Concert Band/Harmonie and
Baritone/Euphonium (Score
& Parts) - Grade 5
SKU: HL.44011353
Composed by Thomas Doss.
Mitropa Music Concert
Band. Solo & Concerto.
Score Only. Composed
2007. Hal Leonard
#149107M. Published by
Hal Leonard
(HL.44011353).
Sir Eu was
commissioned by the
regional music authority
of Upper Austria and the
brass band SoundINNBrass.
The composition was meant
to be very virtuoso and
was written for the
euphonium player Steven
Mead, who premiered it
and has played it
regularly worldwide. The
title Sir Eu
alludes to the master of
the euphonium himself,
and also to the concept
of Europe. From jazz
through romanticism to
folkloristic elements -
this work offers
everything that the
musical heart could wish
for!
Sir Eu
is geschreven in opdracht
van de deelstaat
Opper-Oostenrijk en de
brassband SoundINNBrass.
De compositie moest heel
virtuoos zijn -
toegesneden op de
talenten van
euphoniumspeler Steven
Mead, die de premiere
voor zijnrekening nam en
het werk overal ter
wereld heeft gespeeld. De
titel verwijst naar deze
meester op het euphonium,
maar ook naar het
Europese beginsel. Van
jazz en romantiek tot
folkloristische elementen
biedt dit werk alles wat
hetmuzikale hart
begeert.
Sir
Eu wurde von der
oberosterreichischen
Landemusikdirektion und
der Brass Band
SoundInn-Brass in Auftrag
gegeben. Das Stuck sollte
ausserst virtuos und
massgeschneidert fur den
Euphoniumspieler Steven
Mead sein, der es
urauffuhrte und bis heute
weltweit regelmassig
spielt. Der Titel Sir
Eu ist eine
Anspielung auf den
Meister des Euphoniums
und zugleich an den
europaischen Gedanken.
Von Jazz uber Romantik
bis hin zu
Folklore-Elementen ist in
diesem Stuck alles zu
finden, was das
musikalische Herz
begehrt.
Sir
Eu est une œuvre
de commande conjointe du
Comite Regional pour la
Musique de Haute-Autriche
et du Brass Band
SoundINNBrass. Cette
composition, taillee sur
mesure pour le maitre de
l'euphonium Steven Mead,
est d'une grande
virtuosite. Steven Mead
en assura d'ailleurs la
creation et la promotion
sur les scenes du monde
entier. Le titre fait
reference a la fois au
dedicataire de la piece
et au concept europeen.
Du jazz aux elements
traditionnels en passant
par des couleurs plus
romantiques, cette piece
contient tous les
ingredients pour un
succes grand public
!
Sir Eu
was commissioned by the
regional music authority
of Upper Austria and the
brass band SoundINNBrass.
The composition was meant
to be very virtuoso and
was written for the
euphonium player Steven
Mead, who premiered it
and has played it
regularly worldwide. The
title Sir Eu
alludes to the master of
the euphonium himself,
and also to the concept
of Europe. From jazz
through romanticism to
folkloristic elements -
this work offers
everything that the
musical heart could wish
for!
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4 SKU: HL.4005397 Composed by Karl L. King. ...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4005397
Composed
by Karl L. King. Arranged
by Thomas G. Leslie.
MusicWorks Grade 4.
Concert. Softcover.
Duration 140 seconds.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4005397).
UPC:
888680720629.
9.0x12.0x0.059
inches.
When Karl
King was conducting
circus bands he would
frequently edit his
marches so the same
composition could be used
for contrasting acts (for
example a lion act one
time, and a trapeze act
the next). In the same
spirit, Thomas Leslie has
creatively repurposed
this familiar march to
suit an imaginary clown
act; complete with
novelty percussion sounds
and a few surprises
sprinkled in. A bit
outrageous, but
definitely fun! Dur: c.
2:20.
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Violin (Score & Parts) -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44011351
For
Violin and Concert
Band. Composed by
Thomas Doss. Mitropa
Music Concert Band. Solo
& Concerto. Score Only.
Composed 2007. Hal
Leonard #148107M.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.44011351).
Sir
enen (griechisch
‚Sirenes') sind in
der griechischen Sage die
Tochter des Achelos (oder
Phorkys). Sie waren
Schadensdamonen,
Mischgestalten aus Mensch
und Vogel (meist mit
Frauenkopf) mit
ubermenschlichem Wissen
und der Gabe, das Wetter
zu andern. Mit ihrem
lieblichen Gesang
betorten sie die
vorbeifahrenden Seeleute,
die dadurch an den
Klippen Schiffbruch
erlitten und umkamen.
Odysseus verstopfte auf
den Rat der Zauberin
Kirke seinen Gefahrten
die Ohren mit Wachs und
liess sich selbst am
Mastbaum festbinden. So
entging er dem Verderben.
Orpheus ubertonte ihren
Gesang mit dem seinen.
Die Musen besiegten die
Sirenen im Gesang und
beraubten sie dann ihrer
Federn, um sie
alsKopfschmuck zu tragen.
Dans la
mythologie grecque, les
Sirenes etaient des
demi-deesses. Selon la
legende, ces creatures
demoniaques, mi-femme
(tete), mi-oiseau
(corps), vivaient sur
trois petites peninsules
situees entre Sorrente et
Capri. Les Sirenes
chantaient au-dessus des
mers pour attirer les
navigateurs et les faire
perir. Certains ont,
toutefois, reussi a leur
echapper. Ainsi, Ulysse
reussit a passer sans
dommage en suivant les
conseils de la magicienne
Circe : il se fit
attacher au grand mat de
son navire pour pouvoir
ecouter le chant des
sirenes, tandis que ses
compagnons ramaient, les
oreilles bouchees par la
cire. Orphee, triompha de
ces creatures malefiques
en etouffant leurs
chantsensorcelants du son
de sa lyre. On raconte
aussi que les Sirenes
auraient un jour defie
les Muses au chant.
Victorieuses, les Muses
exigerent une couronne
faite des plumes des
Sirenes, ce qui les priva
du don de voler.
Concert Band (Score) SKU: HL.4006402 Full Score. Composed by Thoma...(+)
Concert Band (Score)
SKU: HL.4006402
Full Score.
Composed by Thomas Doss.
Mitropa Music Concert
Band. Concert. Softcover.
Duration 411 seconds. Hal
Leonard #219619010M.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4006402).
Bleak Forest Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Level 2.5 SKU: HL.4008548 ...(+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band (Score & Parts) -
Level 2.5
SKU:
HL.4008548
Concert
Band, Grade 2.4 6:00
Score and Parts.
Composed by Andreas
Ziegelbä and ck.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert. Softcover. 107
pages. Duration 360
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP1972302. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008548).
ISBN 9798350110371.
UPC:
196288179177.
Bleak
Forest is a piece for
smaller concert bands and
offers the musicians
above all space to
improve their sound and
their effect playing. The
technical requirements
are therefore
deliberately kept low.
With this piece, the
composer won the VLAMO
International Composition
Contest 2022.
Thematically, the work is
influenced by the
composer's childhood
memories. In his hometown
there was a dark and
mysterious forest, that
seemed to the children in
the small village to be
magical. Without a
reasonable explanation,
every trip into the woods
was exciting and somewhat
terrifying. There were
tales of dangerous
animals, which can be
heard at the beginning of
the piece, as well as
magical beasts. The magic
of the forest is depicted
musically from bar 70 in
the andante section. The
snapping of the fingers
represents single
raindrops. From bar 99
onwards, we hear the trek
home, with the occasional
moments of trepidation as
the children spook each
other with their fanciful
tales. In the end,
though, we arrive safely
at home because after
all, magical beasts only
exist in fairy tales
donÂ’t they? Andreas
Ziegelbäck studied
music education at the
Mozarteum University in
Salzburg, and history at
the Paris Lodron
Universität, Salzburg.
In addition to his
studies, he trained in
ensemble conducting for
wind orchestra with
conductor and composer
Thomas Doss. It was Doss
who sparked
Ziegelbäck's interest
in composing. In 2021,
Andreas Ziegelbäck
completed his composition
studies with Johannes
Maria Staud. In 2020, he
took part in a brass band
composition masterclass
in Bern with Oliver
Waespi, followed by a
premiere by the Swiss
Army Brass Band.
Bleak Forest Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Hal Leonard
Score and Parts Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Level 2.5 SKU: HL.4008983 ...(+)
Score and Parts Concert
Band (Score & Parts) -
Level 2.5
SKU:
HL.4008983
Concert
Band, Grade 2.5 6:00
Score and Parts.
Composed by Andreas
Ziegelbä and ck.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert, Concert Band.
Softcover. Duration 360
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP293-24-202. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008983).
UPC:
196288283775.
Bleak
Forest is a piece for
smaller concert bands and
offers the musicians
above all space to
improve their sound and
their effect playing. The
technical requirements
are therefore
deliberately kept low.
With this piece, the
composer won the VLAMO
International Composition
Contest 2022.
Thematically, the work is
influenced by the
composer's childhood
memories. In his hometown
there was a dark and
mysterious forest, that
seemed to the children in
the small village to be
magical. Without a
reasonable explanation,
every trip into the woods
was exciting and somewhat
terrifying. There were
tales of dangerous
animals, which can be
heard at the beginning of
the piece, as well as
magical beasts. The magic
of the forest is depicted
musically from bar 70 in
the andante section. The
snapping of the fingers
represents single
raindrops. From bar 99
onwards, we hear the trek
home, with the occasional
moments of trepidation as
the children spook each
other with their fanciful
tales. In the end,
though, we arrive safely
at home because after
all, magical beasts only
exist in fairy tales
dont they? Andreas
Ziegelbäck studied music
education at the
Mozarteum University in
Salzburg, and history at
the Paris Lodron
Universität, Salzburg.
In addition to his
studies, he trained in
ensemble conducting for
wind orchestra with
conductor and composer
Thomas Doss. It was Doss
who sparked Ziegelbäck's
interest in composing. In
2021, Andreas Ziegelbäck
completed his composition
studies with Johannes
Maria Staud. In 2020, he
took part in a brass band
composition masterclass
in Bern with Oliver
Waespi, followed by a
premiere by the Swiss
Army Brass Band.
Bite the Bullet Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
Score Only (Score) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.48024800 Composed by Jorge Machain. ...(+)
Score Only (Score) -
Grade 5
SKU:
HL.48024800
Composed
by Jorge Machain.
Windependence Artist
Level. Concert Band.
Softcover. 28 pages.
Duration 420 seconds. Hal
Leonard #M051664115.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.48024800).
UPC:
888680977603.
10.5x14.0x0.083
inches.
Bite the
Bullet by
Mexican-American composer
Jorge Machain was named
2019-2020 winner of
acclaimed “The
American Prize†for
music, in addition to
being a finalist in the
2018 NBA Revelli
competition. The work was
inspired by a painting by
Venetian artist, Carlo
Marchiori, which depicts
two Pulcinelli (Venetian
clowns) engaged in a gun
battle. As the bullets
meet in the middle of the
scene, a colorful and
vibrant cloudburst is
created. Using a unique
sonic color scheme, the
brass and percussion
portray the gunshots,
while the woodwind
flourishes emulate the
painter's vibrant brush
strokes. Commissioned and
recorded by the UNLV Wind
Orchestra – Thomas
G. Leslie, conductor,
featured on the Klavier
recording
“Quaternityâ€
K11123.
Concert
Band, Grade 2.5 6:00
Score and Parts.
Composed by Andreas
Ziegelbä and ck.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert, Concert Band.
Softcover. Duration 360
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP293-24-201. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008984).
UPC:
196288283782.
Bleak
Forest is a piece for
smaller concert bands and
offers the musicians
above all space to
improve their sound and
their effect playing. The
technical requirements
are therefore
deliberately kept low.
With this piece, the
composer won the VLAMO
International Composition
Contest 2022.
Thematically, the work is
influenced by the
composer's childhood
memories. In his hometown
there was a dark and
mysterious forest, that
seemed to the children in
the small village to be
magical. Without a
reasonable explanation,
every trip into the woods
was exciting and somewhat
terrifying. There were
tales of dangerous
animals, which can be
heard at the beginning of
the piece, as well as
magical beasts. The magic
of the forest is depicted
musically from bar 70 in
the andante section. The
snapping of the fingers
represents single
raindrops. From bar 99
onwards, we hear the trek
home, with the occasional
moments of trepidation as
the children spook each
other with their fanciful
tales. In the end,
though, we arrive safely
at home because after
all, magical beasts only
exist in fairy tales
dont they? Andreas
Ziegelbäck studied music
education at the
Mozarteum University in
Salzburg, and history at
the Paris Lodron
Universität, Salzburg.
In addition to his
studies, he trained in
ensemble conducting for
wind orchestra with
conductor and composer
Thomas Doss. It was Doss
who sparked Ziegelbäck's
interest in composing. In
2021, Andreas Ziegelbäck
completed his composition
studies with Johannes
Maria Staud. In 2020, he
took part in a brass band
composition masterclass
in Bern with Oliver
Waespi, followed by a
premiere by the Swiss
Army Brass Band.
Concert Band (Score & Parts) SKU: HL.4006401 Composed by Thomas Doss. Mit...(+)
Concert Band (Score &
Parts)
SKU:
HL.4006401
Composed
by Thomas Doss. Mitropa
Music Concert Band.
Concert. Softcover.
Duration 411 seconds. Hal
Leonard #219619010M.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4006401).
Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 3.5 SKU: HL.4004715 Composed by Mich...(+)
Concert Band (Score &
Parts) - Grade 3.5
SKU: HL.4004715
Composed by Michael Oare.
MusicWorks Grade 3.
Festival. Softcover.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4004715).
UPC:
888680617233. 9x12
inches.
Commissione
d by the Virginia Band
and Orchestra Directors
Association to
commemorate its 75th
anniversary,
Presidential Suite
recognizes the rich
historical heritage of
Virginia, particularly as
the birthplace of eight
United States presidents.
Using a suite format, the
work focuses on three of
the founding fathers. The
first movement, Mount
Vernon, is a serene
musical impression of the
home of George
Washington.
Monticello is the
second movement and
portrays the stately
style of music typical of
Thomas Jefferson's time.
The suite concludes with
Montpelier, the
home of James Madison,
and uses bold and
majestic motifs to
portray the broad and
magnificent landscape of
Madison's estate.
Duration: c 5:30.
By Rob Thomas, Itaal Shur. Arranged by Richard L. Saucedo. Discovery Concert Ban...(+)
By Rob Thomas, Itaal
Shur. Arranged by Richard
L. Saucedo. Discovery
Concert Band Plus. Grade
2. Score and full set of
parts. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Old Time Rock and Roll Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Hal Leonard
By Bob Seger. By George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III. Arranged by Paul Murtha...(+)
By Bob Seger. By George
Jackson and Thomas E.
Jones III. Arranged by
Paul Murtha. Score and
Parts. Discovery Plus
Concert Band. Grade 2.
Published by Hal Leonard
Forget You Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Hal Leonard
By Cee Lo Green. By Ari Levine, Brody Brown, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and Th...(+)
By Cee Lo Green. By Ari
Levine, Brody Brown,
Bruno Mars, Philip
Lawrence, and Thomas
Callaway. Arranged by
Michael Brown. Score and
Parts. Discovery Plus
Concert Band. Grade 2.
Published by Hal Leonard
Full Score (Score) - 1.5-3 SKU: HL.4006602 Composed by Thomas C. Duffy. B...(+)
Full Score (Score) -
1.5-3
SKU:
HL.4006602
Composed
by Thomas C. Duffy.
BandQuest. Softcover. 14
pages. Duration 235
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.4006602).
UPC: 840126919172.
11.0x17.0x0.049
inches.
Scalin' and
Wailin' is a flexible,
fun piece written with a
differentiated
instruction model. Three
different difficulty
levels meet students
where they're at in their
development and allows
space for each to grow.
This piece is also ideal
for educators and
conductors looking for
side by side programming
- younger ensembles can
all play within the
easiest group and more
advanced ensembles can
play within the more
difficult groups, all
fitting together in one
energetic piece.
Celebrate BandQuest's
20th anniversary with
this special release, and
find what works for your
ensemble! BandQuest(r),
an exciting series of new
music and accompanying
curricula for band, is a
program published by the
American Composers Forum.
The series was started as
a response to feedback
from music educators that
there is a pressing need
for new, fresh band
music. The heart of this
program is new works
written by a diverse
group of leading American
composers who have
created challenging
pieces that are a true
departure from standard
middle school repertoire.
Every BandQuest project
includes a residency
component in which the
composer works
collaboratively with a
middle school as they
create their new piece.
Many BandQuest pieces are
accompanied by an
interdisciplinary
curriculum designed to
assist students as they
learn the music and to
integrate each piece with
non-music studies. Visit
www.bandquest.org to
learn more about this
innovative series, and
email
bandquest@composersforum.
org to request a free
downloadable audio
catalog.
Green Hills Fantasy Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Hal Leonard
By Thomas Doss. For Concert Band. (Full Score). This edition: 130306. Mitropa C...(+)
By Thomas Doss. For
Concert Band. (Full
Score). This edition:
130306. Mitropa Concert
Band. Level: Grade 3.
Score. 42 pages. Duration
08:12. Published by Hal
Leonard.
Que je t'aime. By Thibaud / Renard. Arranged by Thomas. Concert Band. Swiss impo...(+)
Que je t'aime. By Thibaud
/ Renard. Arranged by
Thomas. Concert Band.
Swiss import. Score and
parts. Published by
Editions Marc Reift. (EMR
1884)
Level: 4.
Kentish Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-246-140 Composed by Philip Sp...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-246-140
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Midway Series. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2008. 80 pages.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
246-140. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-246-140).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Kentish
Dances is een suite
op basis van dansen uit
het Engelse graafschap
Kent. Dit graafschap
heeft zijn eigen
dansmelodieën, wat in
Engeland bekend is
geworden als
‘country
dancing’. Deze
danswijsjes waren de bron
van ditdriedelige werk
van Philip Sparke, waarin
levendige en opgewekte
melodieën worden
afgewisseld door
melancholische en
zangerige passages. Een
betoverend
werk!
Wie der
Titel schon andeutet,
besteht Kentish
Dances aus
traditionellen
Tanzmelodien aus der
englischen Grafschaft
Kent. Die seit dem 17.
Jahrhundert beliebten
Volkstänze sind
zahlreich überliefert
und boten Philip Sparke
eine reichhaltige Quelle
für dieses
dreisätzige Werk, in
dem sich lebhafte und
beschwingte Melodien, mit
melancholischeren Weisen
und lieblichen Passagen
abwechseln. Bezaubernd!
Kentish Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Anglo Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.AMP-246-010 Composed by Philip Sp...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.AMP-246-010
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Anglo Music
Midway Series. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2008.
Anglo Music Press #AMP
246-010. Published by
Anglo Music Press
(BT.AMP-246-010).
9x12
inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Kentish
Dances is een suite
op basis van dansen uit
het Engelse graafschap
Kent. Dit graafschap
heeft zijn eigen
dansmelodieën, wat in
Engeland bekend is
geworden als
‘country
dancing’. Deze
danswijsjes waren de bron
van ditdriedelige werk
van Philip Sparke, waarin
levendige en opgewekte
melodieën worden
afgewisseld door
melancholische en
zangerige passages. Een
betoverend
werk!
Wie der
Titel schon andeutet,
besteht Kentish
Dances aus
traditionellen
Tanzmelodien aus der
englischen Grafschaft
Kent. Die seit dem 17.
Jahrhundert beliebten
Volkstänze sind
zahlreich überliefert
und boten Philip Sparke
eine reichhaltige Quelle
für dieses
dreisätzige Werk, in
dem sich lebhafte und
beschwingte Melodien, mit
melancholischeren Weisen
und lieblichen Passagen
abwechseln. Bezaubernd!
Concert Band (FULL SCORE) - Level 3.5 SKU: HL.4007480 One Village Unit...(+)
Concert Band (FULL SCORE)
- Level 3.5
SKU:
HL.4007480
One
Village United.
Composed by Thomas Doss.
Mitropa Music Concert
Band. Concert. Softcover.
Duration 480 seconds.
Mitropa Music
#2220-21-140M. Published
by Mitropa Music
(HL.4007480).
UPC:
196288058038.
Intro
duction: Like a dark
veil, an ominous sense of
foreboding takes hold
across the world. A
looming danger, one
previously unknown to
mankind, slowly
approaches, bringing our
daily lives to a grinding
halt. A perilous virus
gives us no choice other
than to stay in our
homes, leaving us unable
to work in our offices or
even visit family and
friends. Something that
has only been talked
about in history books is
coming to pass: a
pandemic! Bar 74: Like a
dark veil, an ominous
sense of foreboding takes
hold across the world. A
looming danger, one
previously unknown to
mankind, slowly
approaches, bringing our
daily lives to a grinding
halt. A perilous virus
gives us no choice other
than to stay in our
homes, leaving us unable
to work in our offices or
even visit family and
friends. Something that
has only been talked
about in history books is
coming to pass: a
pandemic! Bar 82: People
help each other out.
Neighbourly assistance
and support within one's
own family becomes more
apparent. We stand by
each other. Suddenly we
have the time for things
that we did not have
before. Time for
reflection... Bar 106: A
new era commences.
Finally, hope reappears.
We leave our houses, but
nothing is quite the same
anymore. With renewed
strength, people begin to
perceive the future in a
positive and optimistic
way once again. With
greater attention and
awareness of the here and
now, we feel that,
despite it all, we can be
happy.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.46500013L For Wind Ensemble. Composed by...(+)
Band Concert Band
SKU:
PR.46500013L
For
Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.46500013L).
UPC:
680160600151. 11 x 14
inches.
I n 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William Clarks
Corps of Discovery to
find a water route to the
Pacific and explore the
uncharted West. He
believed woolly mammoths,
erupting volcanoes, and
mountains of pure salt
awaited them. What they
found was no less
mind-boggling: some 300
species unknown to
science, nearly 50 Indian
tribes, and the Rockies.
I have been a student of
the Lewis and Clark
expedition, which Thomas
Jefferson called the
Voyage of Discovery, for
as long as I can
remember. This
astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri and took
the travelers up more
than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
hired trappers and
explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing and along with
other trinkets, a box of
200 jaw harps to be used
in trading with the
Indians. Their trip was
long, perilous to the
point of near
catastrophe, and arduous.
The dream of a Northwest
Passage proved ephemeral,
but the northwestern
quarter of the continent
had finally been
explored, mapped, and
described to an anxious
world. When the party
returned to St. Louis in
1806, and with the
Louisiana Purchase now
part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes. I
have written a sizeable
number of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks, doesnt
try to tell a story.
Instead, it captures the
flavor of a certain time,
and of a grand adventure.
Cast in one continuous
movement and lasting
close to fourteen
minutes, the piece falls
into several subsections,
each with its own
heading: The Dream (in
which Jeffersons vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III . The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate river song, and
which becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by Cruzattes
fiddle. From various
journals and diaries, we
know the men found
enjoyment and solace in
music, and almost every
night encampment had at
least a bit of music in
it. In addition to
Cruzatte, there were two
other members of the
party who played the
fiddle, and others made
do with singing, or
playing upon sticks,
bones, the ever-present
jaw harps, and boat
horns. From Lewis
journals, I found all the
tunes used in Upriver:
Shenandoah (still popular
after more than 200
years), Vla bon vent,
Soldiers Joy, Johnny Has
Gone for a Soldier, Come
Ye Sinners Poor and Needy
(a hymn sung to the tune
Beech Spring) and Fishers
Hornpipe. The work
follows an emotional
journey: not necessarily
step-by-step with the
Voyage of Discovery
heroes, but a kind of
grand arch. Beginning in
the mists of history and
myth, traversing peaks
and valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of Jeffersons
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
destiny.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.465000130 For Large Wind Ensemble. Compo...(+)
Band Concert Band
SKU:
PR.465000130
For
Large Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Sws. Contemporary. Full
score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.465000130).
ISBN
9781598064070. UPC:
680160600144. 9x12
inches.
Following a
celebrated series of wind
ensemble tone poems about
national parks in the
American West, Dan
Welcher’s Upriver
celebrates the Lewis &
Clark Expedition from the
Missouri River to
Oregon’s Columbia
Gorge, following the
Louisiana Purchase of
1803. Welcher’s
imaginative textures and
inventiveness are freshly
modern, evoking our
American heritage,
including references to
Shenandoah and other folk
songs known to have been
sung on the expedition.
For advanced players.
Duration:
14’. In 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William
Clark’s Corps of
Discovery to find a water
route to the Pacific and
explore the uncharted
West. He believed woolly
mammoths, erupting
volcanoes, and mountains
of pure salt awaited
them. What they found was
no less mind-boggling:
some 300 species unknown
to science, nearly 50
Indian tribes, and the
Rockies.Ihave been a
student of the Lewis and
Clark expedition, which
Thomas Jefferson called
the “Voyage of
Discovery,†for as
long as I can remember.
This astonishing journey,
lasting more than
two-and-a-half years,
began and ended in St.
Louis, Missouri —
and took the travelers up
more than a few rivers in
their quest to find the
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific Ocean. In an age
without speedy
communication, this was
akin to space travel out
of radio range in our own
time: no one knew if,
indeed, the party had
even survived the voyage
for more than a year.
Most of them were
soldiers. A few were
French-Canadian voyageurs
— hired trappers
and explorers, who were
fluent in French (spoken
extensively in the
region, due to earlier
explorers from France)
and in some of the Indian
languages they might
encounter. One of the
voyageurs, a man named
Pierre Cruzatte, also
happened to be a
better-than-average
fiddle player. In many
respects, the travelers
were completely on their
own for supplies and
survival, yet,
incredibly, only one of
them died during the
voyage. Jefferson had
outfitted them with food,
weapons, medicine, and
clothing — and
along with other
trinkets, a box of 200
jaw harps to be used in
trading with the Indians.
Their trip was long,
perilous to the point of
near catastrophe, and
arduous. The dream of a
Northwest Passage proved
ephemeral, but the
northwestern quarter of
the continent had finally
been explored, mapped,
and described to an
anxious world. When the
party returned to St.
Louis in 1806, and with
the Louisiana Purchase
now part of the United
States, they were greeted
as national heroes.Ihave
written a sizeable number
of works for wind
ensemble that draw their
inspiration from the
monumental spaces found
in the American West.
Four of them (Arches, The
Yellowstone Fires,
Glacier, and Zion) take
their names, and in large
part their being, from
actual national parks in
Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana. But Upriver,
although it found its
voice (and its finale) in
the magnificent Columbia
Gorge in Oregon, is about
a much larger region.
This piece, like its
brother works about the
national parks,
doesn’t try to
tell a story. Instead, it
captures the flavor of a
certain time, and of a
grand adventure. Cast in
one continuous movement
and lasting close to
fourteen minutes, the
piece falls into several
subsections, each with
its own heading: The
Dream (in which
Jefferson’s vision
of a vast expanse of
western land is opened);
The Promise, a chorale
that re-appears several
times in the course of
the piece and represents
the seriousness of the
presidential mission; The
River; The Voyageurs; The
River II ; Death and
Disappointment; Return to
the Voyage; and The River
III .The music includes
several quoted melodies,
one of which is familiar
to everyone as the
ultimate “river
song,†and which
becomes the
through-stream of the
work. All of the quoted
tunes were either sung by
the men on the voyage, or
played by
Cruzatte’s fiddle.
From various journals and
diaries, we know the men
found enjoyment and
solace in music, and
almost every night
encampment had at least a
bit of music in it. In
addition to Cruzatte,
there were two other
members of the party who
played the fiddle, and
others made do with
singing, or playing upon
sticks, bones, the
ever-present jaw harps,
and boat horns. From
Lewis’ journals, I
found all the tunes used
in Upriver: Shenandoah
(still popular after more
than 200 years),
V’la bon vent,
Soldier’s Joy,
Johnny Has Gone for a
Soldier, Come Ye Sinners
Poor and Needy (a hymn
sung to the tune
“Beech
Springâ€) and
Fisher’s Hornpipe.
The work follows an
emotional journey: not
necessarily step-by-step
with the Voyage of
Discovery heroes, but a
kind of grand arch.
Beginning in the mists of
history and myth,
traversing peaks and
valleys both real and
emotional (and a solemn
funeral scene), finding
help from native people,
and recalling their zeal
upon finding the one
great river that will, in
fact, take them to the
Pacific. When the men
finally roar through the
Columbia Gorge in their
boats (a feat that even
the Indians had not
attempted), the
magnificent river
combines its theme with
the chorale of
Jefferson’s
Promise. The Dream is
fulfilled: not quite the
one Jefferson had
imagined (there is no
navigable water passage
from the Missouri to the
Pacific), but the dream
of a continental
destiny.