Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.AMP-127-120
Composed by Stephen
Foster. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Debut
Series. Festive and
Solemn Music. Score Only.
Composed 2005. 12 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
127-120. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-127-120).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
One of the most
beautiful songs ever
written. Philip
Sparke’s sumptuous
arrangement of this
Stephen Foster classic
will make a perfect item
to bring a few minutes of
peace and calm
tranquillity to any
concert. The lush
harmonies, so
characteristic of Philip
Sparke’s
arranging. Once you have
played this once you will
want it on every concert
programme.
Veel
van de songs van Stephen
Collins Foster
(1826-1864), die onder
meer Oh! Susannah,
My Old Kentucky
Home en Beautiful
Dreamer schreef,
waren erop gericht de
zwarte Amerikaanse slaven
een menselijker gezichtte
geven. Jeanie with the
Light Brown Hair
schreef hij echter naar
aanleiding van de
afwezigheid van zijn
vrouw toen hij in New
York en zij in Pittsburgh
woonde. De melancholie
van de song komt in dit
arrangement van
PhilipSparke prachtig
naar voren.
Viele
Lieder des amerikanischen
Komponisten Stephen
Foster handelten von den
schwarzamerikanischen
Sklaven zur Zeit der
Abschaffung der
Sklaverei. Foster war ein
gewissenhafter Arbeiter
und verbrachte manchmal
Monate damit, den Text
eines Liedes zu
perfektionieren.
Jeanie with the Light
Brown Hair schrieb
Foster nach einer langen
Trennung von seiner
geliebten Frau. Dieses
strahlende Werk ist ein
ideales langsames
Zwischenspiel für Ihr
Konzertprogramm.
S
tephen Foster
(1826-1864), fu un
compositore molto
meticoloso. Dedicò a
volte mesi al
perfezionamento della
scrittura di un testo.
Conobbe il successo nel
1848 con Oh!
Susanna e la
crescente notoriet gli
consentì di lasciare
la provincia americana
alla volta di New York.
Ma il trasferimento non
ebbe l’effetto
desiderato, tanto che nel
1854 sua moglie Jane e
sua figlia Marion
ritornarono a Pittsburgh.
L’assenza
prolungata di sua moglie
gli ispirò la canzone
Jeanie with the Light
Brown Hair.