Le Papillon qui tapait du pied-Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) est l?un des plus célèbres écrivains de langue anglaise. Né à Bombay en Inde ce journaliste poète et romancier reçoit le prix Nobel de littérature en 1907. On lui doit notamment les célèbres ouvrages Le Livre de la Jungle (1894) Histoires comme ça (1902) et Kim (1901) entre autres. Rudyard Kipling a sillonné le monde glanant de-ci de-là des mots et des merveilles à raconter aux petits et aux grands. Aujourd?hui encore ses Histoires comme ça enchantent par leur drôlerie et leur poésie ; de délicieux récits d?animaux entre l?Inde et l?Afrique initialement écrits pour sa fille Joséphine qui mourut en 1899 des suites d?unegrippe.Le Papillon qui tapait du pied est un des douze contes du recueil Histoires comme ça. Maxime Aulio s?en est inspiré pour créer une œuvre qui s?inscrit dans la tradition de l?impressionnisme musical français. Le saxophone baryton solo incarne le Roi Salomon fils de David ; les flûtes jouent le couple de papillons ; une clarinette est la Reine Balkis - la Sage Balkis de Saba - tandis que les trompettes et les cornets représentent les Djinns. Les personnages évoluent dans un décor orchestral merveilleux à l?image des jardins et du palais du Roi Salomon. / The Butterfly That Stamped (Le Papillon qui tapait du pied) est une œuvre de commande pour la Fédération Musicale d?Auvergne (France) avec le soutien du Conseil Régional d?Auvergne à l?occasion du 10e anniversaire de l?Orchestre Régional d?Harmonie École. L?œuvre a été donnée en création le 30 avril 2006 au Théâtre Municipal d?Aurillac. L?Orchestre Régional d?Harmonie École d?Auvergne était placé sous la direction de Claude Kesmaecker avec en soliste Alexandre Doisy saxophone baryton.

De temps à autre il arrive qu?on ressente des papillons dans l?estomac. Chacun connaît cette sensation grisante qui naît de l?émotion du sentiment amoureux. C?est ainsi que Butterfly Overture développe une mélodie délicieusement romantique. Mais le papillon se révèle également imprévisible il volette joyeusement libre d?aller où il veut. La flûte introduit alors un thème virevoltant qui chemine sous la forme de variations à travers l?ensemble des pupitres de la formation. Et la chenille devient papillon?

In this composition William Vean takes you on a journey through the fascinating and exciting world of animals. Apart from it being a composition filled with 'special effects' Animal Kingdom contains many educational elements such as playing inswing (triplets feeling) chromatics flutter tonguing gypsy tuning varying keys and of course dynamics and articulation. The melodic lines occur in all four voices as well as in all percussion parts providing each musician with theopportunity to play a solo or to accompany. Highly recommended for your youth band! William Vean is an educational composer. He knows how to musically shape the special elements from our daily lives. His music is therefore veryexpressive containing creative solutions to possible problems. Special ways of playing make his music particularly interesting for the winds but the percussion section is also featured in his special effects. The world of the animalsalways plays on ones imagination. In Animal Kingdom William Vean has portrayed a number of animals in a special manner: Kevin Kangaroo - The jumping character of this animal can be heard in different voices. The swing style alsoemphasizes the characteristic movements of the kangaroo. Playing in swing style can be practised by using scales. Eddy Elephant - For some of his smaller fellow fauna friends this can be quite an ordeal but for Eduard (Eddy for friendsand intimates) it is his daily walk. Baldrick Bat - Baldrick the Bat is a mysterious character. This can be heard in the fast moving valves and keys accompanied by special effects in the percussion section. Curtis Camel - Curtisthe Camel trudges across the desert feeling bored. The idea that the horizon will never change does not affect him anymore. He has accepted his fate. The distinctive tones from the gypsy scale provide the suitable oriental sounds. BettyButterfly - Butterfly Betty elegantly and without worries flutters from flower to flower in the garden. Her motto: Carpe Diem (Seize the Day). Betty is a one-day butterfly. Marvin Monkey - A 'swing' monkey stirs up the feelings. Evenmembers of the orchestra will look like real monkeys. How about your audience? Each part has its own difficulties and challenges. Important in the first part is playing 'in swing' (triplets feeling). This can be practised usingscales. In the second part ensemble playing and balance are important. In Baldrick additional information on the effects that have to be played might be useful. 'New' sounds are of course welcome. Curtis the Camel introduces thegypsy scale. Additional explanation of the use of the scale might be useful. Key changes are interesting in this part. A slight accent on the first beat of the bar will add to the charm of this part. Marvin the Monkey brings back the swingrhythm that was introduced in the first part altern

Commissioned by the Bishop Ireton Wind Ensemble this tone poem by internationally renown composer Tom Duffy is a masterpiece of instrumental timbres. Butterflies and Bees! is an exciting audience pleaser that's as fun tolisten to as it is to play. Sure to become a standard in the advanced high school/university repertoire.

Commissioned by the Bishop Ireton Wind Ensemble this tone poem by internationally renowned composer Tom Duffy is a masterpiece of instrumental timbres. Butterflies and Bees! is an exciting audience pleaser that's as fun to listen to as it is to play. Sure to become a standard in the advanced high school/university repertoire.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) est après Verdi l?un des plus grands représentants de l?opéra italien. Il reste célèbre pour les teintes sublimes de ses mélodies chaleureuses ses orchestrations colorées ses drames envoûtants sa créativité musicale et son incroyable capacité à délivrer des ambiances exotiques à travers des textures sonores.Parmi les classiques des opéras pucciniens on peut citer Manon Lescaut La Bohème Tosca Madame Butterfly et Turandot. Il est également frappant de constater que de nombreux airs de Puccini même sortis de leur contexte d?origine sont parfaitement adaptés à une interprétation en concert.Pour réaliser cet arrangement Wil van derBeek a puisé dans le tissu musical de l?air pour ténor E lucevan le stelle (Tosca) dans le chœur d?opéra Gira la cote! Gira! (Turandot) et dans l?air pour soprano Un bel di vedremo (Madame Butterfly).

This compelling work incorporates elements of mystery and intrigue in a whirlwind of sounds colors and textures. Written in a quick 3/4 time this engaging composition uses an attractive harmonic language expressive melodic lines and clever orchestrations to invoke the fairy-tale imagery of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poetry in A Child’s Garden of Verses. The playful nature of the piece moves between a lilting quality and a more lyrical expressive nature. Wonderful writing and an excellent change of pace for any concert especially for directors looking for a lighter work with substantial quality. (3:52)