Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1064079-020 Composed by Kees Schoonenb...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1064079-020
Composed by Kees
Schoonenbeek. Inspiration
Series. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2006. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1064079-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1064079-020).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The Golden
Age is a programmatic
composition in four
movements. I
Overture For the
Netherlands, the
seventeenth century was a
period of great
flourishing in the fields
of economy, culture and
politics; thus it is
called the Golden Age.
Overseas trade boomed,
and the Dutch East India
Company (known as the VOC
by the Dutch) was founded
and expanded to become a
powerful -and, at the
time - modern enterprise.
II ¡Adiós
españoles!(Farewel
l, Spaniards!) In 1567,
the Spanish army invaded,
led by the Duke of Alva.
There was a fierce
resistance against the
Spanish tyranny; toward
the end of the sixteenth
century, the Dutch
proclaimed theRepublic.
However, the Spanish
continued the war. Only
with the Treaty of
Münster in 1648 did
the Dutch get their much
sought-after
independence. This was
also the end of the
Eighty Years’ War.
III Rembrandt’s
Night WatchThe field
of culture, particularly
literature, painting,
sculpture, architecture,
the art of printing, and
cartography developed
fast. It was in the
Golden Age that the
celebrated painter
Rembrandt van Rijn
created his famous Night
Watch. IV The
Admiral Overseas
trade entailed the
colonization of large
areas in Asia, from where
precious products that
yielded lots of money
were brought in.
Surrounding countries
were also involved in
such practices.
Colonizers poached on
each other’s
territories in the
literal and figurative
sense - in this context
the Anglo-Dutch Sea Wars
are legendary. The fourth
movement starts with the
English patriotic song
Rule Britannia, after
which the Dutch Admiral
Michiel de Ruyter makes
the English change their
tune; one can even hear
the roaring of cannons.
When the smoke of battle
has cleared, a small
fragment of a Dutch song
about Michiel de Ruyter
appears, followed by a
fitting closing.
The Golden
Age is een
programmatische
compositie in vier delen.
Overtureverklankt
de Gouden Eeuw, voor
Nederland een periode van
grote bloei. Dan volgt
¡Adiós
españoles! over
het einde van de
Tachtigjarige
Oorlog.Rembrandtâ€â
„¢s Night Watch
beschrijft de
ontwikkeling op cultureel
gebied: in de Gouden Eeuw
schilderde Rembrandt van
Rijn zijn beroemde
Nachtwacht. Deel
vier, The Admiral,
begint met Rule
Britannia,waarna de
Nederlandse admiraal
Michiel de Ruyter de
Engelsen een toontje
lager laat zingen, er is
zelfs kanongebulder te
horen. Dan klinkt een
fragment van het
Nederlandse liedje dat
aan Michiel de Ruyter is
gewijd, waarna een
passendslot
volgt.
The
Golden Age ist eine
programmatische
Komposition in vier
Sätzen über das so
genannte “Goldene
Zeitalter“ in der
Geschichte der
Niederlande. In dieser
Periode erlebte das Land
eine Blütezeit des
(Ãœbersee-)Handels, der
Kultur und Politik, es
befreite sich von der
spanischen Herrschaft,
brachte Kunstwerke wie
Rembrandt’s
Nachtwache hervor
und entwickelte sich zu
einer Kolonialmacht. Die
Aufmerksamkeit der
Zuhörer ist bei Kees
Schoonenbeeks spannender
musikalischer
Geschichtsstunde
garantiert!
Dopo
una guerra che durò 80
anni, la Spagna riconobbe
l’indipendenza
delle Province-Unite
olandesi che divennero
potenze marittime ed
economiche del XVII
secolo. Questo periodo
è conosciuto con il
nome di Secolo
d’Oro (The Golden
Age) e corrisponde ad una
fase di sviluppo
eccezionale dei Paesi
Bassi sia sul piano
coloniale e militare, sia
sul piano culturale,
intellettuale e
artistico.
The Golden Age Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1064079-120 Composed by Kees Schoonenb...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1064079-120
Composed by Kees
Schoonenbeek. Inspiration
Series. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
2006. 56 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1064079-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1064079-120).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
The Golden
Age is a programmatic
composition in four
movements. I
Overture For the
Netherlands, the
seventeenth century was a
period of great
flourishing in the fields
of economy, culture and
politics; thus it is
called the Golden Age.
Overseas trade boomed,
and the Dutch East India
Company (known as the VOC
by the Dutch) was founded
and expanded to become a
powerful -and, at the
time - modern enterprise.
II ¡Adiós
españoles!(Farewel
l, Spaniards!) In 1567,
the Spanish army invaded,
led by the Duke of Alva.
There was a fierce
resistance against the
Spanish tyranny; toward
the end of the sixteenth
century, the Dutch
proclaimed theRepublic.
However, the Spanish
continued the war. Only
with the Treaty of
Münster in 1648 did
the Dutch get their much
sought-after
independence. This was
also the end of the
Eighty Years’ War.
III Rembrandt’s
Night WatchThe field
of culture, particularly
literature, painting,
sculpture, architecture,
the art of printing, and
cartography developed
fast. It was in the
Golden Age that the
celebrated painter
Rembrandt van Rijn
created his famous Night
Watch. IV The
Admiral Overseas
trade entailed the
colonization of large
areas in Asia, from where
precious products that
yielded lots of money
were brought in.
Surrounding countries
were also involved in
such practices.
Colonizers poached on
each other’s
territories in the
literal and figurative
sense - in this context
the Anglo-Dutch Sea Wars
are legendary. The fourth
movement starts with the
English patriotic song
Rule Britannia, after
which the Dutch Admiral
Michiel de Ruyter makes
the English change their
tune; one can even hear
the roaring of cannons.
When the smoke of battle
has cleared, a small
fragment of a Dutch song
about Michiel de Ruyter
appears, followed by a
fitting closing.
The Golden
Age is een
programmatische
compositie in vier delen.
Overtureverklankt
de Gouden Eeuw, voor
Nederland een periode van
grote bloei. Dan volgt
¡Adiós
españoles! over
het einde van de
Tachtigjarige
Oorlog.Rembrandtâ€â
„¢s Night Watch
beschrijft de
ontwikkeling op cultureel
gebied: in de Gouden Eeuw
schilderde Rembrandt van
Rijn zijn beroemde
Nachtwacht. Deel
vier, The Admiral,
begint met Rule
Britannia,waarna de
Nederlandse admiraal
Michiel de Ruyter de
Engelsen een toontje
lager laat zingen, er is
zelfs kanongebulder te
horen. Dan klinkt een
fragment van het
Nederlandse liedje dat
aan Michiel de Ruyter is
gewijd, waarna een
passendslot
volgt.
The
Golden Age ist eine
programmatische
Komposition in vier
Sätzen über das so
genannte “Goldene
Zeitalter“ in der
Geschichte der
Niederlande. In dieser
Periode erlebte das Land
eine Blütezeit des
(Ãœbersee-)Handels, der
Kultur und Politik, es
befreite sich von der
spanischen Herrschaft,
brachte Kunstwerke wie
Rembrandt’s
Nachtwache hervor
und entwickelte sich zu
einer Kolonialmacht. Die
Aufmerksamkeit der
Zuhörer ist bei Kees
Schoonenbeeks spannender
musikalischer
Geschichtsstunde
garantiert!
Dopo
una guerra che durò 80
anni, la Spagna riconobbe
l’indipendenza
delle Province-Unite
olandesi che divennero
potenze marittime ed
economiche del XVII
secolo. Questo periodo
è conosciuto con il
nome di Secolo
d’Oro (The Golden
Age) e corrisponde ad una
fase di sviluppo
eccezionale dei Paesi
Bassi sia sul piano
coloniale e militare, sia
sul piano culturale,
intellettuale e
artistico.
Three Lions. Arranged by Heinz Briegel. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 20...(+)
Three Lions. Arranged by
Heinz Briegel. Set (Score
&
Parts). Composed 2006.
Musikverlag Siegfried
Rundel
#MVSR2827. Published by
Musikverlag Siegfried
Rundel
Fanfare Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-274-120 Stramproy Centennial. C...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-274-120
Stramproy
Centennial. Composed
by Philip Sparke. Elite
Series. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
2009. 80 pages. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 274-120.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-274-120).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Philip Sparke's
Sinfonietta No. 4
is comprised of three
parts that are played as
an uninterrupted whole.
The _x001F_first movement
begins with a lyrical
fugato passage, framing a
brisker and more
rhythmical middle
section. The second
movement is slower and
contains a long and
expressive euphonium
solo. The third movement
is a salute to the
sponsor of this
commission: various
percussion instruments
conjure up sounds
reminiscent of a
carpenter's workshop,
accompanied by a unison
orchestral passage in a
scat
style.
Sinfonie
tta No. 4 bestaat uit
drie in elkaar
overlopende delen. Het
eerste deel bestaat uit
een lyrische fugato dat
overgaat in een sneller
en ritmisch gedeelte. In
het tweede, trage deel,
komt een prachtige
euphoniumsolo aan bod.
Het derde deel bevat een
muzikale knipoog naar de
opdrachtgever van het
werk waarin de componist
diverse slagwerk
instrumenten geluiden na
laat bootsen die uit een
timmermanswekplaats
lijken te komen.
Philip Sparkes
Sinfonietta No. 4
besteht aus drei Teilen,
die ohne Unterbrechung
gespielt werden. Der
erste Satz beginnt mit
einer lyrischen
Fugato-Passage, die einen
schnelleren und
rhythmischeren Mittelteil
umrahmt. Der zweite Teil
ist langsamer und enthalt
ein langes, expressives
Euphoniumsolo. Der dritte
Teil ist ein Salut an den
Sponsor dieses
Kompositionsauftrags:
Diverse Schlaginstrumente
erinnern an die Klange
aus einer Schreinerei,
unisono begleitet von
einer Orchesterpassage im
Scat-Stil.
Sinf
onietta Ndeg 4 est
une oeuvre en trois
mouvements qui
s'enchainent sans
interruption. Le premier
mouvement decrit le
village de Stramproy. Il
s'ouvre avec un passage
lyrique en style fugue
qui enserre un passage
central plus rapide et
plus rythme. Dans le
second mouvement, la
musique est plus apaisee.
Un magni_x001C_fique solo
d'euphonium traverse la
trame musicale. Le
troisieme et dernier
mouvement illustre les
activites de l'entreprise
commanditaire de
l'oeuvre. On entend les
bruits de l'atelier dans
un passage pour
multi-percussions, qui
ornemente une texture
orchestrale a l'unisson,
proche du
scat.
Sinfoniet
ta No. 4 si compone
di tre parti da eseguire
senza interruzione. Il
primo movimento inizia
con un lirico passaggio
fugato, che fa da cornice
a una parte centrale piu
veloce e ritmica. Nel
secondo movimento la
musica e piu calma. Un
magni_x001E_fico assolo
di eufonio attraversa la
trama musicale. Il terzo
movimento descrive in
musica le attivita
dell'azienda che ha
commissionato il brano
(un laboratorio di
falegnameria), attraverso
un passaggio per le
percussioni che ornano un
andamento orchestrale
all'unisono.
Fanfare Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-274-020 Stramproy Centennial. C...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-274-020
Stramproy
Centennial. Composed
by Philip Sparke. Elite
Series. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2009. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 274-020.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-274-020).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Philip
Sparke’s
Sinfonietta No. 4
is comprised of three
parts that are played as
an uninterrupted whole.
The _x001F_first movement
begins with a lyrical
fugato passage, framing a
brisker and more
rhythmical middle
section. The second
movement is slower and
contains a long and
expressive euphonium
solo. The third movement
is a salute to the
sponsor of this
commission: various
percussion instruments
conjure up sounds
reminiscent of a
carpenter’s
workshop, accompanied by
a unison orchestral
passage in a scat
style.
Sinfonie
tta No. 4 bestaat uit
drie in elkaar
overlopende delen. Het
eerste deel bestaat uit
een lyrische fugato dat
overgaat in een sneller
en ritmisch gedeelte. In
het tweede, trage deel,
komt een prachtige
euphoniumsolo aan bod.
Het derde deel bevat een
muzikale knipoog naar de
opdrachtgever van het
werk waarin de componist
diverse slagwerk
instrumenten geluiden na
laat bootsen die uit een
timmermanswekplaats
lijken te komen.
Philip Sparkes
Sinfonietta No. 4
besteht aus drei Teilen,
die ohne Unterbrechung
gespielt werden. Der
erste Satz beginnt mit
einer lyrischen
Fugato-Passage, die einen
schnelleren und
rhythmischeren Mittelteil
umrahmt. Der zweite Teil
ist langsamer und
enthält ein langes,
expressives
Euphoniumsolo. Der dritte
Teil ist ein Salut an den
Sponsor dieses
Kompositionsauftrags:
Diverse Schlaginstrumente
erinnern an die Klänge
aus einer Schreinerei,
unisono begleitet von
einer Orchesterpassage im
Scat-Stil.
Sinfoniet
ta No. 4 si compone
di tre parti da eseguire
senza interruzione. Il
primo movimento inizia
con un lirico passaggio
fugato, che fa da cornice
a una parte centrale
più veloce e ritmica.
Nel secondo movimento la
musica è più calma.
Un magni_x001E_fico
assolo di eufonio
attraversa la trama
musicale. Il terzo
movimento descrive in
musica le attivit
dell’azienda che
ha commissionato il brano
(un laboratorio di
falegnameria), attraverso
un passaggio per le
percussioni che ornano un
andamento orchestrale
all’unisono.
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0950641-020 Composed by Ennio Morricon...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0950641-020
Composed by Ennio
Morricone. Arranged by
Roland Kernen. Film
Spectaculars.
TV-Film-Musical-Show. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
1995. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0950641-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0950641-020).
9x12
inches.
Inspired by
the music of legendary
Italian composer, Ennio
Morricone, A Morricone
Portrait is a skilfully
arranged piece from
Roland Kernen containing
some of
Morricone’s most
beautiful melodies. Songs
include: My Name Is
Nobody, Metello and
Here’s to You.
These familiar songs will
be well received by any
audience!
De
indrukwekkende muziek van
de Italiaanse componist
Ennio Morricone
inspireerde Roland Kernen
tot een prachtig
arrangement. A Morricone
Potrait bevat de
prachtige melodieën
uit My Name Is Nobody,
Metello en Here’s
to You. Bekendemuziek die
vast en zeker ook bij uw
publiek in de smaak zal
vallen!
Die
eindrucksvolle Musik des
italienischen Komponisten
Ennio Morricone
inspirierte Roland Kernen
zu dieser Bearbeitung,
die einige von Morricones
schönsten Melodien
enthält. Bekannte
Musik, die jedem Publikum
gefällt!
Affascinato dalla
splendida musica del
grande Ennio Morricone,
Roland Kernen ha voluto
arrangiare per banda tre
successi del Maestro: My
Name Is Nobody, Metello e
Here’s to You.
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0950641-120 Composed by Ennio Morricon...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0950641-120
Composed by Ennio
Morricone. Arranged by
Roland Kernen. Film
Spectaculars.
TV-Film-Musical-Show.
Score Only. Composed
1995. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0950641-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0950641-120).
Inspired by the
music of legendary
Italian composer, Ennio
Morricone, A Morricone
Portrait is a skilfully
arranged piece from
Roland Kernen containing
some of Morriconeâ??s
most beautiful melodies.
Songs include: My Name Is
Nobody, Metello and
Hereâ??s to You. These
familiar songs will be
well received by any
audience!
De
indrukwekkende muziek van
de Italiaanse componist
Ennio Morricone
inspireerde Roland Kernen
tot een prachtig
arrangement. A Morricone
Potrait bevat de
prachtige melodieën
uit My Name Is Nobody,
Metello en Hereâ??s to
You. Bekendemuziek die
vast en zeker ook bij uw
publiek in de smaak zal
vallen!
Die
eindrucksvolle Musik des
italienischen Komponisten
Ennio Morricone
inspirierte Roland Kernen
zu dieser Bearbeitung,
die einige von Morricones
schönsten Melodien
enthält. Bekannte
Musik, die jedem Publikum
gefällt!
Affascinato dalla
splendida musica del
grande Ennio Morricone,
Roland Kernen ha voluto
arrangiare per banda tre
successi del Maestro: My
Name Is Nobody, Metello e
Hereâ??s to You.
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0971012-020 Overture on 'O Come All...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0971012-020
Overture on 'O Come
All Ye Faithful'.
Composed by Wim Stalman.
Christmas Collection.
Christmas. Set (Score and
Parts). Composed 1997. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0971012-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0971012-020).
Wim Stalman
legt seinem Werk den
international bekannten
Choral Adeste
Fideles - im
Deutschen: Herbei, o
ihr Gläubigen -
zugrunde. The Call of
Christmas eignet sich
ausgezeichnet als
Eröffnungswerk.
Fröhliche Fanfaren
wechseln sich hier mit
besinnlichen Passsagen
ab, wodurch einerseits
der erhabene und
andererseits der
beschauliche Charakter
der Melodie gut
hervorgehoben wird.
Ebenfalls lieferbare
Chorstimmen (deutsch,
englisch, holländisch)
ermöglichen eine
Aufführung mit
gemischtem Chor ad
libitum.
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0971012-120 Overture on 'O Come All...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0971012-120
Overture on 'O Come
All Ye Faithful'.
Composed by Wim Stalman.
Christmas Collection.
Opening Pieces. Score
Only. Composed 1997. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0971012-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0971012-120).
Wim Stalman
legt seinem Werk den
international bekannten
Choral Adeste
Fideles - im
Deutschen: Herbei, o
ihr Gläubigen -
zugrunde. The Call of
Christmas eignet sich
ausgezeichnet als
Eröffnungswerk.
Fröhliche Fanfaren
wechseln sich hier mit
besinnlichen Passsagen
ab, wodurch einerseits
der erhabene und
andererseits der
beschauliche Charakter
der Melodie gut
hervorgehoben wird.
Ebenfalls lieferbare
Chorstimmen (deutsch,
englisch, holländisch)
ermöglichen eine
Aufführung mit
gemischtem Chor ad
libitum.
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.1413-07-020-MS Composed by Amy Foster-Gi...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.1413-07-020-MS
Composed by Amy
Foster-Gillies, Andrea
Bocelli, and David
Babyface Foster. Arranged
by Wim Stalman. De Haske
Pop Collection. Pop &
Rock. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2007.
Music Sales #1413-07-020
MS. Published by Music
Sales
(BT.1413-07-020-MS).
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000443-120 Composed by Carl Wittrock. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000443-120
Composed by Carl
Wittrock. Score Only. 20
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000443-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000443-120).
The word
‘tsunami’ is of
Japanese origin. When you
look it up in a
dictionary, you will find
that it means ‘a great
sea wave produced by
submarine earth movement
or volcanic eruption’.
A megatsunami is the
superlative of this
awesome expressionof
power that nature can
create, and has
catastrophic
consequences.
When Carl Wittrock
completed this
composition not many such
big earth movements had
occurred, but since then
we have become all too
familiar with the
disastrousconsequences
which a tsunami may
have. On the 26th of
December 2004 a heavy
seaquake took place near
the Indonesian island of
Sumatra. Tidal waves 10
meters in height ravaged
the coastal regions of
many countries for miles
around. The tsunamitook
the lives of thousands of
people and destroyed many
villages and
towns.
There are
more areas which run the
risk of being struck by a
tsunami, such as the
island of La Palma, one
of the Canary Islands.
This island is based on
oceaniccrust at a
fracture zone and as such
is one of nature’s time
bombs. The consequences
of a natural calamity
like a megatsunami are
immense. In the case
of La Palma, the tidal
wave will move in the
direction of South
America, where it may
reach 50km inland,
destroying everything on
its way.
In his
composition Wittrock
describes an ordinary day
which will have an
unexpected ending.
Right from the
beginning there seems to
be something in the air,
the music creating an
oppressiveatmosphere of
impending disaster.
Themes are interrupted,
broken off suddenly,
followed by silence,
suggesting the calm
before the storm.
Suddenly a short
climax (glissandi in the
trombone part) indicates
the seaquake, and the
megatsunami isa fact.
Hereafter follows a
turbulent passage
symbolising the huge
rolling waves. After
nature’s force has
spent itself, resignation
sets in and the
composition ends with a
majestic ode to
nature.
Het woord
tsunami is afkomstig uit
het Japans. Het
woordenboek geeft als
betekenis: een vloedgolf
als gevolg van een
onderzeese aardbeving.
Een megatsunami is de
overtreffende trap van
deze vorm van
natuurgeweld en heeft
catastrofale
gevolgen.
Toen
Carl Wittrock deze
compositie voltooide
waren er nog niet veel
voorbeelden van
dergelijke grote
bevingen, maar inmiddels
weten we maar al te goed
welke desastreuze
gevolgen een tsunami kan
veroorzaken. Op 26
december 2004 vond ereen
zware beving plaats in de
zee nabij het
Indonesische eiland
Sumatra. Vloedgolven van
wel 10 meter hoog
teisterden de kuststreken
van menig land in de
verre omtrek. De tsunami
eiste duizenden
mensenlevens en
verwoestte vele dorpen
ensteden.
In de
compositie schetst
Wittrock een gewone dag
die ongewoon zal aflopen.
Al vanaf het begin hangt
er iets in de lucht en is
er sprake van een
dreigende, beklemmende
sfeer. Themas worden
onderbroken
doorplotselinge
afbrekingen en stiltes.
Opeens is daar de korte
climax (glissandi in
trombones) die de beving
symboliseert en de
megatsunami is een feit.
Een onrustig gedeelte
vangt aan, daarmee de
rollende, voortstuwende
golven symboliserend. Na
hetnatuurgeweld is er
berusting en The Power of
the Megatsunami wordt
afgesloten met een
majestueuze ode aan de
natuur.
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000443-020 Composed by Carl Wittrock. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000443-020
Composed by Carl
Wittrock. Set (Score &
Parts). 72 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000443-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000443-020).
The word
‘tsunami’ is of
Japanese origin. When you
look it up in a
dictionary, you will find
that it means ‘a great
sea wave produced by
submarine earth movement
or volcanic eruption’.
A megatsunami is the
superlative of this
awesome expressionof
power that nature can
create, and has
catastrophic
consequences.
When Carl Wittrock
completed this
composition not many such
big earth movements had
occurred, but since then
we have become all too
familiar with the
disastrousconsequences
which a tsunami may
have. On the 26th of
December 2004 a heavy
seaquake took place near
the Indonesian island of
Sumatra. Tidal waves 10
meters in height ravaged
the coastal regions of
many countries for miles
around. The tsunamitook
the lives of thousands of
people and destroyed many
villages and
towns.
There are
more areas which run the
risk of being struck by a
tsunami, such as the
island of La Palma, one
of the Canary Islands.
This island is based on
oceaniccrust at a
fracture zone and as such
is one of nature’s time
bombs. The consequences
of a natural calamity
like a megatsunami are
immense. In the case
of La Palma, the tidal
wave will move in the
direction of South
America, where it may
reach 50km inland,
destroying everything on
its way.
In his
composition Wittrock
describes an ordinary day
which will have an
unexpected ending.
Right from the
beginning there seems to
be something in the air,
the music creating an
oppressiveatmosphere of
impending disaster.
Themes are interrupted,
broken off suddenly,
followed by silence,
suggesting the calm
before the storm.
Suddenly a short
climax (glissandi in the
trombone part) indicates
the seaquake, and the
megatsunami isa fact.
Hereafter follows a
turbulent passage
symbolising the huge
rolling waves. After
nature’s force has
spent itself, resignation
sets in and the
composition ends with a
majestic ode to
nature.
Het woord
tsunami is afkomstig uit
het Japans. Het
woordenboek geeft als
betekenis: een vloedgolf
als gevolg van een
onderzeese aardbeving.
Een megatsunami is de
overtreffende trap van
deze vorm van
natuurgeweld en heeft
catastrofale
gevolgen.
Toen
Carl Wittrock deze
compositie voltooide
waren er nog niet veel
voorbeelden van
dergelijke grote
bevingen, maar inmiddels
weten we maar al te goed
welke desastreuze
gevolgen een tsunami kan
veroorzaken. Op 26
december 2004 vond ereen
zware beving plaats in de
zee nabij het
Indonesische eiland
Sumatra. Vloedgolven van
wel 10 meter hoog
teisterden de kuststreken
van menig land in de
verre omtrek. De tsunami
eiste duizenden
mensenlevens en
verwoestte vele dorpen
ensteden.
In de
compositie schetst
Wittrock een gewone dag
die ongewoon zal aflopen.
Al vanaf het begin hangt
er iets in de lucht en is
er sprake van een
dreigende, beklemmende
sfeer. Themas worden
onderbroken
doorplotselinge
afbrekingen en stiltes.
Opeens is daar de korte
climax (glissandi in
trombones) die de beving
symboliseert en de
megatsunami is een feit.
Een onrustig gedeelte
vangt aan, daarmee de
rollende, voortstuwende
golven symboliserend. Na
hetnatuurgeweld is er
berusting en The Power of
the Megatsunami wordt
afgesloten met een
majestueuze ode aan de
natuur.
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.1413-07-120-MS Composed by Amy Foster-Gi...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.1413-07-120-MS
Composed by Amy
Foster-Gillies, Andrea
Bocelli, and David
Babyface Foster. Arranged
by Wim Stalman. De Haske
Pop Collection. Pop &
Rock. Score Only.
Composed 2007. 20 pages.
Music Sales #1413-07-120
MS. Published by Music
Sales
(BT.1413-07-120-MS).