Ernst Mosch-Gedächtnismarsch. Par HUTTER / EDGAR WEHRLE. Zum 10. Todesjahr von Ernst Mosch, dem Gründer sowie über 43 Jahre Chef der Egerländer Musikanten, hat Ernst Hutter zusammen mit dem Posaunisten Edgar Wehrle einen repräsentativen Marsch geschrieben. Im typischen 'Egerländer-Sound', sehr melodisch, mit schmissigen rhythmischen Patterns, einem voluminösen Basssolo sowie einem grandiosen Finale arrangierte Ernst Hutter diesen Marsch. In Gedenken an den 'König der Blasmusik', wie Ernst Mosch zurecht immer wieder genannt wurde, ist ihm dabei ein wahres Glanzstück für jedes gut besetzte Orchester gelungen. Sehr virtuose Passagen und eine 'Hymne' im Trio bilden den inhaltlichen Rahmen für eine besondere Kompositionsidee. / Musique populaire / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

First Movement. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Der russische Komponist Sergei Rachmaninov, geboren 1873 in Novgorod, studierte an den renommierten Konservatorien von St. Petersburg und Moskau. Er erlangte bereits in jungen Jahren großen Ruhm als Pianist in Russland - und bald darauf auch international. Auch als Dirigent und Komponist war er erfolgreich. Im Jahr 1917 ging er in die Vereinigten Staaten, wo er bis zu seinem Tod 1943 lebte. Rachmaninovs Stil ist hochromantisch und oft melancholisch. Die russische Tradition ist aus seiner Musik deutlich herauszuhören. Die Sinfonie Nr. 3 schrieb Rachmaninov in den Jahren 1935-36. Die Uraufführung fand am 6. November 1936 statt; es spielte das Philadelphia Orchestra unter derLeitung von Leopold Stokowski. Das Werk war weniger traditionell als seine Vorgänger und wurde mit nicht so viel Begeisterung von den damaligen Zuhörern und Kritikern aufgenommen. Der Komponist war jedoch von Qualtität überzeugt. Verglichen mit der Sinfonie Nr. 2, erlaubte sich Rachmaninov in der dritten Sinfonie mehr rhythmische Freiheiten und erweiterte die Grenzen seiner harmonischen Sprache. Eine bemerkenswerte formale Innovation ist die Komprimierung des langsamen Satzes und des Scherzos, wodurch die üblichen vier Sätze zu dreien reduziert werden konnten. Der japanische Komponist Tohru Takahashi schrieb eine Transkription für Blasorchster des wunderschönen ersten Satzes diese Werkes. / Niveau : 5 / Transcription / Date parution : 1905-06-29/ Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band is a complete curriculum for beginning band students to help them grow as ensemble musicians. The series complements any band method and supplements any performance music. It contains 167 exercises, including more than 100 chorales by some of today's most renowned young band composers. Various exercises at the grade 1/2, 1, and 1 1/2 levels are grouped by key, including: * Long Tones* Passing the Tonic* Pitch Matching* Scale Builders* Interval Builders* Expanding Intervals* Chord Builders* Moving Chord Tones* Diatonic Harmony* Rhythmic Subdivision* 5-Note Scales* Scale Canons (5-, 6-, or 8-Note Scales)* Scale Chorales (5-, 6-, and 8-Note Scales) * ChoralesThe compositions were written by Roland Barrett, Chris Bernotas, Jodie Blackshaw, Matt Conaway, Ralph Ford, Tyler S. Grant, Rob Grice, John O'Reilly, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, Michael Story, and Scott Watson. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or improving their musicianship with beautiful chorales, we are confident your performers will be excited, motivated, and inspired by using Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development for Young Concert Band. / Concert Band

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par VON REZNICE EMIL NIKOLAUS. Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4, 1860. Though he was originally destined for ajudicial career, his nature (that of a true musician)soon pointed him in the direction of music. As anorchestral conductor and a highly regarded musicteacher he made his mark in a number of cities, including Mannheim and Berlin. As a composer hesprang to fame with his opera Donna Diana(1894), a lasting success which placed him in theforefront of German composers. The overture toDonna Diana is unique in its freshness and sunnycheerfulness. Wil van der Beek, who has alreadywritten many arrangements of classical pieces forwind band, has maintained the spirit of theoriginal composition. / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Praise to Thee, Jesus Christ. Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ (We Praise You Jesus Christ) is an old Christmas hymn dating from the 16th century, which can still be found in many hymnbooks today. John Blanken has created a varied and imaginative arrangement on four verses of the hymn. After the introduction, derived from the opening notes, the hymn is first accompanied by an agile harmonisation. Next, we hear the chorale in a four-part setting with a percussion accompaniment. Then follows a short prologue to the third verse and finally its time for fireworks as the arrangement takes a stylistic leap in time with the festive prelude to the fourth and last verse. / Niveau : 3 / Hymnes et chorals / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Death and the Maiden [from String Quartet No. 14]. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. / Niveau : 1.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written originally for violin and piano or luthéal (a mechanism invented in 1919 that attaches to a piano, producing a sound similar to the rich overtones of the Cimbalon), the premiere took place in London in April 1924. The composer had finished the work only days beforehand. Ravel later orchestrated 'Tzigane? and both versions remain a 'must? for music-lovers and aspiring violinists today. Jelly D'Aranyi performed both versions regularly throughout her long career. This Urtext edition presents the first scholarly-critical edition of Ravel's masterpiece. It is published both in the orchestral version, complete with full score and performance material, as well as in the composer's earlier version for violin and piano. All known sources, including letters, have been drawn on for the new edition - one of the available sources, consulted for the first time, was a copy of 'Tzigane? from the estate of Jelly D'Aranyi, which is today part of a private collection. The version for piano and violin contains, besides the Urtext part, a second violin part as a facsimile with performance instructions by Jelly D'Aranyi. D'Aranyi's alterations and fingering reflect how Ravel must have heard the work in rehearsals and performance and as such are a document of early 20th century performance practice. The cooperation between Ravel and D'Aranyi is comparable to that of Brahms and Joachim working on the Brahms violin concerto.- First scholarly-critical Urtext edition of the work - Presented are both versions: for violin and orchestra and for violin and piano- Includes Jelly D'Aranyi's fingering / Harmonie

Par CURNOW JAMES. This work strives to capture the beauty of Apple Island, a small island located in the centre of Orchard Lake in Michigan, and the surrounding area. It also pays homage o the colourful Native American leader Chief Pontiac who lived and is buried on the island. The main theme, which appears throughout the work, is based on an original Native American chant that is still used today in their sacred religious ceremonies. / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par VON REZNICE EMIL NIKOLAUS. Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4, 1860. Though he was originally destined for ajudicial career, his nature (that of a true musician)soon pointed him in the direction of music. As anorchestral conductor and a highly regarded musicteacher he made his mark in a number of cities, including Mannheim and Berlin. As a composer hesprang to fame with his opera Donna Diana(1894), a lasting success which placed him in theforefront of German composers. The overture toDonna Diana is unique in its freshness and sunnycheerfulness. Wil van der Beek, who has alreadywritten many arrangements of classical pieces forwind band, has maintained the spirit of theoriginal composition. / Niveau : 5 / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par COURT DOUGLAS. New Horizons was written to commemorate the opening of the Sinclair Secondary School in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. The school operates under the philosophy 'Quality education today - for tomorrow' and is looking toward new directions in education for the 21st century. The school offers a wide range of learning opportunities where the integration of curriculum stresses academics, athletics and the arts. This piece was performed at the official opening of the school in May of 1995. / Niveau : 2 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie