Guitar - Intermediate SKU: DY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: DY.DO-1522
Composed by Francis
Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid
Riollot. Score. Les
Editions Doberman-Yppan
#DO 1522. Published by
Les Editions
Doberman-Yppan
(DY.DO-1522).
Francis
Bebey was born in Douala
in July 1929, into a
large family where his
father, a pastor,
struggled to feed his
children. But Francis had
the opportunity to go to
school. Admiring his
elder brother, Marcel
Eyidi Bebey, he educated
himself, distinguished
himself, and eventually
received a scholarship to
go and take his
baccalaureate in
France. We approached
the end of the 1950s when
he arrived in La
Rochelle. More than ever,
in this France where
Africans were looked at
with curiosity,
condescension, or
disdain, Francis relied
on his intellectual
resources. A diligent
worker, he obtained his
Baccalaureate, then moved
to Paris where he started
English studies at the
Sorbonne. One day, he
knew what truly attracted
him: he wanted to do
radio. Francis learned
his craft in France and
in the USA. After
working for a few years
as a reporter, he was
hired in 1961 as an
international civil
servant in the UNESCO
Information
Department. In
parallel, Francis had
always been drawn to
musical creation. His
very serious daytime
activity didnâ??t
prevent him from
frequenting jazz clubs in
the evenings. In Paris,
the Jazz, the trendy
music of that time, but
also rumba and salsa
attracted him. He
collected records and
attended numerous
concerts. With his
accomplice Manu Dibango,
Francis took the stage
and played
music. Francis liked
classical music since his
childhood. He grew up
listening to the cantatas
and oratorios of Bach or
Handel that his father
had sung in the temple.
He became passionate
about the guitar,
impressed by the Spanish
and South American
masters, and decided to
learn to strum the
instrument himself. He
started composing guitar
pieces, blending the
various influences that
flow through him with the
traditional African music
he had carried within
since childhood. His
approach captivated the
director of the American
Cultural Center (then
located in the
Saint-Germain
neighborhood of Paris),
who offered him the
opportunity to perform in
front of an audience.
Francis gave his first
guitar recital there
(1963) in front of a
mesmerized audience. His
first solo album was
released shortly
thereafter. Gradually,
Francis became recognized
as a musician and
composer. Several albums
of the African guitar
ambassador, as described
by the press, were
released. He also wrote
books, to the point that
his artistic career
became challenging to
reconcile with his career
as a civil servant. In
1974, even though he had
become the General
Manager in charge of
music at UNESCO, he took
the bold leap and
resigned from this
prestigious institution
to dedicated himself to
the three activities that
interested him: music,
literature, and
journalism. He
explored the traditional
musical heritage of the
African continent,
notably through the thumb
piano sanza, and the
polyphonic music of the
Central African pygmies,
or singing in his native
language and composing
humoristic songs in
French! Success
followed. Francis Bebey
traveled the world: from
France to Brazil,
Cameroon to Sweden,
Germany to the Carribean,
or Morocco to Japan...
the list of countries
where he was invited to
perform, gives lectures,
or meets readers is very
long. In addition to
public recognition, he
enjoyed the recognition
of his fellow musicians,
such as guitarist John
Williams or Venezuelan
Antonio Lauro, who
invited him to be a part
of the jury for a
classical guitar
competition in
Caracas. His life was
the journey of an African
pioneer, a man rooted in
his cultural heritage and
carrying a message of
sharing and hope for the
world. His originality
continues to vibrate
around the world since
his passing at the end of
May 2001.
(Score) SKU: HL.49003135 An Anthology of Listening Material for GCSE M...(+)
(Score)
SKU:
HL.49003135
An
Anthology of Listening
Material for GCSE
Music. Composed by
Bruce Cole and David
Bowman. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet music. Edition
Schott. Classical,
Collection. Score. 200
pages. Schott Music
#ED12351. Published by
Schott Music
(HL.49003135).
ISBN
9780946535132. UPC:
884088991623.
8.25x11.75x0.436 inches.
English.
This
anthology of 72 music
examples, consisting of
the Teacher's Manual,
Pupil's Questions, Music
Book and two recordings
on CD or cassettes, is
intended to provide
comprehensive resource
materials for the
listening component of
the GCSE music
syllabuses. The extracts
have been selected
especially to illustrate
the periods, styles and
rudiments of music
encompassed within the
syllabuses, and the four
components of the
publication produced to
ensure maximum assistance
to the teacher in the
classroom. Selected
contents: MUSIC IN THE
LATE RENAISSANCE O quam
gloriosum est regnum * T.
Morley: MUSIC IN THE
BAROQUE ERA: H. Purcell:
Hark, each tree (from Ode
for St Cecilia's Day) *
A. Vivaldi: Second
Allegro (from Op. 3 No.
11) * G.F. Handel: Lascia
ch'io * J.S. Bach:
Erschienen ist der
herrliche Tag (BWV 629) *
F. Couperin: Le
Petit-Rein MUSIC IN THE
ROMANTIC PERIOD: F.
Schubert: Am Meer (from
Schwanengesang) * H.
Berlioz: Un Bal (from
Symphonie fantastique) *
F. Chopin: Mazurka (Op. 7
No. 5) * R. Schumann:
Fantasiestuck (Op. 73 No.
1) * R. Wagner: Prelude
(to Tristan and Isolde) *
R. Strauss: Epilog (from
Till Eulenspiegels
lustige Streiche) * MUSIC
IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY:
B. Bartok: Third movement
(from Sonata for two
Pianos and Percussion) *
K. Stockhausen: Zyklus *
C. Berberian: Stripsody *
JAZZ AND POP: F. Molton:
Peace in the Valley * Bix
Beiderbecke and his Gang:
Jazz Me Blues * The
Platters: Only You * E.
Fitzgerald: Mack the
Knife * S. Getz and A.
Gilberto: The Girl From
Ipanema and more.
To a Friend Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1216293-140 Composed by Jac...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1216293-140
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Hymns &
Chorals. Score Only.
Composed 2021. 8 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1216293-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1216293-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
When you
have been playing in a
band for a long time, you
will know that music
belongs to the most
beautiful moments in
life, but also to the
roughest times. Making
music together can give
you strength when things
are difficult.To a
Friend is a
wonderfully comforting
work for anyone going
through a dark time.
Jacob de Haan composed
the work for his father
in law, Gerard Bosch, a
musician to the core. The
piece received its first
performance justweeks
before his passing. On a
sun-kissed evening, his
friends, the musicians of
his two music societies
Oefening Baart Kunst
(Practice Makes Perfect)
Otterlo, and the
Reünie Orkest
Artillerie
Trompetterkorps (Reunion
BandArtillery Trumpet
Corps) played the work
for Gerard - an unknowing
yet beautiful
goodbye.
Wanneer
je al lang samen in een
orkest speelt, weet je
dat muziek hoort bij de
mooiste momenten in het
leven, maar ook bij de
diepste dalen. Samen
muziek maken kan je
kracht geven wanneer je
het moeilijk hebt. To
a Friendis een
prachtig troostrijk werk
voor iedereen die donkere
tijden meemaakt. Jacob de
Haan componeerde het werk
voor zijn schoonvader,
Gerard Bosch, een
muzikant in hart en
nieren. Een paar weken
voor diens overlijden was
het klaarom te worden
uitgevoerd. Op een
zonovergoten avond
speelden zijn vrienden,
de muzikanten van zijn
beide muziekverenigingen
Oefening Baart Kunst
Otterlo en het Reünie
Orkest Artillerie
Trompetterkorps het voor
Gerard. Eenprachtig
afscheid.
Wer
lange in einem Orchester
gespielt hat, der
weiß, dass Musik zu
den schönsten Momenten
im Leben gehört, aber
auch zu den schwersten.
Gemeinsames Musizieren
kann einem in schwierigen
Zeiten Kraft geben. To
a Friend istein
wunderbar tröstliches
Werk für jeden, der
eine schwere Zeit
durchlebt. Jacob de Haan
komponierte das Werk
für seinen
Schwiegervater Gerard
Bosch, der Musiker durch
und durch war. Das
Stück wurde nur wenige
Wochen vor seinemTod
uraufgeführt. An einem
sonnigen Abend spielten
seine Freunde, die
Musiker seiner beiden
Musikvereine Oefening
Baart Kunst (Ãœbung
macht den Meister“)
Otterlo und das Reünie
Orkest Artillerie
Trompetterkorps (Reunion
BandArtillerie Trompet
Corps) , das Werk für
Gerard. Ein unbewusster
und zugleich schöner
Abschied.
To a Friend Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1216293-010 Composed by Jac...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1216293-010
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Hymns &
Chorals. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2021. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1216293-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1216293-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
When you
have been playing in a
band for a long time, you
will know that music
belongs to the most
beautiful moments in
life, but also to the
roughest times. Making
music together can give
you strength when things
are difficult.To a
Friend is a
wonderfully comforting
work for anyone going
through a dark time.
Jacob de Haan composed
the work for his father
in law, Gerard Bosch, a
musician to the core. The
piece received its first
performance justweeks
before his passing. On a
sun-kissed evening, his
friends, the musicians of
his two music societies
Oefening Baart Kunst
(Practice Makes Perfect)
Otterlo, and the
Reünie Orkest
Artillerie
Trompetterkorps (Reunion
BandArtillery Trumpet
Corps) played the work
for Gerard - an unknowing
yet beautiful
goodbye.
Wanneer
je al lang samen in een
orkest speelt, weet je
dat muziek hoort bij de
mooiste momenten in het
leven, maar ook bij de
diepste dalen. Samen
muziek maken kan je
kracht geven wanneer je
het moeilijk hebt. To
a Friendis een
prachtig troostrijk werk
voor iedereen die donkere
tijden meemaakt. Jacob de
Haan componeerde het werk
voor zijn schoonvader,
Gerard Bosch, een
muzikant in hart en
nieren. Een paar weken
voor diens overlijden was
het klaarom te worden
uitgevoerd. Op een
zonovergoten avond
speelden zijn vrienden,
de muzikanten van zijn
beide muziekverenigingen
Oefening Baart Kunst
Otterlo en het Reünie
Orkest Artillerie
Trompetterkorps het voor
Gerard. Eenprachtig
afscheid.
Wer
lange in einem Orchester
gespielt hat, der
weiß, dass Musik zu
den schönsten Momenten
im Leben gehört, aber
auch zu den schwersten.
Gemeinsames Musizieren
kann einem in schwierigen
Zeiten Kraft geben. To
a Friend istein
wunderbar tröstliches
Werk für jeden, der
eine schwere Zeit
durchlebt. Jacob de Haan
komponierte das Werk
für seinen
Schwiegervater Gerard
Bosch, der Musiker durch
und durch war. Das
Stück wurde nur wenige
Wochen vor seinemTod
uraufgeführt. An einem
sonnigen Abend spielten
seine Freunde, die
Musiker seiner beiden
Musikvereine Oefening
Baart Kunst (Ãœbung
macht den Meister“)
Otterlo und das Reünie
Orkest Artillerie
Trompetterkorps (Reunion
BandArtillerie Trompet
Corps) , das Werk für
Gerard. Ein unbewusster
und zugleich schöner
Abschied.
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standard notation and
chord names. 428 pages.
Published by Hal Leonar
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Published by Hal Leonard.
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clef instrument. With
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and chord names. Series:
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Four Earth Songs Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band and Vocal Solo - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1094768-010 Poems by...(+)
Concert Band and Vocal
Solo - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1094768-010
Poems by Graeme
King. Composed by
Marco Putz. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2010.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1094768-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1094768-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The hymn Nun
ruhen alle Wälder (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
Wälder†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
première 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 Wälder,
gearrangeerd door J.S.
Bach (nr. 6, So sei nun,
Seele, deine, uit cantate
BWV 13), is de leidraad
in deze vierdelige
compositie. Pütz
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
Wälder’ 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.
Pütz 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 Pütz bij
toeval tegenkwam op het
internet. Hij werd
getroffendoor Kings
helderheid en raakte ge
ntrigeerd 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
wereldpremière 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 Wälder,
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
viersätzige
Komposition, die als
musikalischer Aufschrei
(Anfang!) gegen die
mutwillige,
profitgesteuerte
Zerstörung 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
Wälder“...
Massive
Industrialisierung,
Globalisierung, aber auch
Profitgier, Korruption,
politische
Unfähigkeit,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
Schönheiten 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
Möglichkeiten der
musikalischen Umsetzung.
Die vier Sätze 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,
anlässlich 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.
Four Earth Songs Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band and Vocal Solo - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1094768-140 Poems by...(+)
Concert Band and Vocal
Solo - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1094768-140
Poems by Graeme
King. Composed by
Marco Putz. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2010. 84
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1094768-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1094768-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The hymn Nun
ruhen alle Wälder (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
Wälder†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
première 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 Wälder,
gearrangeerd door J.S.
Bach (nr. 6, So sei nun,
Seele, deine, uit cantate
BWV 13), is de leidraad
in deze vierdelige
compositie. Pütz
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
Wälder’ 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.
Pütz 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 Pütz bij
toeval tegenkwam op het
internet. Hij werd
getroffendoor Kings
helderheid en raakte ge
ntrigeerd 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
wereldpremière 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 Wälder,
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
viersätzige
Komposition, die als
musikalischer Aufschrei
(Anfang!) gegen die
mutwillige,
profitgesteuerte
Zerstörung 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
Wälder“...
Massive
Industrialisierung,
Globalisierung, aber auch
Profitgier, Korruption,
politische
Unfähigkeit,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
Schönheiten 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
Möglichkeiten der
musikalischen Umsetzung.
Die vier Sätze 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,
anlässlich 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.