Arranged by Chris Sharp. For concert band. FJH Concert Band. Full set (score and...(+)
Arranged by Chris Sharp.
For concert band. FJH
Concert Band. Full set
(score and parts). Score
only also available:
B1486S. Grade 3.5. Score
and parts. Duration 6
minutes, 30 seconds.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc
Nordanvind Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire/avancé Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 4.5 SKU: CF.SPS71 Composed by Carl Strommen. Se...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
4.5
SKU: CF.SPS71
Composed by Carl
Strommen. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
2+16+4+8+8+8+4+4+2+4+4+4+
4+6+6+6+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+4
+8+3+2+12+2+4+28 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 26
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS71. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS71).
ISBN
9781491143544. UPC:
680160901043. Key: G
minor.
Nordanvind
is a tour de force
symphonic rhapsody that
is built on three
Scandinavian folk songs.
Composer Carl Strommen
has composed these
Viking-influenced
melodies into a concert
setting that brings out
all of the history of the
Scandinavian people. The
piece is at times bold
and aggressive, at other
times beautiful. Carl
employs all of the
instrumental colors of
the concert band to
create a new work for
more advanced
ensembles. Modern
Scandinavians are
descendants of the
Vikings, an adventuresome
people who were known for
their love of the sea,
their naval prowess, and
as fierce fighters . The
Scandinavian Vikings were
warriors from Denmark,
Norway, and Sweden who
traded, raided and
settled in various parts
of Europe, Russia, the
North Atlantic islands,
and the northeastern
coast of North America
.Starting around 1850,
over one million Swedes
left their homeland for
the United States in
search of religious
freedom and open farm
land . Augustana College
was founded in 1860 by
graduates of Swedish
universities and is
located on the
Mississippi River in Rock
Island, Illinois . Home
of the
“Vikings,â€
Augustana College is the
oldest Swedish- American
institution of higher
learning in the United
States . This powerful
and lively piece takes
inspiration from Swedish
history and from Swedish
folk songs and hymns
.Havsdrake (Dragon of the
Sea)The Nordanvind or
“North Windâ€
blows a cold wind during
a journey of a group of
courageous Viking rowers
. The
“Dragon-shipâ€
or long ships designed
for raiding and war was a
sophisticated, fast ship
able to navigate in very
shallow water . To
musically portray these
magnificent seafaring
vessels, the director is
encouraged to use an
Ocean Drum (or a rain
stick) during the
introduction . Wind
players may consider
blowing air through their
instruments to suggest
the North wind . Adding
men’s voices to
accompany the haunting
low brass and percussive
“rowerâ€
sounds can be helpful in
creating the dark and
ominous portrayal of
Viking adventurers
.Slangpolska efter Byss -
KalleIn Sweden, a
“polska†is a
partner dance where the
dancers spin each other
(släng in Swedish
“to sling or
tossâ€) .
Slangpolska efter Byss -
Kalle is attributed to
Byss-Kalle, who was a
notable Swedish folk
musician, specifically a
nyckelharpa player .
Slangpolska efter Byss -
Kalle is a traditional
“polskaâ€
dance song most often
played on the Nyckelharpa
or keyed fiddle and is
commonly heard in pubs
and at festive events
throughout Sweden .
Approximately 10,000
nyckelharpa players live
in Sweden today, and the
Swedish and the American
Nyckelharpa Associations
are dedicated to this
Swedish National
instrument . The director
is encouraged to share
video and audio examples
of the nyckelharpa
playing the original
Slangpolska efter Byss -
Kalle .Tryggare Kan Ingen
Vara (Children of the
Heavenly Father)Tryggare
Kan Ingen Vara Is a
traditional Swedish
melody, possibly of
German roots, and was
believed to be arranged
as a hymn by the Swedish
hymn writer, Karolina
Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg
(1832–1903) . As a
daughter of a Swedish
Lutheran minister, she
began writing poems as a
teenager and is said to
have written over 1,700
different texts . There
are two different
accounts as to the
inspiration for this hymn
. The first story is that
Lina (as she was called)
wrote the hymn to honor
her father and to say
thank you to him for
raising her and
protecting her . A second
belief is of her
witnessing the tragic
death of her father . She
and her father were on a
boat, when a wave threw
her father overboard . It
was said that the
profound effect of
watching her father drown
is what caused Lina to
write the text to this
hymn . Although this is a
treasured song to people
of Swedish descent
everywhere, it speaks to
all people about a father
tending and nourishing
his children, and
protecting them from evil
.SPS71FThe Augustana
College Concert
BandFounded in 1874, the
Augustana Band program is
one of the oldest
continuously active
collegiate band programs
in the country . The
Concert Band is one of
two bands on campus and
was formed more than
thirty years ago . The
Concert Band attracts
students of every skill
level and from a wide
variety of majors .
Students in the ensemble
play a large part in
choosing their music for
performance, which
include works from the
standard repertoire,
orchestral
transcriptions, and the
latest compositions from
leading composers .Rick
Jaeschke began his
musical career as a
clarinet player in the
1st US Army Band . He
received a Bachelor of
Music degree from
Susquehanna University, a
Masters of Music from
James Madison University,
and a doctorate from
Columbia University in
New York . He was also
fortunate to study
conducting with Donald
Hunsburger and with
Frederick Fennell .Dr .
Jaeschke taught band and
choir at Great Mills High
School in Southern
Maryland, and for fifteen
years, he was the
district Music Supervisor
in Armonk, New York,
where he taught high
school concert and jazz
bands, beginning band,
and music technology .
During that time, the
music program flourished,
and the high school band
consistently received
Gold Medals in the New
York State Festivals, as
well as in national, and
international festivals .
As a clarinet and
saxophone player, Dr .
Jaeschke performed in the
New York metropolitan
area with the Rockland
Symphony Orchestra, the
Putnam Symphony
Orchestra, Fine Arts
Symphony Orchestra, and
served as the concert
master for the Hudson
Valley Wind Symphony .For
several years, Dr .
Jaeschke served as the
Fine Arts Coordinator for
the District 204 schools
in Naperville, IL, a
district selected as One
of the Best 100 Schools
in America for Music .
Currently, Dr . Jaeschke
is an Associate Professor
at Augustana College
where he teaches music
and music education
courses, and directs the
Concert Band . He has
served on various
educational boards, is a
National edTPA scorer,
and has presented at
state, national and
international music
conferences . He lives
with his family in
Bettendorf Iowa, and
enjoys any opportunity to
explore the open water in
his sea kayak .
Grade 5 - Score
Only. Composed by
James Curnow. Arranged by
James Curnow. Curnow
Music Concert Band. 45
pages. Curnow Music
#91605140. Published by
Curnow Music
(HL.44005260).
UPC:
073999338157. 8.5x11
inches.
Using a
symphonic variant style
(like that of Hindemith's
Symphonic
Metamorphosis), James
Curnow has written a
magnificent compositional
exploration of themes
based on the shape-note
tune
“Resignation.&rdquo
; Advanced groups love to
play music at this level
of challenge and
substance, and directors
will appreciate the
developmental techniques
woven into its fabric.
Add a history unit on
The Sacred Harp
for some cross-curricular
work.
Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 2.0.0.0:
Timp: Harp: Str:
(4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo
Tenor
SKU:
AP.36-A915501
Arranged by Giacomo
Puccini, Heinz Reichert,
adapted from a German
libretto by Alfred M.
Willner, ed./arr. by
Michael Kaye/ Italian
libretto by Giuseppe
Adami, and translated.
Light Opera, Orchestra
Accompaniment, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Opera
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A915501.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A915501).
ISBN
9798892703277. UPC:
659359566639.
English.
The
three-act operetta LA
RONDINE (The Swallow) by
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924) was first
completed in 1916 and
premiered at the Grand
Théâtre de Monte Carlo
on March 27, 1917. It
tells the story of Magda,
a Parisian courtesan, who
is torn between more
transactional love she
has chosen and the
romantic love of a wife
with the young man
Ruggero, whom she meets
at a small house party of
her protector Rambaldo,
then again at a Paris
nightspot. After leaving
to live with Ruggero for
some time, she flees back
to Rambaldo when Ruggero
proposes marriage,
declaring that she cannot
keep her past a secret
and she will not allow
her previous life to
bring grief to both
Ruggero and his parents.
Never satisfied, Puccini
revised the operetta in
both 1920 and 1921,
altering the ending each
time, and he passed
before he settled on the
definitive version. The
beautiful tenor aria
PARIGI! È LA CITTÀ DEI
DESIDERI (Paris! It is
the city of desire) was
not included in the
original libretto and
added by Puccini to give
Ruggero, the romantic
lead, something to do in
the first act. While it
does not move the plot
forward, the aria does
quickly endear listeners
to the Ruggero character.
The aria was later cut
from the opera and is not
usually heard in staged
versions, although the
music was used again with
different text in
Puccini's 1917 song
MORIRE?, S. 89. This
edition of the aria by
Michael Kaye is from the
second version (1920) of
the opera.
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.
Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 2.0.0.0:
Timp: Harp: Str:
(4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo
Tenor
SKU:
AP.36-A915502
Arranged by Giacomo
Puccini, Heinz Reichert,
adapted from a German
libretto by Alfred M.
Willner, ed./arr. by
Michael Kaye/ Italian
libretto by Giuseppe
Adami, and translated.
Light Opera, Orchestra
Accompaniment, Conductor
Score & Parts. Kalmus
Opera Library. Score and
Part(s). LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A915502.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A915502).
UPC:
659359800351.
English.
The
three-act operetta LA
RONDINE (The Swallow) by
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924) was first
completed in 1916 and
premiered at the Grand
Théâtre de Monte Carlo
on March 27, 1917. It
tells the story of Magda,
a Parisian courtesan, who
is torn between more
transactional love she
has chosen and the
romantic love of a wife
with the young man
Ruggero, whom she meets
at a small house party of
her protector Rambaldo,
then again at a Paris
nightspot. After leaving
to live with Ruggero for
some time, she flees back
to Rambaldo when Ruggero
proposes marriage,
declaring that she cannot
keep her past a secret
and she will not allow
her previous life to
bring grief to both
Ruggero and his parents.
Never satisfied, Puccini
revised the operetta in
both 1920 and 1921,
altering the ending each
time, and he passed
before he settled on the
definitive version. The
beautiful tenor aria
PARIGI! È LA CITTÀ DEI
DESIDERI (Paris! It is
the city of desire) was
not included in the
original libretto and
added by Puccini to give
Ruggero, the romantic
lead, something to do in
the first act. While it
does not move the plot
forward, the aria does
quickly endear listeners
to the Ruggero character.
The aria was later cut
from the opera and is not
usually heard in staged
versions, although the
music was used again with
different text in
Puccini's 1917 song
MORIRE?, S. 89. This
edition of the aria by
Michael Kaye is from the
second version (1920) of
the opera.
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.
Arranged by Ludwig Minkus
and ed./arr. by William
McDermott/ Libretto by
Sergei Khudekov. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Ballet
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A888801.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A888801).
ISBN
9798888529911. UPC:
659359989490.
English.
The ballet
La Bayadère (The
Temple Dancer or The
Temple Maiden) was
created in 1877 for famed
French choreographer
Marius Petipa to music by
Ludwig Minkus
(1826-1917). In four act
and seven tableaux, the
ballet tells the story of
the bayadère Nikiya
and the warrior Solor,
lovers who are beset by
jealous rivals, arranged
marriages beyond their
control, murder, an
opium-fueled
hallucination of the
afterlife, and a vengeful
god that destroys the
temple and everybody in
it as revenge for
Nikiya's murder. It was
first performed on
February 4, 1877, by the
Imperial Ballet in St.
Petersburg, Russia. It
was hailed as a success
and masterpiece
immediately after the
premiere, particularly
The Kingdom of the Shades
scene in Act II, an
excerpt which remains a
major standalone work for
the ballet repertoire.
Modern performances of La
Bayadère are almost
always derived from a
1941 version sated for
the Kirov/Mariinsky
Ballet by Vladimir
Ponomarev and Vakhtang
Chabukiani, which
incorporates additional
music by Minkus, Drigo,
and Pugni. Act II takes
place after Nikiya is
killed by a concealed
venomous snake. A
depressed Solor smokes
opium, resulting in a
vision of Nikiya's spirit
dwelling in the Kingdom
of the Shades, a nirvana
in the Himalayas. The two
lovers reconcile among
the shades of other
bayadères in a Pas de
deux, then Solor is
awakened just in time for
his arranged marriage to
another woman. This
orchestration of Act II
has been completed by
William McDermott.
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2:
4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2):
Harp: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in
set).
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may see delays of several
months.
Composed by Gustav Holst.
Full Orchestra;
Performance Music
Ensemble. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A934101.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A934101).
ISBN
9781638879916. UPC:
676737737757.
English.
Part of
the British folk revival
of the early 20th
century, Gustav Holst's
(1874-1934) Somerset
Rhapsody consists of his
interpretations of three
English folk tunes from
the Somerset region: The
Sheep-Shearing Song, High
Germany, and True Love's
Farewell. Holst dedicated
this piece, his first
major critical success,
to Cecil Sharp, a
chronicler of English
folk music who collected
the songs that Holst
adapted. Holst intended
the cycle to tell a story
of a young couple whose
relationship is
interrupted by war.
Somerset Rhapsody
premiered in London in
April 1910.
Instrumentation:
2(2dPicc).2(1dObd'mr).2.2
: 4.2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(2-3): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set).
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Composed by Gustav Holst.
Full Orchestra;
Performance Music
Ensemble. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score
and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A934190.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A934190).
UPC:
676737604493.
English.
Part of
the British folk revival
of the early 20th
century, Gustav Holst's
(1874-1934) Somerset
Rhapsody consists of his
interpretations of three
English folk tunes from
the Somerset region: The
Sheep-Shearing Song, High
Germany, and True Love's
Farewell. Holst dedicated
this piece, his first
major critical success,
to Cecil Sharp, a
chronicler of English
folk music who collected
the songs that Holst
adapted. Holst intended
the cycle to tell a story
of a young couple whose
relationship is
interrupted by war.
Somerset Rhapsody
premiered in London in
April 1910.
Instrumentation:
2(2dPicc).2(1dObd'mr).2.2
: 4.2.3.1:
Timp.Perc(2-3): Str
(9-8-7-6-5 in set).
Reprint edition.
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.