Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1175811-120 Composed by Jacob De Haa...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1175811-120
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection Brass Band en
Fanfare. Concert Piece.
Score Only. Composed
2017. 21 pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1175811-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1175811-120).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
The
introductory theme of
this composition echoes
the majestic size of the
mountains that are
visible from the
picture-postcard Cortina
d’Ampezzo—t
he so called Queen of the
Dolomites. Then we hear a
lyrical theme, in which
we feel the peacefulness
of the surrounding
countryside. We can even
hear the hustle and
bustle of the popular ski
resort, before the two
opening themes return in
reverse order to bring
this musical sight-seeing
excursion to a close.
Im
Eingangsthema dieser
Komposition hallt die
majestätische
Größe der
Bergformation wider, die
vom malerischen Cortina
d’Ampezzo - der so
genannten Königin der
Dolomiten“ - aus
sichtbar ist. Dann
erklingt ein lyrisches
Thema, in dem der Frieden
der umliegenden
Berglandschaft zu
spüren ist. Auch die
Betriebsamkeit des
beliebten
Wintersportortes ist zu
hören, bevor die
beiden Eingangsthemen in
umgekehrter Reihenfolge
den musikalischen
Rundblick beenden.
Corti
na d’Ampezzo è
anche chiamata “la
regina delle
Dolomiti†per la
bellezza mozzafiato del
suo paesaggio. Cortina
è la meta obbligatoria
invernale di VIP italiani
ma anche di molti turisti
desiderosi di affrontare
le splendide piste
d’inverno e gli
innumerevoli sentieri per
indimenticabili
passeggiate
d’estate. La
musica di Jacob de Haan
riflette la sublime
bellezza dei paesaggi ed
è un vero omaggio alla
natura.
Queen of the Dolomites Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: BT.DHP-1175811-020 Composed by Jacob De Haa...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1175811-020
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection Brass Band en
Fanfare. Concert Piece.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2017. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1175811-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1175811-020).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
The
introductory theme of
this composition echoes
the majestic size of the
mountains that are
visible from the
picture-postcard Cortina
d’Ampezzo—t
he so called Queen of the
Dolomites. Then we hear a
lyrical theme, in which
we feel the peacefulness
of the surrounding
countryside. We can even
hear the hustle and
bustle of the popular ski
resort, before the two
opening themes return in
reverse order to bring
this musical sight-seeing
excursion to a close.
Im
Eingangsthema dieser
Komposition hallt die
majestätische
Größe der
Bergformation wider, die
vom malerischen Cortina
d’Ampezzo - der so
genannten Königin der
Dolomiten“ - aus
sichtbar ist. Dann
erklingt ein lyrisches
Thema, in dem der Frieden
der umliegenden
Berglandschaft zu
spüren ist. Auch die
Betriebsamkeit des
beliebten
Wintersportortes ist zu
hören, bevor die
beiden Eingangsthemen in
umgekehrter Reihenfolge
den musikalischen
Rundblick beenden.
Corti
na d’Ampezzo è
anche chiamata “la
regina delle
Dolomiti†per la
bellezza mozzafiato del
suo paesaggio. Cortina
è la meta obbligatoria
invernale di VIP italiani
ma anche di molti turisti
desiderosi di affrontare
le splendide piste
d’inverno e gli
innumerevoli sentieri per
indimenticabili
passeggiate
d’estate. La
musica di Jacob de Haan
riflette la sublime
bellezza dei paesaggi ed
è un vero omaggio alla
natura.
Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-120 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-120
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 1990. De
Haske Publications #DHP
0900226-120. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-120).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
Amazonia Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire/avancé De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 6 SKU: BT.DHP-0900226-020 Composed by Jan Van der Ro...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 6
SKU:
BT.DHP-0900226-020
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Sovereign Series.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 1990. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0900226-020. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0900226-020).
This major
concert work cosists o
five movements.1st
movement: La Laguna del
ShimbeSituated high up in
the Andes mountains in
Northern Peru are the
Huaringas, a group of
lagoons in isolated and
mysterious surroundings.
The water has healing
powersand for centuries
traditional healers have
settled there in small
villages. From far the
sick come to the
Huaringas to be treated
in nightly rituals, in
which the hallucinating
juice of the San Pedro
cactus gives the prophet
a look inside hispatient.
The biggest lagoon is the
“Laguna del
Shimbeâ€, one of the
countless wells of the
immense Amazon stream.2nd
movement: Los
AguarunasFurther
downstream in Northern
Peru we come across the
rain tribe of Los
Aguarunas. It’s a
proud, beautiful
andindependent race,
which has never succumbed
to domination, not even
from the Incas. They live
from everything the
forest has to offer:
fish, fruit, plants, ...
. They also grow some
crops and live as
semi-nomads. They take
their fate into their
ownhands and after having
made contact with modern
civilisation, they have
integrated new elements
into their lives without
betraying their own
ways.3rd movement:
MekaronMekaron is an
Indian word meaning
“pictureâ€,
“soulâ€,
“essenceâ€.
The Indians are
theorigina inhabitants of
the Amazon region. They
either live in one place
as a group or move around
a large region. They all
have their own political
system, their own
language and an intense
social life. At the same
time they are master of
music andmedicine.
“Everywhere the
white man goes, he leaves
a wilderness behind
himâ€, wrote the
North American Indian
leader Seatl in 1885. As
a result of these
contacts with the whites,
the disruption of most
Indian societies began.
(In this century alone,80
tribes have vanished
completely).4th movement:
KêêtuajêThis is
the name of the
initiating ceremony of
the Krahô tribe in the
Brazilian state of Goias,
in which young boys and
girls enter adult life.
They are cleansed with
water, painted with
redpaint and covered with
feathers, after which the
ritual dance holds the
entire tribe
spell-bound.5th movement:
Paulino FaiakanIn 1988
the Indian chiefs Faiakan
and Raoni Kaiapo came to
Europe to protest against
the building of the
Altamira dam inBrazil. As
a result of the dam the
Indians would be driven
from their traditional
land and enormous
artificial would be
created. The project was
supported financially by,
amongst others, the
European Community. In
February 1989 the Indian
tribesaround Altamira
held a protest march for
the first time in their
history together. Amongst
other things they paid
tribute tot Chico Mendez,
who, murdered in 1988,
was the leader of the
rubber syndicate and a
fierce opponent of the
destruction of
theBrazilian rain forest.
Brazilian and world
opinion was awakened. The
building of the dam was
-albeit temporarily -
stopped.
(Includes: The Chase, Climb Ev'ry Mountain). By Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Ro...(+)
(Includes: The Chase,
Climb Ev'ry Mountain). By
Oscar Hammerstein and
Richard Rodgers. Arranged
by Jay Dawson. Score and
Parts. Arrangers' Publ
Marching Band. Grade 3.
Published by Arrangers'
Publishing Company
Legend of a Mountain Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1084401-023 La dent du chat. Co...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084401-023
La dent du chat.
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts) with CD. Composed
2008. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1084401-023. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1084401-023).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Legend of a
Mountain vertelt de
legende van ‘La
dent du chat’, een
berg in de Franse Savoie.
De legende gaat over een
niet gehouden belofte, de
wraak van een kat en over
de berg ‘De tand
van de kat’. Een
onheilspellende
inleiding,gevolgd door
een vriendelijk thema in
6/8 maat, turbulente
passages, lyrische en
agressieve thema’s
evenals dramatische
hoogtepunten vertellen
deze legende op
indringende wijze aan uw
publiek.
Legend
of a Mountain
erzählt die Legende
von einem Berg im
französischen
Departement Savoie. Diese
handelt von einem nicht
gehaltenen Versprechen,
dem grausamen
Strafgericht einer Katze
und einem Berg, welcher
der Zahn der getöteten
Katze sein soll. Eine
düstere Einleitung,
gefolgt von einem
heiteren 6/8-Thema,
turbulenten Passagen,
lyrischen und aggressiven
Themen sowie dramatischen
Höhepunkten geben die
Geschichte sehr
anschaulich wider.
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1084401-120 La dent du chat. Co...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084401-120
La dent du chat.
Composed by Jacob De
Haan. Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2008. 40 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1084401-120.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1084401-120).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Legend of a
Mountain vertelt de
legende van ‘La
dent du chat’, een
berg in de Franse Savoie.
De legende gaat over een
niet gehouden belofte, de
wraak van een kat en over
de berg ‘De tand
van de kat’. Een
onheilspellende
inleiding,gevolgd door
een vriendelijk thema in
6/8 maat, turbulente
passages, lyrische en
agressieve thema’s
evenals dramatische
hoogtepunten vertellen
deze legende op
indringende wijze aan uw
publiek.
Legend
of a Mountain
erzählt die Legende
von einem Berg im
französischen
Departement Savoie. Diese
handelt von einem nicht
gehaltenen Versprechen,
dem grausamen
Strafgericht einer Katze
und einem Berg, welcher
der Zahn der getöteten
Katze sein soll. Eine
düstere Einleitung,
gefolgt von einem
heiteren 6/8-Thema,
turbulenten Passagen,
lyrischen und aggressiven
Themen sowie dramatischen
Höhepunkten geben die
Geschichte sehr
anschaulich wider.
Fanfare Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: BT.CMP-0413-00-120 Composed by Mike Hannick...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 1.5
SKU:
BT.CMP-0413-00-120
Composed by Mike
Hannickel. National
Heritage Series. Original
Light Music. Score Only.
Composed 2000. Curnow
Music #CMP 0413-00-120.
Published by Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0413-00-120).
This exciting
medley of American
spirituals is sure to
please! Mike Hannickel's
carefully crafted THREE
AMERICAN SPIRITUALS helps
young bands develop those
all-important listening
skills. They'll hear how
each tune contrasts and
complements the others
when “Go Tell It On
The Mountainâ€,
“Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot†and
“Who did Swallow
Jo-Jo-Jonah†all
come together in rousing
counterpoint! THREE
AMERICAN SPIRITUALS works
wonderfully with the
unpredictable
instrumentation of so
many youth bands, while
it's contrapuntal nature
allows every section to
shine. THREE AMERICAN
SPIRITUALS allows each
parent to say honestly to
their child I HEARD you
play your
part!
Een
levendige medley waarin
drie spirituals
contrapuntisch zijn
verwerkt: Go Tell It
on the Mountain,
Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot en Who Did
Swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah.
Elke instrumentgroep komt
in Three American
Spiritualstot
z’n recht en het
stuk is bijzonder
geschikt om het gehoor
van jonge muzikanten te
trainen.
Ein
lebendiges Medley, das
die drei bekannten
amerikanischen Spirituals
kontrapunktisch
miteinander verbindet.
Ein Stück, in dem jede
Instrumentengruppe zu
ihrem Recht kommt,
welches überdies
besonders geeignet ist,
das Gehör der jungen
Musiker zu schulen.
Ãœberzeugend!
Fanfare Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: BT.CMP-0413-00-020 Composed by Mike Hannick...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 1.5
SKU:
BT.CMP-0413-00-020
Composed by Mike
Hannickel. National
Heritage Series. Original
Light Music. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2000.
Curnow Music #CMP
0413-00-020. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0413-00-020).
This exciting
medley of American
spirituals is sure to
please! Mike Hannickel's
carefully crafted THREE
AMERICAN SPIRITUALS helps
young bands develop those
all-important listening
skills. They'll hear how
each tune contrasts and
complements the others
when “Go Tell It On
The Mountainâ€,
“Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot†and
“Who did Swallow
Jo-Jo-Jonah†all
come together in rousing
counterpoint! THREE
AMERICAN SPIRITUALS works
wonderfully with the
unpredictable
instrumentation of so
many youth bands, while
it's contrapuntal nature
allows every section to
shine. THREE AMERICAN
SPIRITUALS allows each
parent to say honestly to
their child I HEARD you
play your
part!
Een
levendige medley waarin
drie spirituals
contrapuntisch zijn
verwerkt: Go Tell It
on the Mountain,
Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot en Who Did
Swallow Jo-Jo-Jonah.
Elke instrumentgroep komt
in Three American
Spiritualstot
z’n recht en het
stuk is bijzonder
geschikt om het gehoor
van jonge muzikanten te
trainen.
Ein
lebendiges Medley, das
die drei bekannten
amerikanischen Spirituals
kontrapunktisch
miteinander verbindet.
Ein Stück, in dem jede
Instrumentengruppe zu
ihrem Recht kommt,
welches überdies
besonders geeignet ist,
das Gehör der jungen
Musiker zu schulen.
Ãœberzeugend!
Firebrook Prelude Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Curnow Music
Fanfare Band - Grade 2 SKU: BT.CMP-0034-95-020 Composed by James Curnow. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2
SKU:
BT.CMP-0034-95-020
Composed by James Curnow.
Passport Series. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 1995.
Curnow Music #CMP
0034-95-020. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0034-95-020).
Captivated by
the rolling hills,
majestic horse farms and
beautiful horses of the
Central Kentucky
Bluegrass region, James
Curnow has named this
exciting overture after
one of the most scenic
areas near his home.
After a fanfare opening,
the Percussion section
provides high energy for
the main theme. A
contrasting middle
section showcases the
expressive abilities of
your ensemble. With a
return of the main theme,
momentum builds steadily
to the exciting
conclusion.Exhilarating!<
br> Überwältigt
von der Schönheit der
sanften Hügel,
prächtigen
Pferdefarmen und edlen
Pferden in der so
genannten Bluegrass
Region in Kentucky,
benannte James Curnow
diese spannende
Ouvertüre nach einer
der malerischsten
Landschaften seiner
Heimatregion. Nach der
einleitenden Fanfare
bereitet das Schlagzeug
energievoll auf das
Hauptthema vor. Im
kontrastreichen
Mittelteil kann Ihr
Ensemble all seine
Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten
entfalten. Mit der
Rückkehr zum
Hauptthema nimmt die
Musik stetig an Schwung
und treibender Kraft hin
zum aufregenden Schluss
zu. Sehr belebend!
Fanfare Band - Grade 2 SKU: BT.CMP-0034-95-120 Composed by James Curnow. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 2
SKU:
BT.CMP-0034-95-120
Composed by James Curnow.
Passport Series. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 1995. Curnow
Music #CMP 0034-95-120.
Published by Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0034-95-120).
Captivated by
the rolling hills,
majestic horse farms and
beautiful horses of the
Central Kentucky
Bluegrass region, James
Curnow has named this
exciting overture after
one of the most scenic
areas near his home.
After a fanfare opening,
the Percussion section
provides high energy for
the main theme. A
contrasting middle
section showcases the
expressive abilities of
your ensemble. With a
return of the main theme,
momentum builds steadily
to the exciting
conclusion.Exhilarating!<
br> Überwältigt
von der Schönheit der
sanften Hügel,
prächtigen
Pferdefarmen und edlen
Pferden in der so
genannten Bluegrass
Region in Kentucky,
benannte James Curnow
diese spannende
Ouvertüre nach einer
der malerischsten
Landschaften seiner
Heimatregion. Nach der
einleitenden Fanfare
bereitet das Schlagzeug
energievoll auf das
Hauptthema vor. Im
kontrastreichen
Mittelteil kann Ihr
Ensemble all seine
Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten
entfalten. Mit der
Rückkehr zum
Hauptthema nimmt die
Musik stetig an Schwung
und treibender Kraft hin
zum aufregenden Schluss
zu. Sehr belebend!
The Road to the West Fanfare [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000808-020 Composed by Carl Wittrock. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000808-020
Composed by Carl
Wittrock. Set (Score &
Parts). 62 pages. Gobelin
Music Publications #GOB
000808-020. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000808-020).
As he did
before in the often
played and commonly
appreciated ‘Lord
Tullamore’, in which he
poetically depicted the
landscape and the
cultural elements of a
small Irish village, in
his composition ‘The
Road to the West’ Carl
Wittrock has sketched
pioneer existence in
America in a cinematic
manner. In ‘The Road
to the West’ the
composer has tried to
capture images of pioneer
life during the period
dating from 1850 to 1890,
the days of the so-called
Wild West. In those
days, the Wild West used
to be the territory west
of civilization, the
domain of cowboys,
trappers, and other
fortune hunters. In
short, ample ingredients
for a captivating
story.
In the
firstscene a lonely
adventurer struggles
against nature and the
elements. After an
exciting adventure he
passes through ‘the
Plains’, where majestic
views alternated by
colossal mountain ranges
display an almost
unimaginable
beauty. After weeks of
isolation civilization is
reached again. ‘The
Saloon’ is the perfect
meeting place here news
is exchanged and
hilarious scenes
regularly take place.
In navolging van
het veel gespeelde en
alom gewaardeerde ‘Lord
Tullamore’, waarin Carl
Wittrock op poëtische
wijze landschap en
culturele elementen van
een Iers dorpje
verklankt, wordt in
‘The Road to the
West’ op filmische
wijzehet pioniersbestaan
in Amerika
geschetst. De
componist betreedt in
‘The Road to the
West’ het pionierspad
in de periode tussen 1850
en 1890, de tijd van het
Wilde Westen. Het
Wilde Westen was het
gebied ten westen van de
beschaving,het domein van
cowboys, pelsjagers en
andere
gelukzoekers. Genoeg
ingrediënten voor een
boeiend
verhaal.
In de
eerste scene gaat een
avonturier, eenzaam en
alleen, de strijd aan met
de natuur en de
elementen. Na een
spannend avontuur trekt
hij door ‘the
Plains’, waar de weidse
vergezichten, afgewisseld
door kolossale
bergformaties een bijna
niet onder woorden te
brengen schoonheid
tentoonspreiden. Na
weken van eenzaamheid
komttenslotte de bewoonde
wereld weer in beeld.
‘The Saloon’ is de
ontmoetingsplek bij
uitstek. Hier worden
ervaringen uitgewisseld
en spelen zich vaak
hilarische taferelen
af.
The Road to the West Fanfare [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Gobelin Music Publications
Fanfare Band - Grade 4 SKU: BT.GOB-000808-120 Composed by Carl Wittrock. ...(+)
Fanfare Band - Grade 4
SKU:
BT.GOB-000808-120
Composed by Carl
Wittrock. Score Only. 16
pages. Gobelin Music
Publications #GOB
000808-120. Published by
Gobelin Music
Publications
(BT.GOB-000808-120).
As he did
before in the often
played and commonly
appreciated ‘Lord
Tullamore’, in which he
poetically depicted the
landscape and the
cultural elements of a
small Irish village, in
his composition ‘The
Road to the West’ Carl
Wittrock has sketched
pioneer existence in
America in a cinematic
manner. In ‘The Road
to the West’ the
composer has tried to
capture images of pioneer
life during the period
dating from 1850 to 1890,
the days of the so-called
Wild West. In those
days, the Wild West used
to be the territory west
of civilization, the
domain of cowboys,
trappers, and other
fortune hunters. In
short, ample ingredients
for a captivating
story.
In the
firstscene a lonely
adventurer struggles
against nature and the
elements. After an
exciting adventure he
passes through ‘the
Plains’, where majestic
views alternated by
colossal mountain ranges
display an almost
unimaginable
beauty. After weeks of
isolation civilization is
reached again. ‘The
Saloon’ is the perfect
meeting place here news
is exchanged and
hilarious scenes
regularly take place.
In navolging van
het veel gespeelde en
alom gewaardeerde ‘Lord
Tullamore’, waarin Carl
Wittrock op poëtische
wijze landschap en
culturele elementen van
een Iers dorpje
verklankt, wordt in
‘The Road to the
West’ op filmische
wijzehet pioniersbestaan
in Amerika
geschetst. De
componist betreedt in
‘The Road to the
West’ het pionierspad
in de periode tussen 1850
en 1890, de tijd van het
Wilde Westen. Het
Wilde Westen was het
gebied ten westen van de
beschaving,het domein van
cowboys, pelsjagers en
andere
gelukzoekers. Genoeg
ingrediënten voor een
boeiend
verhaal.
In de
eerste scene gaat een
avonturier, eenzaam en
alleen, de strijd aan met
de natuur en de
elementen. Na een
spannend avontuur trekt
hij door ‘the
Plains’, waar de weidse
vergezichten, afgewisseld
door kolossale
bergformaties een bijna
niet onder woorden te
brengen schoonheid
tentoonspreiden. Na
weken van eenzaamheid
komttenslotte de bewoonde
wereld weer in beeld.
‘The Saloon’ is de
ontmoetingsplek bij
uitstek. Hier worden
ervaringen uitgewisseld
en spelen zich vaak
hilarische taferelen
af.