fanfare
Der
Choral Nun ruhen alle
Walder, hier in einer
Bearbeitung von J.S. Bach
(Nr. 6 So sei nun, Seele,
deine aus der Kantate BWV
13), zieht sich wie ein
roter Faden durch diese
viersatzige Komposition,
die als musikalischer
Aufschrei (Anfang!) gegen
die mutwillige,
profitgesteuerte
Zerstorung unserer Umwelt
gedacht ist. Sicher hatte
das Wort ruhen vor
über 350 Jahren,
als der Liedtext
entstand, eine andere
Bedeutung als heute. Zu
Beginn des 21.
Jahrhunderts, im
sogenannten Zeitalter des
Fortschritts,
müsste es leider
wohl eher heissen: Nun
sterben alle Walder...
Massive
Industrialisierung,
Globalisierung, aber auch
Profitgier, Korruption,
politische
Unfahigkeit,krasse
Unterschiede zwischen arm
und reich, und
schlussendlich die
Uneinsichtigkeit des
einzelnen Menschen haben
dazu geführt, dass
der Blaue Planet heute
kurz vor dem Kollaps
steht. Dieses Werk soll
jedoch nicht nur
anklagen, es soll auch
die verbliebenen
Schonheiten unserer Natur
aufzeigen, in der
Hoffnung, dass es einmal
gelingen wird, die
Rettung der Natur und den
Schutz der Umwelt
über die oben
genannten Interessen zu
stellen. Alle vier Texte
stammen aus der Feder des
australischen Dichters
Graeme King, dessen Werk
der Komponist durch einen
glücklichen Zufall
im Internet entdeckte.
Besonders inspirierend
war die Direktheit von
Graemes Aussagen, aber
auch die kraftvolle
Rhythmik seiner Verse mit
den daraus resultierenden
Moglichkeiten der
musikalischen Umsetzung.
Die vier Satze sind wie
folgt
überschrieben: 1.
Tears of Nature 2.
Grrrevolution 3. Stand
up! 4. Tomorrow Die
offizielle
Uraufführung von
Four Earth Songs fand am
7. Juli 2009 statt,
anlasslich der 14.
WASBE-Konferenz in
Cincinnati (USA). Das
Werk ist dem Dirigenten
Jouke Hoekstra und dem
Frysk Fanfare Orkest
(Friesischen
Fanfareorchester) in
aller Freundschaft
gewidmet.
Le
cantique Nun ruhen alle
Walder, dont la ligne
melodique fut reprise par
Jean-Sebastien Bach pour
son choral So sein nun,
Seele, deine (Choral
ndeg6 - Cantate BWV 13),
est le fil conducteur de
cette oeuvre en quatre
mouvements concue comme
un cri contre la
destruction volontaire de
la nature pour le profit.
Plus de trois siecles
nous separent du temps de
Bach. Si les mots sont
restes les memes, leur
sens primitif connait
cependant quelques
nuances. Ainsi, au XXIe
siecle - considere comme
le << siecle du progres
>>, il conviendrait de
traduire Nun ruhen alle
Walder (les forets se
reposent ) par Les forets
se meurent. La
mondialisation et
l'industrialisation
massiveassociees a
l'avidite predatrice, a
la corruption politique,
aux actions humaines
irrationnelles et au
fosse grandissant entre
riches et pauvres
conduisent notre planete
bleue a se rapprocher
chaque jour un peu plus
du point de non retour.
Cette composition n'est
pas une accusation
acerbe, mais plutot une
exhortation a prendre
soin de cette beaute si
harmonieuse que nous
offre la nature. Et
peut-etre, prendrons-nous
enfin conscience de
l'importance d'une
situation de coexistence
avec la nature,
necessaire pour la survie
de l'espece humaine, et
non d'exploitation qui
conduit a la destruction.
Un jour, alors qu'il
naviguait sur Internet,
Marco Pütz
decouvrit l'oeuvre du
poete australien Graeme
King. Fascine par la
clarte de l'ecriture et
le rythme des vers, Marco
Pütz imagina les
multiples possibilites
d'adaptation et de mise
en musique qu'offrent les
poemes de King. Il
choisit quatre poemes sur
la nature pour creer son
oeuvre Four Earth Songs
(Quatre chants de la
terre). 1. Tears of
Nature (Les larmes de la
Nature) 2. Grrrevolution
3. Stand up! (Levez-vous
!) 4. Tomorrow (Demain)
Four Earth Songs est
dedie amicalement a
l'Orchestre de Fanfare de
Frise (Frysk Fanfare
Orkest) et a son chef,
Jouke Hoekstra. L'oeuvre
a ete donnee en creation
mondiale par l'orchestre
dedicataire a l'occasion
de la 14eme Convention de
la WASBE a Cincinnati
aux.
Coro S (SA, SAM), Pfte, [instrumentale Ober- und Mittelstimme, Blaser (S-Sax, A-...(+)
Coro S (SA, SAM), Pfte,
[instrumentale Ober- und
Mittelstimme, Blaser
(S-Sax, A-Sax, T-Sax,
Trb), Git, Bass, Drums]
SKU: CA.744522
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Arranged by
Peter Schindler. Inenr
voice. Secular choral
music. Single Part,
Mittelstimme. Duration 5
minutes. Carus Verlag #CV
07.445/22. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.744522).
ISBN M-007-25243-4.
German/English. Text:
Schiller,
Friedrich.
Friedric
h Schillers Ode an die
Freude (Ode to Joy) went
on to become world-famous
through the setting by
Ludwig van Beethoven in
1824 in the final
movement of his 9th
Symphony. Today
Beethoven's Ode to Joy is
one of the most popular
works of classical music
worldwide - celebratory
and powerful music which
is an expression of joy,
community, protest, and
thanks. This catchy
arrangement of Schiller's
and Beethoven's Ode for
chorus and piano, or
optionally for chorus,
band and wind instruments
by Peter Schindler,
stands for all these
emotions. Brass riffs,
jazzy harmonies, a choral
setting in one to three
parts, and an adaptation
of the text are all
highlights of special
musical moments which the
whole audience can join
in at the end! An English
singing text is
included.