Brass Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.AMP-127-130 Composed by Stephen Foster. Ar...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.AMP-127-130
Composed by Stephen
Foster. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Debut
Series. Festive and
Solemn Music. Score Only.
Composed 2005. 16 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
127-130. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-127-130).
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, are augmented
with exquisite solo
figures for cornet and
flugel horn. Once you
have played this 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.
Jeanie
with the Light Brown
Hair stammt von
Stephen Foster, der im
19. Jahrhundert in
Amerika lebte und
zahlreiche heute noch
bekannte Lieder
komponierte. Viele seiner
Lieder handeln von der
Befreiung der Sklaven,
dieses Lied widmete er
jedoch seiner Frau
während einer langen,
unfreiwilligen Trennung
von Ihr. Mit Philip
Sparkes sensibler
Bearbeitung für Brass
Band springt der Funke
des romantischen Liedes
garantiert auf Musiker
und Publikum über!
There is a
popular misconception
that Stephen Collins
Foster (1826—1864)
found success as a
song-writer writing many
of his songs aiming to
‘humanise’
the black American
slaves. He was a
meticulous worker and
sometimes spent months
perfecting the lyrics of
a song. His first success
was Oh! Susanna
(1848) and as his
popularity grew he moved
with his young family to
New York to be near his
publishers. This was not
a success and Jane, his
wife and Marion, his
daughter, moved back to
Pittsburgh in 1854.
Foster wrote Jeanie
with the Light Brown
Hair as a result of
her continued absence.
Philip Sparke’s
arrangement of this
beautiful song will make
an excellent
slowinterlude in any
concert.
Brass Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.AMP-127-030 Composed by Stephen Foster. Ar...(+)
Brass Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.AMP-127-030
Composed by Stephen
Foster. Arranged by
Philip Sparke. Debut
Series. Festive and
Solemn Music. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2005.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
127-030. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-127-030).
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, are augmented
with exquisite solo
figures for cornet and
flugel horn. Once you
have played this 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 gezicht
te 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 Philip
Sparkeprachtig naar
voren.
Jeanie
with the Light Brown
Hair stammt von
Stephen Foster, der im
19. Jahrhundert in
Amerika lebte und
zahlreiche heute noch
bekannte Lieder
komponierte. Viele seiner
Lieder handeln von der
Befreiung der Sklaven,
dieses Lied widmete er
jedoch seiner Frau
während einer langen,
unfreiwilligen Trennung
von Ihr. Mit Philip
Sparkes sensibler
Bearbeitung für Brass
Band springt der Funke
des romantischen Liedes
garantiert auf Musiker
und Publikum über!
There is a
popular misconception
that Stephen Collins
Foster (1826—1864)
found success as a
song-writer writing many
of his songs aiming to
‘humanise’
the black American
slaves. He was a
meticulous worker and
sometimes spent months
perfecting the lyrics of
a song. His first success
was Oh! Susanna
(1848) and as his
popularity grew he moved
with his young family to
New York to be near his
publishers. This was not
a success and Jane, his
wife and Marion, his
daughter, moved back to
Pittsburgh in 1854.
Foster wrote Jeanie
with the Light Brown
Hair as a result of
her continued absence.
Philip Sparke’s
arrangement of this
beautiful song will make
an excellent
slowinterlude in any
concert.