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.
Odyssee Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000432-120 Composed by Jan Bosveld. Sc...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000432-120
Composed by Jan Bosveld.
Score Only. 20 pages.
Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000432-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000432-120).
The Odyssee
tells the story of
Odysseus, the undaunted
hero. In times long
ago the blind poet Homer
wrote this famous epic.
The Odyssey follows
the Iliad, the story of
the bloody war between
the Greek and the
Trojans. This battle
endsafter ten years
thanks to the Odysseys
famous trick. the Trojan
Horse. The Odyssey
is not a war epic, but a
story about perseverance,
loyalty, adventure, and
the survival instinct of
its ingenious hero.
In The Odyssey, Homer
describes howOdysseus,
the king of Ithaca, had
to endure another ten
years of affliction after
the ten years of war in
Troy before he could
finally return to his
home land. During
those years, his wife,
Penelope, had to try and
keep her many admirers
away.These men not only
wanted het hand but also
the kingship. To prove
her husbands worth, she
played a trick: As soon
as I have finished
weaving this shroud for
my father-in-law,
Laertes, I will choose
one of you to become my
husband, she
promisedthem. But
during the night, she
secretly loosened what
she had woven during the
day, prolonging the time
until Odysseus would
finally return. After
twenty long years, when
he finally stood at the
door, she wondered: Is
this really my husband?
Ishe an imposter?
Cunningly, she asked him
to move the bed, because
only she and her husband
know that the bed was
immovable and was build
around an old three
trunk! Odysseus was
deeply moved: this really
was his wife, his
Penelope! Nearly
threethousands years
later, the loyalty and
strength of this
character, and all the
dangerous adventures that
Odysseus survived thanks
to courage and
intelligence, still moves
us today.
Odyssee
by Jan Bosveld is not
just an adventure story,
butrather a
characteristic piece in
which memories of Homers
story can be heard.
The composition opens
with a firm, stirring
theme describing our
hero, Odysseus, in
detail: This man is not
to be taken lightly.
The further
development of thisshort
introduction completes
this character sketch:
trustworthy, perseverant,
and a genius. After
that we can picture
Odysseus on the lonely
beach of Ogygia. Do the
trumpets depict his
memories of the war of
Troy? Does he think of
his wife, as werecognise
the weaving loom of
Penelope in the murmuring
eighth? In the
solemn, plaintive part
that follows, we can
imagine Penelope feeling
lonely, sitting in the
womens room with her
servants.One of the girls
plays the harp, but that
does notclear the sombre
atmosphere. Then we can
imagine seeing the
sorceress Circe, who
changed Odysseus men into
swine. After she gives a
simple magic sign
something follows that
reminds us of the sound
of pigs grunting. Then
the Odysseus theme
resounds:the hero comes
to savi his comrades.
Assisted by Hermes, he
forces Circe to lift the
spell. The piece ends
the same way as it began,
with an animated theme:
Odysseus is still the
same, undefeated and not
to be taken
lighty!
Het
muzikale relaas van de
Griekse schrijver Homerus
over de held Odyssee in
een karakterstuk vol
herinneringen. Een
stevig opgewekt thema
symboliseert de
grootsheid van Odyssee en
zijn karaktertrekken -
betrouwbaar, volhardend
en vernuftig.
Detegenslagen welke hij
tegenkomt en in het
tweede tragische gedeelte
dreigen te escaleren,
nemen in het derde snelle
gedeelte bij zijn
verschijning toch weer
een positieve wending.
Nijmegenaar Jan
Bosveld bewijst in dit
originele werk dat hij
opde hoogte is van de
onmogelijkheden, maar
vooral de ongekende
mogelijkheden van
muzikanten uit de lagere
afdelingen.
Fanfare Band - Grade 3 SKU: BT.GOB-000432-020 Composed by Jan Bosveld. Se...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 3
SKU:
BT.GOB-000432-020
Composed by Jan Bosveld.
Set (Score & Parts). 71
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000432-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000432-020).
The Odyssee
tells the story of
Odysseus, the undaunted
hero. In times long
ago the blind poet Homer
wrote this famous epic.
The Odyssey follows
the Iliad, the story of
the bloody war between
the Greek and the
Trojans. This battle
endsafter ten years
thanks to the Odysseys
famous trick. the Trojan
Horse. The Odyssey
is not a war epic, but a
story about perseverance,
loyalty, adventure, and
the survival instinct of
its ingenious hero.
In The Odyssey, Homer
describes howOdysseus,
the king of Ithaca, had
to endure another ten
years of affliction after
the ten years of war in
Troy before he could
finally return to his
home land. During
those years, his wife,
Penelope, had to try and
keep her many admirers
away.These men not only
wanted het hand but also
the kingship. To prove
her husbands worth, she
played a trick: As soon
as I have finished
weaving this shroud for
my father-in-law,
Laertes, I will choose
one of you to become my
husband, she
promisedthem. But
during the night, she
secretly loosened what
she had woven during the
day, prolonging the time
until Odysseus would
finally return. After
twenty long years, when
he finally stood at the
door, she wondered: Is
this really my husband?
Ishe an imposter?
Cunningly, she asked him
to move the bed, because
only she and her husband
know that the bed was
immovable and was build
around an old three
trunk! Odysseus was
deeply moved: this really
was his wife, his
Penelope! Nearly
threethousands years
later, the loyalty and
strength of this
character, and all the
dangerous adventures that
Odysseus survived thanks
to courage and
intelligence, still moves
us today.
Odyssee
by Jan Bosveld is not
just an adventure story,
butrather a
characteristic piece in
which memories of Homers
story can be heard.
The composition opens
with a firm, stirring
theme describing our
hero, Odysseus, in
detail: This man is not
to be taken lightly.
The further
development of thisshort
introduction completes
this character sketch:
trustworthy, perseverant,
and a genius. After
that we can picture
Odysseus on the lonely
beach of Ogygia. Do the
trumpets depict his
memories of the war of
Troy? Does he think of
his wife, as werecognise
the weaving loom of
Penelope in the murmuring
eighth? In the
solemn, plaintive part
that follows, we can
imagine Penelope feeling
lonely, sitting in the
womens room with her
servants.One of the girls
plays the harp, but that
does notclear the sombre
atmosphere. Then we can
imagine seeing the
sorceress Circe, who
changed Odysseus men into
swine. After she gives a
simple magic sign
something follows that
reminds us of the sound
of pigs grunting. Then
the Odysseus theme
resounds:the hero comes
to savi his comrades.
Assisted by Hermes, he
forces Circe to lift the
spell. The piece ends
the same way as it began,
with an animated theme:
Odysseus is still the
same, undefeated and not
to be taken
lighty!
Het
muzikale relaas van de
Griekse schrijver Homerus
over de held Odyssee in
een karakterstuk vol
herinneringen. Een
stevig opgewekt thema
symboliseert de
grootsheid van Odyssee en
zijn karaktertrekken -
betrouwbaar, volhardend
en vernuftig.
Detegenslagen welke hij
tegenkomt en in het
tweede tragische gedeelte
dreigen te escaleren,
nemen in het derde snelle
gedeelte bij zijn
verschijning toch weer
een positieve wending.
Nijmegenaar Jan
Bosveld bewijst in dit
originele werk dat hij
opde hoogte is van de
onmogelijkheden, maar
vooral de ongekende
mogelijkheden van
muzikanten uit de lagere
afdelingen.
Scottish Dances Fanfare [Conducteur] - Facile Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.GOB-000957-120 Composed by Peter Martin....(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.GOB-000957-120
Composed by Peter Martin.
Arranged by Menno
Haantjes. Score Only. 20
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000957-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000957-120).
Scottish Dances
is based on three
Scottish traditionals:
Cock of the North, The
Bonnie Bank's O'Loch
Lomond and Marie's
Wedding.
I. Cock
of the North's name is
used for multiple things
or events. For example
for a locomotive to a
famous, it seems,
delicious liqueur, and
rallies to snowboard
competitions. Furthermore
is Cock O' the North a
nickname of a famous
Duke. (The 4th Duke of
Gordon). In this
composition Cock of the
North (a Jig) is a
traditional Scottish
bagpipe tune, regularly
played on tattoos by Pipe
Bands. Not infrequently
the drummers sing the
text.
Auntie
Mary, had a canary,
Up the leg of her
trousers While she
was sleeping Iwas
peeping Up the leg of
her trousers.
II.
The Bonnie Bank's O'Loch
Lomond is about a sad
story that took place
during an revolt against
the British. In 1745
Bonnie Prince Charlie had
to retreat. Two of his
men were captured. One
was convicted and
executed, while the other
was released. The spirit
of the executed soldier
would arrive in Scotland
via the 'low road'
(underworld) before his
companion, who had still
a long way to go.
You'll take the
high road And I'll
take the low road And
I'll be in Scotland afore
ye But me and my true
love will never meet
again On the Bonnie
Bonnie Banks of Loch
Lomond
III. In a
Scottish wedding, after
the official ceremonies,
there is often danced.
This is called a ceilidh.
For this we use
traditional Scottish
music such as Marie's
Wedding '. Mid dance
we go back to the church,
where a lovely song in
honor of the couple
sounds. Marie's
Wedding has been recorded
by Van Morrison (among
many others).
Step we gaely, on we go,
heel for heel and toe for
toe Arm and arm and
on we go, all for Marie's
wedding
Scottish
Dances is gebaseerd op
drie Schotse
traditionals: Cock of the
North, The Bonnie Bank's
O'Loch Lomond en Marie's
Wedding.
I. De
naam Cock of the North
wordt voor meerdere
dingen of evenementen
gebruikt. Van een
beroemdelocomotief tot
een, naar het schijnt,
een heerlijke likeur, en
van rally's tot snowboard
wedstrijden. Bovendien
was 'Cock O' the North'
een bijnaam van een
bekende hertog. (the 4th
Duke of Gordon) Het
in deze
compositiegebruikte Cock
of the North (een Jig) is
een traditioneel Schotse
bagpipe tune (doedelzak
liedje) wat regelmatig
gespeeld wordt op taptoes
door Pipebands. Niet
zelden zingen de
slagwerkers de tekst
mee.
Auntie Mary,
had acanary, Up the
leg of her trousers
While she was sleeping I
was peeping Up the
leg of her
trousers.
You'll
take the high road
And I'll take the low
road And I'll be in
Scotland aforeye But
me and my true love will
never meet again On
the Bonnie Bonnie Banks
of Loch Lomond
III. Bij een Schotse
bruiloft wordt na de
officiele plechtigheden
vaak gedanst. Dit noemt
men een ceilidh. Hiervoor
gebruiktmen traditionele
Schotse muziek zoals
bijv. 'Marie's
Wedding'. Halverwege
de dans gaan we nog even
terug naar de kerk, waar
een lieflijk lied ter ere
van het bruidspaar
klinkt. Marie's
Wedding is o.a. door Van
Morrison opgenomen.
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.GOB-000957-020 Composed by Peter Martin....(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.GOB-000957-020
Composed by Peter Martin.
Arranged by Menno
Haantjes. Set (Score &
Parts). 5 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000957-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000957-020).
Scottish Dances
is based on three
Scottish traditionals:
Cock of the North, The
Bonnie Bank's O'Loch
Lomond and Marie's
Wedding.
I. Cock
of the North's name is
used for multiple things
or events. For example
for a locomotive to a
famous, it seems,
delicious liqueur, and
rallies to snowboard
competitions. Furthermore
is Cock O' the North a
nickname of a famous
Duke. (The 4th Duke of
Gordon). In this
composition Cock of the
North (a Jig) is a
traditional Scottish
bagpipe tune, regularly
played on tattoos by Pipe
Bands. Not infrequently
the drummers sing the
text.
Auntie
Mary, had a canary,
Up the leg of her
trousers While she
was sleeping Iwas
peeping Up the leg of
her trousers.
II.
The Bonnie Bank's O'Loch
Lomond is about a sad
story that took place
during an revolt against
the British. In 1745
Bonnie Prince Charlie had
to retreat. Two of his
men were captured. One
was convicted and
executed, while the other
was released. The spirit
of the executed soldier
would arrive in Scotland
via the 'low road'
(underworld) before his
companion, who had still
a long way to go.
You'll take the
high road And I'll
take the low road And
I'll be in Scotland afore
ye But me and my true
love will never meet
again On the Bonnie
Bonnie Banks of Loch
Lomond
III. In a
Scottish wedding, after
the official ceremonies,
there is often danced.
This is called a ceilidh.
For this we use
traditional Scottish
music such as Marie's
Wedding '. Mid dance
we go back to the church,
where a lovely song in
honor of the couple
sounds. Marie's
Wedding has been recorded
by Van Morrison (among
many others).
Step we gaely, on we go,
heel for heel and toe for
toe Arm and arm and
on we go, all for Marie's
wedding
Scottish
Dances is gebaseerd op
drie Schotse
traditionals: Cock of the
North, The Bonnie Bank's
O'Loch Lomond en Marie's
Wedding.
I. De
naam Cock of the North
wordt voor meerdere
dingen of evenementen
gebruikt. Van een
beroemdelocomotief tot
een, naar het schijnt,
een heerlijke likeur, en
van rally's tot snowboard
wedstrijden. Bovendien
was 'Cock O' the North'
een bijnaam van een
bekende hertog. (the 4th
Duke of Gordon) Het
in deze
compositiegebruikte Cock
of the North (een Jig) is
een traditioneel Schotse
bagpipe tune (doedelzak
liedje) wat regelmatig
gespeeld wordt op taptoes
door Pipebands. Niet
zelden zingen de
slagwerkers de tekst
mee.
Auntie Mary,
had acanary, Up the
leg of her trousers
While she was sleeping I
was peeping Up the
leg of her
trousers.
You'll
take the high road
And I'll take the low
road And I'll be in
Scotland aforeye But
me and my true love will
never meet again On
the Bonnie Bonnie Banks
of Loch Lomond
III. Bij een Schotse
bruiloft wordt na de
officiele plechtigheden
vaak gedanst. Dit noemt
men een ceilidh. Hiervoor
gebruiktmen traditionele
Schotse muziek zoals
bijv. 'Marie's
Wedding'. Halverwege
de dans gaan we nog even
terug naar de kerk, waar
een lieflijk lied ter ere
van het bruidspaar
klinkt. Marie's
Wedding is o.a. door Van
Morrison opgenomen.
Fanfare Band - Grade 5 SKU: BT.AMP-061-120 Variations on Ein' feste Bu...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 5
SKU:
BT.AMP-061-120
Variations on Ein'
feste Burg. Composed
by Philip Sparke. Elite
Series. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
2003. Anglo Music Press
#AMP 061-120. Published
by Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-061-120).
Between the Two
Rivers was commissioned
by Fanfare ‘Prins
Hendrik’, from
Aalst in the Netherlands.
The title derives from
the fact that the town of
Aalst lies between two
tributaries of the River
Dommel. The community is
a highly religious one,
so the famous Luther
chorale, Ein’
Feste Burg, was an
obvious choice for Philip
Sparke to use as the
theme for this new work.
It takes the form of a
theme with four
contrasting variations.
Variation 1 is a moto
perpetuo, variation 2 has
a slower march like feel,
variation 3 is a sinister
slow movement and the
final variation is in the
form of a lyrical fugue.
Between The Two Rivers is
sure to become a major
work in modern concert
bandrepertoire.
Between the Two
Rivers werd gecomponeerd
in opdracht van de
Fanfare Prins Hendrik uit
Aalst. De titel verwijst
naar het feit dat Aalst
tussen twee zijrivieren
van de Dommel ligt. Aalst
is een streng gelovige
gemeente, dus was heteen
voor de hand liggende
keuze van Philip Sparke
om het beroemde lutherse
koraal Een vaste burcht
te gebruiken als thema
voor een viertal
variaties. Variation I is
een moto perpetuo,
Variation II is langzamer
en marsachtig van
karakter,VariationIII is
een sinister langzaam
deel en Variation IV
heeft tot slot de vorm
van een fuga. Between the
Two Rivers zal beslist
een belangrijk
concertwerk worden in het
repertoire van
blaasorkesten. Het werk
is verplichtgesteld op
het Wereld Muziek
Concours 2005 te
Kerkrade.
Philip
Sparke wählte sich den
berühmten
Luther-Choral Ein'
feste Burg als Thema
für eine Reihe von
Variationen. Nach einer
kurzen, lebhaften
Eröffnung folgen vier
abwechslungsreiche
Variationen über den
Choral. Between the
Two Rivers, dessen
Name sich auf die
zwischen zwei Flüssen
liegende, Auftrag gebende
Stadt Aals in Holland
bezieht, ist ein
prachtvolles Werk, in dem
alle Register des
Blasorchesters zum Zuge
kommen.