Composed by John Philip Sousa (1854-1932). Arranged by Keith Brion and Loras Sch...(+)
Composed by John Philip
Sousa (1854-1932).
Arranged by Keith Brion
and Loras Schissel.
Concert Band. Sousa
Centennial. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR137 and CL.WFR184).
Sacred, Classical. Score
and set of parts.
Composed 1995. Duration 8
minutes, 40 seconds.
Published by Willow
Blossom Music
Moon Rocks Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Composed by Robert Sheldon. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Sound Innovations for ...(+)
Composed by Robert
Sheldon. Concert Band;
Part(s); Score. Sound
Innovations for Concert
Band. Novelty; Rock. 134
pages. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.44968).
Concert Band Alto
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone,
Baritone Saxophone, Bass
Clarinet, Bass Drum,
Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet
I, Clarinet II,
Euphonium, Flute, Horn,
Oboe, Snare Drum,
Tambourine, Tenor I,
Tenor II, Tenor
Saxophone, Triangle,
Trumpet I, Trumpet II,
Tuba - Grade 2-2.5
SKU: CF.YBS92
The Festival of Lights
Overture (Medley) - Full
Score and Parts.
Composed by Traditional.
Arranged by David
Bobrowitz. FS-SWS. Carl
Fischer Young Band
Series. Score and Set of
Parts. With Standard
notation.
16+4+8+8+1+1+5+2+2+4+4+4+
4+4+2+3+10+1+20 pages.
Duration 3 minutes, 20
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #YBS92. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.YBS92).
ISBN
9780825822674. UPC:
798408022679. 9 X 12
inches. Key: Eb
major.
What a
rousing holiday
selection! Combining
three of the most beloved
melodies associated with
Chanukah, including The
Dreidel Song; Rock Of
Ages and Chanukah,
Chanukah, this lively
overture will keep your
students on their toes,
and will lend a lively
air to your seasonal
concert. Exceptionally
nice!
Grade 3 SKU: CL.012-3934-01 Arranged by Rowe. Concert Band. Concert Band ...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.012-3934-01
Arranged by Rowe. Concert
Band. Concert Band
Series. Audio recording
available separately
(item CL.WFR367). Extra
full score. Composed
2010. Duration 3 minutes,
41 seconds. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-3934-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-3934-01).
A medley of
best loved Hanukkah
songs, including Baruch
Shel Chanukah (Blessings
Over Lights),
Ma’oz Tsur (Rock
of Ages) and a delightful
treatment of Chanukkah,
Oy Chanukkah that
features a clarinet or
trumpet soloist on a
written Klezmer-styled
solo. A must-have for
your holiday program!
Hanukkah: Festival of Lights Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire C.L. Barnhouse
Arranged by Rowe. For concert band. Concert Band. Concert Band Series. Grade 3. ...(+)
Arranged by Rowe. For
concert band. Concert
Band. Concert Band
Series. Grade 3. Score
and parts. Composed 2010.
Duration 3 minutes, 41
seconds. Published by
C.L. Barnhouse
Rock of Ages Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 3 SKU: CL.013-0284-00 Air Varie for Cornet or Baritone. Comp...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.013-0284-00
Air
Varie for Cornet or
Baritone. Composed by
Barnhouse. Band. Score
and set of parts.
Composed 1903. C.L.
Barnhouse #013-0284-00.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
(CL.013-0284-00).
Note: This is a
reprint from a vintage
publication of 1903.
Parts for Eb Horns are
included; no F Horn parts
are published for this
work. If a C Piccolo/C
Flute part was not
published originally, one
has been subsequently
added by our editorial
staff.
Score Only Concert Band (Score) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.4006391 By Elton John. ...(+)
Score Only Concert Band
(Score) - Grade 3
SKU:
HL.4006391
By Elton
John. By Bernie Taupin.
Arranged by Johnnie
Vinson. Flex-Band Grade
3. Pop, Rock. Softcover.
36 pages. Duration 513
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.4006391).
UPC: 888680988005.
9.0x12.0x0.072
inches.
Hit songs
by Elton John have become
an enduring part of our
pop culture. Featured in
the bio pic Rocketman,
these familiar classics
feature catchy melodies
and timeless lyrics.
Here's a medley for
flexible instrumentation
that includes Rocket Man,
Crocodile Rock, Your
Song, and I'm Still
Standing.
Rockstar Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: AP.29857 From Nickelback's All the Righ...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 2
SKU: AP.29857
From Nickelback's
All the Right
Reasons Album.
Composed by Nickelback.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Hot Pop Band.
Pop/Rock; Radio; Rock.
Score and Part(s). 128
pages. Alfred Music
#00-29857. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.29857).
UPC: 038081348629.
English.
We all
just wanna . . . have a
great rock tune to engage
our students and bring
rehearsal to life. Look
no further! This
blockbuster hit from
Nickelback's All the
Right Reasons album will
churn with energy. Right
off the airwaves,
Rockstar is solidly
scored for developing
bands or as a
quick-and-easy encore
treat for your more
advanced ensemble. It's
sure to invigorate your
audiences as well. Hey!
Hey! I wanna be a
Rockstar!
(As recorded by Parliament and featured on Glee). Arranged by Ralph Ford....(+)
(As recorded by
Parliament and featured
on Glee). Arranged
by Ralph Ford. Concert
Band. Concert Band;
Part(s); Score. Pop Young
Band. Funk; Pop/Rock; TV.
Grade 2.5. 208 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
The Ecstasy of Gold Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1114972-140 From The Good,...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1114972-140
From The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly.
Composed by Ennio
Morricone. Arranged by
Lorenzo Bocci. DHP Pop,
Film and Show.
TV-Film-Musical-Show.
Score Only. Composed
2011. 16 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1114972-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1114972-140).
9x12 inches.
The
Ecstasy of Gold is the
famous theme from the
movie The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly that leads
up to and is heard during
the movieâ??s climax,
the showdown! The
complete soundtrack to
The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly was released in 1966
and sold millions of
copies. Since 1983,
heavy-metal band
Metallica have been
opening concerts with
Morriconeâ??s dramatic
and exciting song, The
Ecstasy of Gold. Lorenzo
Bocci has created an
equally exciting
arrangement for concert
band.
The Ecstasy
of Gold is het beroemde
lied uit de muziek van de
film The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly en leidt
naar het hoogtepunt van
de film. Ennio Morricone
componeerde de soundtrack
voor deze
spaghettiwestern van
Sergio Leone. Ookde
eerste twee delen van de
filmtrilogie, A Fistfull
of Dollars en For a Few
Dollars More, voorzag hij
van filmmuziek. De
hardrockband Metallica
opent sinds 1983 haar
rockconcerten met dit
dramatische en pakkende
lied. Lorenzo Boccimaakte
er een versie voor
blaasorkest van. Spannend
en
meeslepend..!
The
Ecstasy of Gold ist das
berühmte Lied aus der
Filmmusik zu The Good,
The Bad and The Ugly
(Zwei glorreiche
Halunken), welches den
Showdown und zugleich
Höhepunkt des Films
einleitet. Komponiert
wurde der Soundtrack zu
Sergio Leones klassischem
Italo-Wester von Ennio
Morricone, der auch schon
die beiden ersten Filme
der Trilogie - Für
eine Handvoll Dollar und
Für ein paar Doller
mehr - vertont hatte. Die
Metal-Band Metallica
eröffnet seit 1983
ihre Konzerte stets mit
diesem dramatischen und
packenden Lied, das
Lorenzo Bocci für
Blasorchester
arrangierte.
Fil
m del 1966 diretto da
Sergio Leone, Il Buono,
Il Brutto, Il Cattivo
è uno tra i più
celebri western della
storia del cinema.
Lâ??Estasi dellâ??Oro
(The Ecstasy of Gold)
è una canzone composta
da Ennio Morricone per il
film, ricordata in
particolare per essere il
sottofondo musicale della
scena in cui Tuco cerca
freneticamente il
cimitero con la tomba
dove si trovano 200.000
dollari in oro.
(Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star). Arranged by Steve Frank. Concert Band. Conc...(+)
(Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Star). Arranged by Steve
Frank. Concert Band.
Concert
Band; Part(s); Score.
Alfred
Debut Series. Rock. Grade
1.
126 pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Favorite Hymns No. 1 Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Grade 2 SKU: CL.013-0311-00 Arranged by Laurens. Band. Score and set of p...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.013-0311-00
Arranged by Laurens.
Band. Score and set of
parts. Composed 1904.
C.L. Barnhouse
#013-0311-00. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.013-0311-00).
Includes:
Onward, Christian
Soldiers, Rock of Ages,
Nearer, My God, To Thee,
and Old Hundred Note:
This is a reprint from a
vintage publication of
1904. No conductor score
is published for this
work. The Solo Cornet
part serves as a
conductor guide. Due to
the era of this work,
saxophone and double-reed
parts are not published.
Parts for Eb Horns are
included; no F Horn parts
are published for this
work. If a C Piccolo/C
Flute part was not
published originally, one
has been subsequently
added by our editorial
staff.
Rockin' Ol' St. Nick Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
By Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. Concert Band. Concert Band; Part(s); Score...(+)
By Robert W. Smith and
Michael Story. Concert
Band. Concert Band;
Part(s); Score. Band
Expressions Book 1.
Christmas; Rock; Secular;
Winter. Grade 1. 138
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Eye of the Tiger Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Belwin
Concert Band - Grade 1 SKU: AP.CB9914C Composed by Frankie Sullivan III a...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1
SKU: AP.CB9914C
Composed by Frankie
Sullivan III and Jim
Peterik. Arranged by
Gerald Sebesky. Concert
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Pop Beginning Band.
Movie; Rock. Score. 12
pages. Belwin Music
#00-CB9914C. Published by
Belwin Music
(AP.CB9914C).
UPC:
029156989441.
English.
The sound
of the ringside bell
announces yet another
showing of one of the
great Rocky films. Here
is the theme music from
Rocky III, originally
recorded by the group
Survivor and recognized
worldwide. Here is an
arrangement for your
youngest ensemble that
will not create problems
with technique, allowing
for pure enjoyment of
music made famous in the
movies! (1:32) Very
Easy.
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: FJ.B1106 Composed by Les Taylo...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 2.5
SKU:
FJ.B1106
Composed by
Les Taylor. Arranged by
Les Taylor. Concert Band.
FJH Young Band. Score and
Part(s). Duration 6:00.
The FJH Music Company Inc
#98-B1106. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1106).
UPC:
674398209187.
English.
This
overture is written in
the conventional
three-part style.
Extensive percussion
includes anvil,
slapstick, wind chimes,
and crystal water
glasses. The opening and
closing themes are
written in a spirited and
festive style. The middle
section explores a more
contemporary setting of
Thomas Hasting's hymn
song, Rock of Ages, Clef
for Me. Excellent for
contest or festival.
(6:00).
About FJH
Young
Band
Appro
priate for middle school
and smaller high school
groups. Second clarinets
usually stay below the
break. Parts are written
with more independence,
and instrumentation
increases slightly. There
is still adequate
doubling in the lower
voices. Grades 2 -
2.5
Arranged by Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. Concert Band. Concert Band; Smart...(+)
Arranged by Robert W.
Smith and Michael Story.
Concert Band. Concert
Band; SmartMusic. Band
Expressions Book 1.
Christmas; Winter. Grade
1. Conductor Score and
Parts. 73 pages. Duration
1:34:00. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Ayers Rock Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare Band/Brass Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1084239...(+)
Concert
Band/Harmonie/Fanfare
Band/Brass Band - Grade
2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084239-216
Composed by Henk
Hogestein. De Haske Easy
Band Series. Original
Light Music. Score Only.
Composed 2008. 24 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1084239-216.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1084239-216).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The famous
monolith Ayers Rock (also
called Uluru) is the only
true attraction in the
Northern Territory of
Australia. This colossal
red rock lies in the
middle of a desert plain.
At dusk, a beautiful
spectacle develops as the
setting sun envelops the
rock in rose-red hues.
There are tourists who
climb the rock, while
this is a taboo according
to the indigenous
religion of the
Aboriginals. Besides, the
climb is very strenuous.
A walk around the rock is
also an unforgettable
experience.During a
journey through
Australia, Henk Hogestein
was inspired by this
rock; he composed this
robust rock number to
cherish the memory of
it.
De beroemde
monoliet Ayers Rock (ook
wel Uluru genoemd) is de
enige echte trekpleister
in het Noordelijk
Territorium van
Australië. Deze
kolossale rode rots ligt
midden in een
woestijnvlakte. Bij het
vallen van de avond
ontvouwt zicheen prachtig
schouwspel als de
ondergaande zon het
geheel in rozerode tinten
hult. Henk Hogestein werd
tijdens een reis door
Australië ge nspireerd
door deze rots, hij
componeerde dit stevige
rocknummer ter
herinnering.
Ayers
Rock ist wohl die
größte Attraktion
im Norden Australiens.
Der riesige rote
Felsbrocken ragt mitten
in der Wüste auf und
bietet zu Sonnenauf- und
Untergang ein
großartiges
Schauspiel. Touristen
nutzen den Berg gerne zum
Klettern, für die
Aborigines, die
Ureinwohner Australiens
ist er jedoch ein
heiliger Ort und damit
tabu. Henk Hogestein
setzte seine
persönlichen
Eindrücke von diesem
besonderen Ort in diese
rockige Nummer für
zehnstimmige variable
Besetzung und Schlagzeug
um.
Arranged by John O'reilly. Arr. John O'Reilly. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Y...(+)
Arranged by John
O'reilly. Arr. John
O'Reilly. For Concert
Band. Concert Band.
Yamaha Band Series.
Level: 1 (Very Easy)
(grade 1). Conductor
Score and Parts. 1 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Dr. Rockenstein Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Arranged by Steve Hodges. Arr. Steve Hodges. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Cha...(+)
Arranged by Steve Hodges.
Arr. Steve Hodges. For
Concert Band. Concert
Band. Challenger Band
Series. Level: Level 1
1/2 (grade 1.5).
Conductor Score & Parts.
1 pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
Rock That Bach! Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur d'étude / Miniature + CD] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
(. . . on one of Johann's minuets). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arrang...(+)
(. . . on one of Johann's
minuets). By Johann
Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750). Arranged by
Robert Sheldon. Concert
Band. Concert Band;
Part(s); Score. Sound
Innovations for Band.
Form: Minuet. Rock. Grade
1. 144 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
Publishing
Power Surge Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Composed by Franklin D. Adams, Jr. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Alfred Debut Se...(+)
Composed by Franklin D.
Adams, Jr. Concert Band;
Part(s); Score. Alfred
Debut Series. Jazz;
Latin; Rock. 126 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.44984).
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.GOB-000963-140 Voyage au Centr...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.GOB-000963-140
Voyage au Centre de la
Terre. Composed by
Harrie Janssen. Score
Only. 120 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000963-140. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000963-140).
This
composition was based on
the world-famous novel by
the French author Jules
Verne. This novel
describes the attempt to
reach the centre of the
earth. The descent of the
crater of the volcano
called Snaeffels,
situated in Iceland,
marks thebeginning of
this voyage to the
sublunary world. The
German geologist,
professor Lidenbrock, is
accompanied on this trip
by his nephew Axel and an
Icelandic guide named
Hans. The last mentioned
will be helpful in many
occasions.
Dark
colors & mist
The
composer tried in this
single work to give a
musical expression to
various significant
moments from this novel.
In the introduction he
sketches an image of the
dismal ambience on the
island by using dark
colors. Risingfragments
of mist reveal the flanks
of the monumental
mountain Scataris. The
composer tries to catch
this image in a majestic
and broad
chorale.
Away
from Iceland
Subsequently the ostinato
rhythmicity and
virtuosity representthe
hectic descent of the
crater of the volcano.
The party descends ever
more and more and travels
south, away from Iceland.
On the way, they see all
kinds of rock formations,
fossils and minerals. At
a depth of thirty hours
walking distance, atabout
150 kilometers below the
surface, they reach a sub
terrestrial sea which is
called the Lidenbrock
sea.
Genuine
eruption of
sounds
Strange
electric manifestations
and unpredictable weather
conditions accompany
thissingular phenomenon.
An orchestral
tutti-episode expresses
this impression
musically. On a
make-shift raft, the
party continues its
voyage, heading to the
south coast of this huge
sea. Once ashore, an
enormous rock obstructs
the passage. The
blowingup of this
obstacle unleashes a
genuine eruption of
sounds in the
orchestration.
Spat out by the
volcano
But the
explosion has an
unforeseen side effect.
The sea - travelers and
raft included - is sucked
upwards into a dark
hole.Again, our heroes
are accompanied on their
involuntary voyage, while
left to fend for
themselves, by an ever
increasing ostinato
rhythmicity.
Before an irruption can
destroy the raft, the
threesome manages to
escape and climb up
through acave towards the
daylight. They seem to be
spat out by the Stromboli
volcano on the island of
Sicily, far from home.
The composition ends
with triumphant sounds
that represent the
scientific triumph of
these
adventurers.
De
compositie 'Voyage au
centre de la terre ....'
is gebaseerd op de
wereldberoemde roman van
de Franse schrijver Jules
Verne. Het boek
beschrijft de poging het
middelpunt van de aarde
te bereiken. Een afdaling
van de op
IJslandgesitueerde
vulkaankrater 'de
Sneffels', markeert het
begin van deze reis in
het ondermaanse. De
Duitse geoloog professor
Lidenbrock wordt hierbij
vergezeld door zijn
neefje Axel en een
IJslandse gids genaamd
Hans. Laatstgenoemdezal
in menig netelige
situatie nog van pas
komen.
De
componist heeft getracht
in dit eendelige werk een
aantal significante
momenten uit deze roman
te verklanken. In de
inleiding wordt door
middel van donkere
kleureneen beeld
geschetst van de desolate
sfeer op het eiland.
Optrekkende flarden nevel
onthullen de flanken van
de monumentale berg 'de
Scartaris'. De componist
tracht dit beeld te
vangen in een majestueus,
breed opgezet
koraal. Vervolgens
staan ostinate ritmiek en
virtuositeit voor de
hectische afdaling in de
vulkaankrater. De
groep daalt dieper en
dieper af, en reist
daarbij zuidwaards, weg
van IJsland. Onderweg
komen ze allerlei
rotsformaties,fossielen
en mineralen tegen. Op
een diepte van 'dertig
uur gaans', op ca. 150
km. diepte, bereikt het
gezelschap een
onderaardse zee die 'de
Lidenbrockzee' genoemd
wordt. Vreemd
aandoende electrische
verschijnselen
enonvoorspelbare
weersomstandigheden
vergezellen dit
zonderlinge fenomeen. In
een orkestrale
tutti-episode wordt deze
indruk verklankt. Op
een provisorisch gebouwd
vlot vervolgt het groepje
hun reis, daarbij
koersend naar dezuidkust
van deze enorme zee.
Eenmaal aan wal gekomen
verspert een enorm
rotsblok verdere
doorgang. Het
opblazen van dit obstakel
ontketent een ware
klankeruptie in het
orkest. Echter, de
ontploffing heeft een
onvoorzien
neveneffect.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé Gobelin Music Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 6 SKU: BT.GOB-000963-010 Voyage au Centr...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 6
SKU:
BT.GOB-000963-010
Voyage au Centre de la
Terre. Composed by
Harrie Janssen. Set
(Score & Parts). 372
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000963-010. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000963-010).
This
composition was based on
the world-famous novel by
the French author Jules
Verne. This novel
describes the attempt to
reach the centre of the
earth. The descent of the
crater of the volcano
called Snaeffels,
situated in Iceland,
marks thebeginning of
this voyage to the
sublunary world. The
German geologist,
professor Lidenbrock, is
accompanied on this trip
by his nephew Axel and an
Icelandic guide named
Hans. The last mentioned
will be helpful in many
occasions.
Dark
colors & mist
The
composer tried in this
single work to give a
musical expression to
various significant
moments from this novel.
In the introduction he
sketches an image of the
dismal ambience on the
island by using dark
colors. Risingfragments
of mist reveal the flanks
of the monumental
mountain Scataris. The
composer tries to catch
this image in a majestic
and broad
chorale.
Away
from Iceland
Subsequently the ostinato
rhythmicity and
virtuosity representthe
hectic descent of the
crater of the volcano.
The party descends ever
more and more and travels
south, away from Iceland.
On the way, they see all
kinds of rock formations,
fossils and minerals. At
a depth of thirty hours
walking distance, atabout
150 kilometers below the
surface, they reach a sub
terrestrial sea which is
called the Lidenbrock
sea.
Genuine
eruption of
sounds
Strange
electric manifestations
and unpredictable weather
conditions accompany
thissingular phenomenon.
An orchestral
tutti-episode expresses
this impression
musically. On a
make-shift raft, the
party continues its
voyage, heading to the
south coast of this huge
sea. Once ashore, an
enormous rock obstructs
the passage. The
blowingup of this
obstacle unleashes a
genuine eruption of
sounds in the
orchestration.
Spat out by the
volcano
But the
explosion has an
unforeseen side effect.
The sea - travelers and
raft included - is sucked
upwards into a dark
hole.Again, our heroes
are accompanied on their
involuntary voyage, while
left to fend for
themselves, by an ever
increasing ostinato
rhythmicity.
Before an irruption can
destroy the raft, the
threesome manages to
escape and climb up
through acave towards the
daylight. They seem to be
spat out by the Stromboli
volcano on the island of
Sicily, far from home.
The composition ends
with triumphant sounds
that represent the
scientific triumph of
these
adventurers.
De
compositie 'Voyage au
centre de la terre ....'
is gebaseerd op de
wereldberoemde roman van
de Franse schrijver Jules
Verne. Het boek
beschrijft de poging het
middelpunt van de aarde
te bereiken. Een afdaling
van de op
IJslandgesitueerde
vulkaankrater 'de
Sneffels', markeert het
begin van deze reis in
het ondermaanse. De
Duitse geoloog professor
Lidenbrock wordt hierbij
vergezeld door zijn
neefje Axel en een
IJslandse gids genaamd
Hans. Laatstgenoemdezal
in menig netelige
situatie nog van pas
komen.
De
componist heeft getracht
in dit eendelige werk een
aantal significante
momenten uit deze roman
te verklanken. In de
inleiding wordt door
middel van donkere
kleureneen beeld
geschetst van de desolate
sfeer op het eiland.
Optrekkende flarden nevel
onthullen de flanken van
de monumentale berg 'de
Scartaris'. De componist
tracht dit beeld te
vangen in een majestueus,
breed opgezet
koraal. Vervolgens
staan ostinate ritmiek en
virtuositeit voor de
hectische afdaling in de
vulkaankrater. De
groep daalt dieper en
dieper af, en reist
daarbij zuidwaards, weg
van IJsland. Onderweg
komen ze allerlei
rotsformaties,fossielen
en mineralen tegen. Op
een diepte van 'dertig
uur gaans', op ca. 150
km. diepte, bereikt het
gezelschap een
onderaardse zee die 'de
Lidenbrockzee' genoemd
wordt. Vreemd
aandoende electrische
verschijnselen
enonvoorspelbare
weersomstandigheden
vergezellen dit
zonderlinge fenomeen. In
een orkestrale
tutti-episode wordt deze
indruk verklankt. Op
een provisorisch gebouwd
vlot vervolgt het groepje
hun reis, daarbij
koersend naar dezuidkust
van deze enorme zee.
Eenmaal aan wal gekomen
verspert een enorm
rotsblok verdere
doorgang. Het
opblazen van dit obstakel
ontketent een ware
klankeruptie in het
orkest. Echter, de
ontploffing heeft een
onvoorzien
neveneffect.