Christmas Long Ago Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.012-4766-01 Composed by Neeck. Concert Band. Extra full s...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.012-4766-01
Composed by Neeck.
Concert Band. Extra full
score. Composed 2019.
Opus III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-4766-01. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4766-01).
Christmas Long
Ago presents a fresh,
contemporary take on
three seldom-heard
Christmas classics, In
Dulci Jubilo, Coventry
Carol, and Noel Nouvelet.
The spirited tempos,
colorful woodwind/brass
themes, and vivid
percussion colors really
make the music sparkle. A
truly unique holiday
arrangement which allows
the time-honored
character of these
appealing melodies to
shine through.
Christmas Long Ago Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.012-4766-00 Composed by Neeck. Concert Band. Score and se...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.012-4766-00
Composed by Neeck.
Concert Band. Score and
set of parts. Composed
2019. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-4766-00. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4766-00).
Christmas Long
Ago presents a fresh,
contemporary take on
three seldom-heard
Christmas classics, In
Dulci Jubilo, Coventry
Carol, and Noel Nouvelet.
The spirited tempos,
colorful woodwind/brass
themes, and vivid
percussion colors really
make the music sparkle. A
truly unique holiday
arrangement which allows
the time-honored
character of these
appealing melodies to
shine through.
Concert band - Grade 3 SKU: MH.1-59913-050-5 Composed by traditional Engl...(+)
Concert band - Grade 3
SKU:
MH.1-59913-050-5
Composed by traditional
English carols. Arranged
by William Ryden.
Suitable for advanced
middle school, high
school, community and
college bands. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 6:30. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-050-5).
ISBN
9781599130507.
Char
les Dickens certainly
would have known the
three carols in A CHARLES
DICKENS CHRISTMAS. They
were among the best-known
and best-loved carols of
the Victorian Era, and
were a staple of the
repertoire of roving
waits, or carollers, that
appear in his novels.
Today this music is as
familiar as Santa Claus
and Tiny Tim. THE FIRST
NOWELL was first
collected in Christmas
Carols, Ancient and
Modern by William Sandys
in 1833. It is most
probably 200 years older
than that. The Oxford
Book of Carols contains
nine verses, which makes
it an ideal processional
for Christmas or Epiphany
(the feast commemorating
the coming of the Magi).
COVENTRY CAROL, or Lully,
Lullay, comes from the
medieval tradition of
mystery and miracle
plays. In 1534 the
Pageant of the Shearman
and Tailors Guild
included a scene in which
the mothers of Jewish
children sang this
haunting lullaby after
hearing the horrifying
order: Herod the king, In
his raging, All young
children to slay. The
music is anonymous; the
text believed to be by
Robert Croo. ANGELS WE
HAVE HEARD ON HIGH is
probably of French
origin, but the English
long ago adopted it as
their own. Besides the
French text, Les Anges
dans nos compagnes, it is
known in several versions
and by several titles,
including Angels from the
Realms of Glory, When the
Crimson Sun Had Set, and
Westminster Carol. It
belongs to a category
known as macaronic
carols, which mix
vernacular verses with
Latin refrains - in this
instance, Gloria in
Excelsis Deo (Glory be to
God on High). Ensemble
instrumentation: 1
Piccolo, 8 Flute, 2 Oboe,
1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2,
4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb
Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet
3, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3
Bb Bass Clarinet & Bb
Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb
Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb
Alto Saxophone 2, 1 Bb
Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb
Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb
Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet
2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F
Horn 1, 2 F Horn 2, 2
Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2,
2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium
(Bass Clef), 2 Euphonium
(Treble Clef), 5 Tubas, 1
Timpani, 2 Bells &
Chimes, 3 Percussion 1:
small triangle, suspended
cymbal, crash cymbal,
snare drum, bass drum, 2
Percussion 2: large
triangle, finger
cymbals.
Concert band - Grade 3 SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8 Composed by Bob Margolis. Su...(+)
Concert band - Grade 3
SKU:
MH.1-59913-054-8
Composed by Bob Margolis.
Suitable for advanced
middle school, high
school, community and
college bands. Conductor
score and set of parts.
Duration 4:45. Published
by Manhattan Beach Music
(MH.1-59913-054-8).
ISBN
9781599130545.
Roya
l Coronation Dances is
the first sequel to the
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
both being settings of
dance music originally
arranged by Gervaise in
the mid 16th-century (the
next sequel is The
Renaissance Fair, which
uses music of Susato and
Praetorius). Fanfare Ode
& Festival has been
performed by many tens of
thousands of students,
both in high school and
junior high school. I
have heard that some of
them are amazed that the
music they are playing
was first played and
danced to over 400 years
ago. Some students tend
to think that music
started with Handel and
his Messiah to be
followed by Beethoven and
his Fifth Symphony, with
naught in between or
before of consequence.
Although Royal Coronation
Dances is derived from
the same source as
Fanfare Ode & Festival,
they are treated in
different ways. I
envisioned this new suite
programmatically -- hence
the descriptive movement
titles, which I imagined
to be various dances
actually used at some
long-ago coronation. The
first movement depicts
the guests, both noble
and common, flanked by
flag and banner bearers,
arriving at the palace to
view the majestic event.
They are festive, their
flags swirling the air,
their cloaks brightly
colored. In the second
movement, the queen in
stately measure moves to
take her place on the
throne as leader and
protector of the realm.
In the third movement,
the jesters of the court
entertain the guests with
wild games of sport.
Musically, there are
interesting sonorities to
recreate. Very special
attention should be given
to the tambourine/tenor
drum part in the first
movement. Their lively
rhythms give the movement
its power. Therefore they
should be played as
distinctly and
brilliantly as possible.
The xylophone and
glockenspiel add clarity,
but must not be allowed
to dominate. Observe
especially the differing
dynamics; the intent is
to allow much buzzing
bass to penetrate. The
small drum (starting at
meas. 29) should be
played expressively, with
attention to the notated
articulations, with the
brass light and detached,
especially in a lively
auditorium. It is of some
further interest that the
first dance is extremely
modal. The original is
clearly in G mixolydian
mode (scale:
G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G).
However, other editors
might put in F-sharps in
many places (changing the
piece almost to G major),
in the belief that such
ficta would have been
automatically put in by
the 16th-century
performers as they
played. I doubt it. I
have not only eschewed
these within the work,
but even at the cadences.
So this arrangement is
most distinctly modal
(listen to the F-naturals
in meas. 22 and 23, for
instance), with all the
part-writing as Gervaise
wrote it. In the second
movement, be careful that
things do not become too
glued together. In the
16th century this music
might have been played by
a consort of recorders,
instruments very light of
touch and sensitive to
articulation. Concert
band can easily sound
heavy, and although this
movement has been scored
for tutti band, it must
not sound it. It is
essential, therefore,
that you hear all the
instruments, with none
predominating. Only when
each timbre can be heard
separately and
simultaneously will the
best blend occur, and
consequently the greatest
transparency. So aim for
a transparent, spacious
tutti sound in this
movement. Especially have
the flutes, who do this
so well, articulate
rather sharply, so as to
produce a chiffing sound,
and do not allow the
quarter-notes to become
too tied together in the
entire band. The entrance
of the drums (first
tenor, then bass) are
events and as such should
be audible. Incidentally,
this movement begins in F
Major and ends in D
Minor: They really didn't
care so much about those
things then. The third
movement (one friend has
remarked that it is the
most Margolisian of the
bunch, but actually I am
just getting subtler, I
hope) again relies upon
the percussion (and the
scoring) to make its
points. Xylophone in this
movement is meant to be
distinctly audible.
Therefore, be especially
sure that the xylophone
player is secure in the
part, and also that the
tambourine and toms sound
good. This movement must
fly or it will sink, so
rev up the band and
conduct it in 1 for this
mixolydian jesting. I
suppose the wildly
unrelated keys (clarinets
and then brass at the
end) would be a good
16th-century joke, but to
us, our
put-up-the-chorus-a-half-
step ears readily accept
such shenanigans.
Ensemble instrumentation:
1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo,
4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3,
2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1
& 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb
Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet
2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb
Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb
Contra Alto Clarinet, 3
Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass
Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto
Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor
Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone
Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet
1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb
Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1
& 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4
Trombone 2 & 3, 3
Euphonium (B.C.), 2
Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba,
1 String Bass, 1 Timpani
(optional), 2 Xylophone &
Glockenspiel, 5
Percussion.
( Skip to My Lou ). Arranged by Joseph Kreines. Concert Band. Concert Band; Scor...(+)
( Skip to My Lou ).
Arranged by Joseph
Kreines. Concert Band.
Concert Band; Score.
Alfred Debut Series.
Form: Variations. Grade
1.5. 16 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
( Skip to My Lou ). Arranged by Joseph Kreines. Concert Band. Concert Band; Part...(+)
( Skip to My Lou ).
Arranged by Joseph
Kreines. Concert Band.
Concert Band; Part(s);
Score. Alfred Debut
Series. Form: Variations.
Grade 1.5. 124 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
Louder Than Bombs Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire Alfred Publishing
Performed by The Smiths. By Darren W. Jenkins. Music by Darren W. Jenkins. For C...(+)
Performed by The Smiths.
By Darren W. Jenkins.
Music by Darren W.
Jenkins. For Concert
Band. Concert Band.
Alfred Concert Band.
Level: Grade 3. Conductor
Score & Parts. 3 pages.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
By Scott Watson. Music by Scott Watson. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Alfred D...(+)
By Scott Watson. Music by
Scott Watson. For Concert
Band. Concert Band.
Alfred Debut Series.
Conductor Score and
Parts. 1 pages. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
The Mystery of Atlantis Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Molenaar Edition
Composed by Michael Geisler. Original Compositions/Catalogue New Band Music Vol....(+)
Composed by Michael
Geisler. Original
Compositions/Catalogue
New Band Music Vol. 12.
Molenaar Original
Compositions. Recorded on
Sway (ML.311115720). Full
set. Duration 6 minutes,
53 seconds. Published by
Molenaar Edition
(ML.013254070).
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 2.5 SKU: HL.44012440 Composed by Bert Apperm...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 2.5
SKU:
HL.44012440
Composed
by Bert Appermont. De
Haske Concert Band.
Festival. 32 pages.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44012440).
UPC:
888680084547. 9x12
inches.
This work
is based on the story of
the soldier and the
princess from the film
Cinema Paradiso.
Long ago a poor soldier
fell in love with a
beautiful princess. He
had nothing to offer her,
but managed to meet her
and declare his love. The
princess was very taken
by his emotional plea,
and told him that if he
were to wait under her
balcony for one hundred
days and nights, she
would be his. Waiting
patiently, the soldier
endured all manner of
torment from weather,
wildlife and starvation.
Finally on the
next-to-last night, the
soldier took up his chair
and disappeared. The
music evokes the
atmosphere of the
poignant story, and the
work is divided into
three different
movements. Duration:
5:00.
Ancient Lands Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: AP.44186S Composed by Barry Milner. Concert...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.44186S
Composed by Barry Milner.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Young Symphonic.
Score. 12 pages. Duration
3:35. Alfred Music
#00-44186S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.44186S).
UPC: 038081506135.
English.
Inspired
by English and Irish
folksongs, this lovely
yet brooding composition
uses both Dorian and
Mixolydian modes and the
melody is characteristic
of music from long ago.
The quarter / eighth
ostinato pattern is
present throughout the
piece---characteristic of
the drone that is present
in much of the folk music
of England, Scotland, and
Ireland. (3:35).
Composed by Neeck.
Concert Band. Oversized,
spiral-bound score.
Composed 2019. Opus III
Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-4766-75. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4766-75).
Concert Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.46651S Composed by Edward Kennedy. Conce...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.46651S
Composed by Edward
Kennedy. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Debut Series.
Programmatic. Score. 16
pages. Alfred Music
#00-46651S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.46651S).
UPC: 038081532929.
English.
Australian
water dragons are fairly
large lizards that have
been around for 20
million years or so, and
they can be seen along
the rivers and waterways
of Eastern Australia. For
some Australian
Aborigines, the water
dragon is said to bring
divine presence and a
gateway to the astral
world. This programmatic
work portrays these
mystical primordial
creatures playing around
in the midday sun.
Concert Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.46651 Composed by Edward Kennedy. Concer...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.46651
Composed by Edward
Kennedy. Concert Band;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Debut Series.
Programmatic. Score and
Part(s). 128 pages.
Alfred Music #00-46651.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.46651).
UPC:
038081532912.
English.
Australian
water dragons are fairly
large lizards that have
been around for 20
million years or so, and
they can be seen along
the rivers and waterways
of Eastern Australia. For
some Australian
Aborigines, the water
dragon is said to bring
divine presence and a
gateway to the astral
world. This programmatic
work portrays these
mystical primordial
creatures playing around
in the midday sun.
Dragon Run Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.49503S Composed by Chris M. Bernotas (AS...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.49503S
Composed by Chris M.
Bernotas (ASCAP). Concert
Band; MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Sound Innovations for
Concert Band. Score. 24
pages. Alfred Music
#00-49503S. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.49503S).
ISBN 9781470649791.
UPC: 038081570570.
English.
The Dragon
Run is a 40 mile winding
stream that flows
throughout Virginia and
empties into the
Piankatank River. It is
also known as the Dragon
Swamp and even just The
Dragon. This immense
ecosystem is known for
its rich wildlife and
preserved beauty. Dragon
Run by Chris M. Bernotas
features strong rhythms,
intentional dissonance,
contrasting dynamics, and
wonderful musical
opportunities for all. It
echoes the excitement of
exploring the views and
experiencing the
sometimes intense
wildlife visitors
encountered when
journeying along the
river and surrounding
swamps. (2:26) Correlated
to Sound Innovations,
Book 1, Level 6.
Dragon Run Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 1.5 SKU: AP.49503 Composed by Chris M. Bernotas (ASC...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 1.5
SKU: AP.49503
Composed by Chris M.
Bernotas (ASCAP). Concert
Band; MakeMusic Cloud;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Sound Innovations for
Concert Band.
Programmatic. Score and
Part(s). Alfred Music
#00-49503. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.49503).
ISBN 9781470649784.
UPC: 038081570563.
English.
The Dragon
Run is a 40 mile winding
stream that flows
throughout Virginia and
empties into the
Piankatank River. It is
also known as the Dragon
Swamp and even just The
Dragon. This immense
ecosystem is known for
its rich wildlife and
preserved beauty. Dragon
Run by Chris M. Bernotas
features strong rhythms,
intentional dissonance,
contrasting dynamics, and
wonderful musical
opportunities for all. It
echoes the excitement of
exploring the views and
experiencing the
sometimes intense
wildlife visitors
encountered when
journeying along the
river and surrounding
swamps. (2:26) Correlated
to Sound Innovations,
Book 1, Level 6. This
title is available in
MakeMusic Cloud.
Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano SKU: BT.BMP8095417 Composed by Leroy Ande...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Piano
SKU:
BT.BMP8095417
Composed by Leroy
Anderson. Arranged by
Jörg Murschinski.
Score Only. Composed
2008. Beriato Music
#BMP8095417. Published by
Beriato Music
(BT.BMP8095417).
A lot is known
about the American
composer Leroy Anderson.
This son of Swedish
immigrants played the
piano, organ, accordion,
trombone, tuba and double
bass. He spoke several
languages fluently and
graduated from Harvard
with first-class
honours.While on military
service, the army also
commissioned him to write
a manual on Icelandic
grammar.He already
started writing musical
arrangements as a
student, and from his
30th year arranged and
composed for the Boston
Pops Orchestra. Such
melodiesas Serenata, The
Typewriter, Sleigh Ride
and Bugler�s
Holiday made him world
famous. His best-known
work, Blue Tango, reached
number one in the US
charts in 1952, and it
sold more than a million
copies. In 1975, a year
after hisdeath, he was
given a star at the Walk
of Fame in Hollywood.Most
of his works last no
longer than three
minutes, about the
maximum length of a
single at that time. One
work that lasts longer is
his 1953 Piano Concerto
in C for piano and
orchestra.The first
performance was in
Chicago, conducted by the
composer and with Eugene
List at the piano.
However, after three
performances he was no
longer happy with the
work and withdrew it. He
always intended to revise
it, but never got round
to it. Itwas only in 1989
that the Anderson family
decided to republish the
work.This three-part
composition is on the one
hand characterised by a
careless elegance, but on
the other one can hear
the influence of
Rachmaninoff, Copland,
Gershwin, and
evenBeethoven and Mozart,
as well as the Viennese
classics.Anderson used
the sonata form for the
first movement. It ends
with a cadenza that
carries us on into the
second part (in e minor).
The third part is a
typically cheerful
American folk dance in2/4
time, a so-called Hoe
Down, with a lilting,
lyrical passage as its
middle section. At the
end comes a solo passage
followed by a rapid
close.In this piano
concerto, Anderson
combines a rigidly
classical form of
composition with simple
andappealing themes and
elements from light
music. So this work is a
perfect synthesis of
light music and what is
called serious music, in
the same way as
Gershwin�s
Rhapsody in Blue. A work
that can be played
equally well in a
concerthall, at an
open-air concert or even
a pop
concert.
Concert Band/Harmonie and Piano SKU: BT.BMP8091417 Composed by Leroy Ande...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Piano
SKU:
BT.BMP8091417
Composed by Leroy
Anderson. Arranged by
Jörg Murschinski. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2008. Beriato Music
#BMP8091417. Published by
Beriato Music
(BT.BMP8091417).
A lot is known
about the American
composer Leroy Anderson.
This son of Swedish
immigrants played the
piano, organ, accordion,
trombone, tuba and double
bass. He spoke several
languages fluently and
graduated from Harvard
with first-class
honours.While on military
service, the army also
commissioned him to write
a manual on Icelandic
grammar.He already
started writing musical
arrangements as a
student, and from his
30th year arranged and
composed for the Boston
Pops Orchestra. Such
melodiesas Serenata, The
Typewriter, Sleigh Ride
and Bugler�s
Holiday made him world
famous. His best-known
work, Blue Tango, reached
number one in the US
charts in 1952, and it
sold more than a million
copies. In 1975, a year
after hisdeath, he was
given a star at the Walk
of Fame in Hollywood.Most
of his works last no
longer than three
minutes, about the
maximum length of a
single at that time. One
work that lasts longer is
his 1953 Piano Concerto
in C for piano and
orchestra.The first
performance was in
Chicago, conducted by the
composer and with Eugene
List at the piano.
However, after three
performances he was no
longer happy with the
work and withdrew it. He
always intended to revise
it, but never got round
to it. Itwas only in 1989
that the Anderson family
decided to republish the
work.This three-part
composition is on the one
hand characterised by a
careless elegance, but on
the other one can hear
the influence of
Rachmaninoff, Copland,
Gershwin, and
evenBeethoven and Mozart,
as well as the Viennese
classics.Anderson used
the sonata form for the
first movement. It ends
with a cadenza that
carries us on into the
second part (in e minor).
The third part is a
typically cheerful
American folk dance in2/4
time, a so-called Hoe
Down, with a lilting,
lyrical passage as its
middle section. At the
end comes a solo passage
followed by a rapid
close.In this piano
concerto, Anderson
combines a rigidly
classical form of
composition with simple
andappealing themes and
elements from light
music. So this work is a
perfect synthesis of
light music and what is
called serious music, in
the same way as
Gershwin�s
Rhapsody in Blue. A work
that can be played
equally well in a
concerthall, at an
open-air concert or even
a pop
concert.
Flex-It Series for Variable Instrumentation Concert Band. Arranged by Colin Cowl...(+)
Flex-It Series for
Variable Instrumentation
Concert Band. Arranged by
Colin Cowles. (Score and
Parts). Fentone Play
Along Books. Published by
Fentone Music.
Nordanvind Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire/avancé Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 4.5 SKU: CF.SPS71 Composed by Carl Strommen. Se...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
4.5
SKU: CF.SPS71
Composed by Carl
Strommen. Set of Score
and Parts. With Standard
notation.
2+16+4+8+8+8+4+4+2+4+4+4+
4+6+6+6+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+4
+8+3+2+12+2+4+28 pages.
Duration 6 minutes, 26
seconds. Carl Fischer
Music #SPS71. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.SPS71).
ISBN
9781491143544. UPC:
680160901043. Key: G
minor.
Nordanvind
is a tour de force
symphonic rhapsody that
is built on three
Scandinavian folk songs.
Composer Carl Strommen
has composed these
Viking-influenced
melodies into a concert
setting that brings out
all of the history of the
Scandinavian people. The
piece is at times bold
and aggressive, at other
times beautiful. Carl
employs all of the
instrumental colors of
the concert band to
create a new work for
more advanced
ensembles. Modern
Scandinavians are
descendants of the
Vikings, an adventuresome
people who were known for
their love of the sea,
their naval prowess, and
as fierce fighters . The
Scandinavian Vikings were
warriors from Denmark,
Norway, and Sweden who
traded, raided and
settled in various parts
of Europe, Russia, the
North Atlantic islands,
and the northeastern
coast of North America
.Starting around 1850,
over one million Swedes
left their homeland for
the United States in
search of religious
freedom and open farm
land . Augustana College
was founded in 1860 by
graduates of Swedish
universities and is
located on the
Mississippi River in Rock
Island, Illinois . Home
of the
“Vikings,â€
Augustana College is the
oldest Swedish- American
institution of higher
learning in the United
States . This powerful
and lively piece takes
inspiration from Swedish
history and from Swedish
folk songs and hymns
.Havsdrake (Dragon of the
Sea)The Nordanvind or
“North Windâ€
blows a cold wind during
a journey of a group of
courageous Viking rowers
. The
“Dragon-shipâ€
or long ships designed
for raiding and war was a
sophisticated, fast ship
able to navigate in very
shallow water . To
musically portray these
magnificent seafaring
vessels, the director is
encouraged to use an
Ocean Drum (or a rain
stick) during the
introduction . Wind
players may consider
blowing air through their
instruments to suggest
the North wind . Adding
men’s voices to
accompany the haunting
low brass and percussive
“rowerâ€
sounds can be helpful in
creating the dark and
ominous portrayal of
Viking adventurers
.Slangpolska efter Byss -
KalleIn Sweden, a
“polska†is a
partner dance where the
dancers spin each other
(släng in Swedish
“to sling or
tossâ€) .
Slangpolska efter Byss -
Kalle is attributed to
Byss-Kalle, who was a
notable Swedish folk
musician, specifically a
nyckelharpa player .
Slangpolska efter Byss -
Kalle is a traditional
“polskaâ€
dance song most often
played on the Nyckelharpa
or keyed fiddle and is
commonly heard in pubs
and at festive events
throughout Sweden .
Approximately 10,000
nyckelharpa players live
in Sweden today, and the
Swedish and the American
Nyckelharpa Associations
are dedicated to this
Swedish National
instrument . The director
is encouraged to share
video and audio examples
of the nyckelharpa
playing the original
Slangpolska efter Byss -
Kalle .Tryggare Kan Ingen
Vara (Children of the
Heavenly Father)Tryggare
Kan Ingen Vara Is a
traditional Swedish
melody, possibly of
German roots, and was
believed to be arranged
as a hymn by the Swedish
hymn writer, Karolina
Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg
(1832–1903) . As a
daughter of a Swedish
Lutheran minister, she
began writing poems as a
teenager and is said to
have written over 1,700
different texts . There
are two different
accounts as to the
inspiration for this hymn
. The first story is that
Lina (as she was called)
wrote the hymn to honor
her father and to say
thank you to him for
raising her and
protecting her . A second
belief is of her
witnessing the tragic
death of her father . She
and her father were on a
boat, when a wave threw
her father overboard . It
was said that the
profound effect of
watching her father drown
is what caused Lina to
write the text to this
hymn . Although this is a
treasured song to people
of Swedish descent
everywhere, it speaks to
all people about a father
tending and nourishing
his children, and
protecting them from evil
.SPS71FThe Augustana
College Concert
BandFounded in 1874, the
Augustana Band program is
one of the oldest
continuously active
collegiate band programs
in the country . The
Concert Band is one of
two bands on campus and
was formed more than
thirty years ago . The
Concert Band attracts
students of every skill
level and from a wide
variety of majors .
Students in the ensemble
play a large part in
choosing their music for
performance, which
include works from the
standard repertoire,
orchestral
transcriptions, and the
latest compositions from
leading composers .Rick
Jaeschke began his
musical career as a
clarinet player in the
1st US Army Band . He
received a Bachelor of
Music degree from
Susquehanna University, a
Masters of Music from
James Madison University,
and a doctorate from
Columbia University in
New York . He was also
fortunate to study
conducting with Donald
Hunsburger and with
Frederick Fennell .Dr .
Jaeschke taught band and
choir at Great Mills High
School in Southern
Maryland, and for fifteen
years, he was the
district Music Supervisor
in Armonk, New York,
where he taught high
school concert and jazz
bands, beginning band,
and music technology .
During that time, the
music program flourished,
and the high school band
consistently received
Gold Medals in the New
York State Festivals, as
well as in national, and
international festivals .
As a clarinet and
saxophone player, Dr .
Jaeschke performed in the
New York metropolitan
area with the Rockland
Symphony Orchestra, the
Putnam Symphony
Orchestra, Fine Arts
Symphony Orchestra, and
served as the concert
master for the Hudson
Valley Wind Symphony .For
several years, Dr .
Jaeschke served as the
Fine Arts Coordinator for
the District 204 schools
in Naperville, IL, a
district selected as One
of the Best 100 Schools
in America for Music .
Currently, Dr . Jaeschke
is an Associate Professor
at Augustana College
where he teaches music
and music education
courses, and directs the
Concert Band . He has
served on various
educational boards, is a
National edTPA scorer,
and has presented at
state, national and
international music
conferences . He lives
with his family in
Bettendorf Iowa, and
enjoys any opportunity to
explore the open water in
his sea kayak .
Concert Band/Harmonie (Score) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.44011765 Composed by Jan ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie
(Score) - Grade 5
SKU:
HL.44011765
Composed
by Jan de Haan. De Haske
Concert Band. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2010. De Haske
Publications #1094779.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44011765).
A flashback is
an interesting
psychological phenomenon:
a seemingly random
trigger can bring back
long-forgotten memories
from the subconscious
mind. The composer
underwent a similar
experience before writing
this piece. He was asked
to write a piece for The
National Youth Fanfare
Band in the Netherlands,
one which he heard
perform many years ago.
All of a sudden he
remembered Deep
Harmony, a piece
frequently programmed
back then. He used his
own flashback-experience
as an inspiration to
weave an old English hymn
into his new composition,
much like a musical
flashback. The right idea
at the right moment, as
this piece will
prove!
Een
flashback is een
psychologisch fenomeen:
een hedendaagse belevenis
roept zomaar uit het
niets herinneringen uit
het verleden op. Zo
verging het ook Jan de
Haan, toen hij een
muziekstuk voor het
Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare
Orkest inopdracht kreeg.
Het is het orkest waarin
hij zelf ooit speelde.
Plotseling viel hem het
werk Deep Harmony
in, een werk dat hij
destijds vaak had
gespeeld. Zijn flashback
op dit Engelse kerklied
nam hij als
inspiratiebronen hij
verwerkte het in dit
nieuwe muziekstuk. De
juiste inval op het
juiste moment, zoals nu
iedereen kan
horen!
Ein
Flashback ist ein
psychologisches Phanomen:
Eine Erfahrung weckt
scheinbar aus dem Nichts
die Erinnerung an lang
Zurückliegendes. So
ging es auch Jan de Haan,
als er ein Stück
für ein
Jugendauswahlorchester
der Niederlande, in dem
er selbst einst
mitspielte, schreiben
sollte. Plotzlich fiel
ihm ein damals oft
programmiertes
Stück namens
Deep Harmony ein
und er nahm diesen
Flashback als
Inspiration, dieses
englische Kirchenlied in
seinem neuen Werk zu
verarbeiten. Der richtige
Einfall im richtigen
Moment, wie das Resultat
beweist!
Le
flash-back est un
phenomene psychologique.
Des evenements du passe,
imprimes dans la memoire
a long terme,
resurgissent comme une
reponse inconsciente et
soudaine a un stimulus
lie a une experience
anterieure.Cette
œuvre a ete composee
a l'occasion du
cinquantieme anniversaire
de l'Orchestre de Fanfare
National des Jeunes des
Pays-Bas, une formation
talentueuse, dont Jan de
Haan fut lui-meme membre,
au cours des annees 1960.
Jeune musicien, il
eprouvait un profond
respect pour le chef
d'alors, Piebe Bakker
(1929-2002), un homme
passionne, avec un style
de direction tres
stimulant. En revenant
sur cette periode,
quarante ans apres, Jan
de Haan a revecu
lesnombreuses
interpretations de la
piece Deep
Harmony. La melodie
scintillante - extraite
d'un cantique anglais -
lui est alors apparue
comme un flash-back et
c'est comme un eclair
mental qu'il a choisi de
lui redonner vie dans le
passage final de cette
œuvre.
Flashback Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1094779-140 Composed by Jan d...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1094779-140
Composed by Jan de Haan.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Score Only.
Composed 2010. 44 pages.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1094779-140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1094779-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
A flashback is
an interesting
psychological phenomenon:
a seemingly random
trigger can bring back
long-forgotten memories
from the subconscious
mind. The composer
underwent a similar
experience before writing
this piece. He was asked
to write a piece for The
National Youth Fanfare
Band in the Netherlands,
one which he heard
perform many years ago.
All of a sudden he
remembered Deep
Harmony, a piece
frequently programmed
back then. He used his
own flashback-experience
as an inspiration to
weave an old English hymn
into his new composition,
much like a musical
flashback. The right idea
at the right moment, as
this piece will
prove!
Een
flashback is een
psychologisch fenomeen:
een hedendaagse belevenis
roept zomaar uit het
niets herinneringen uit
het verleden op. Zo
verging het ook Jan de
Haan, toen hij een
muziekstuk voor het
Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare
Orkest inopdracht kreeg.
Het is het orkest waarin
hij zelf ooit speelde.
Plotseling viel hem het
werk Deep Harmony
in, een werk dat hij
destijds vaak had
gespeeld. Zijn flashback
op dit Engelse kerklied
nam hij als
inspiratiebronen hij
verwerkte het in dit
nieuwe muziekstuk. De
juiste inval op het
juiste moment, zoals nu
iedereen kan
horen!
Ein
Flashback“ ist ein
psychologisches
Phänomen: Eine
Erfahrung weckt scheinbar
aus dem Nichts die
Erinnerung an lang
Zurückliegendes. So
ging es auch Jan de Haan,
als er ein Stück
für ein
Jugendauswahlorchester
der Niederlande, in dem
er selbst einst
mitspielte, schreiben
sollte. Plötzlich fiel
ihm ein damals oft
programmiertes
Stück namens
Deep Harmony ein
und er nahm diesen
Flashback als
Inspiration, dieses
englische Kirchenlied in
seinem neuen Werk zu
verarbeiten. Der richtige
Einfall im richtigen
Moment, wie das Resultat
beweist!
Flashback Orchestre d'harmonie - Avancé De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-1094779-010 Composed by Jan d...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1094779-010
Composed by Jan de Haan.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2010. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1094779-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1094779-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
A flashback is
an interesting
psychological phenomenon:
a seemingly random
trigger can bring back
long-forgotten memories
from the subconscious
mind. The composer
underwent a similar
experience before writing
this piece. He was asked
to write a piece for The
National Youth Fanfare
Band in the Netherlands,
one which he heard
perform many years ago.
All of a sudden he
remembered Deep
Harmony, a piece
frequently programmed
back then. He used his
own flashback-experience
as an inspiration to
weave an old English hymn
into his new composition,
much like a musical
flashback. The right idea
at the right moment, as
this piece will
prove!
Een
flashback is een
psychologisch fenomeen:
een hedendaagse belevenis
roept zomaar uit het
niets herinneringen uit
het verleden op. Zo
verging het ook Jan de
Haan, toen hij een
muziekstuk voor het
Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare
Orkest inopdracht kreeg.
Het is het orkest waarin
hij zelf ooit speelde.
Plotseling viel hem het
werk Deep Harmony
in, een werk dat hij
destijds vaak had
gespeeld. Zijn flashback
op dit Engelse kerklied
nam hij als
inspiratiebronen hij
verwerkte het in dit
nieuwe muziekstuk. De
juiste inval op het
juiste moment, zoals nu
iedereen kan
horen!
Ein
Flashback“ ist ein
psychologisches
Phänomen: Eine
Erfahrung weckt scheinbar
aus dem Nichts die
Erinnerung an lang
Zurückliegendes. So
ging es auch Jan de Haan,
als er ein Stück
für ein
Jugendauswahlorchester
der Niederlande, in dem
er selbst einst
mitspielte, schreiben
sollte. Plötzlich fiel
ihm ein damals oft
programmiertes
Stück namens
Deep Harmony ein
und er nahm diesen
Flashback als
Inspiration, dieses
englische Kirchenlied in
seinem neuen Werk zu
verarbeiten. Der richtige
Einfall im richtigen
Moment, wie das Resultat
beweist!
Composed by Jan de Haan.
De Haske Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2010. Hal
Leonard #1094779.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.44011764).
A
flashback is an
interesting psychological
phenomenon: a seemingly
random trigger can bring
back long-forgotten
memories from the
subconscious mind. The
composer underwent a
similar experience before
writing this piece. He
was asked to write a
piece for The National
Youth Fanfare Band in the
Netherlands, one which he
heard perform many years
ago. All of a sudden he
remembered Deep
Harmony, a piece
frequently programmed
back then. He used his
own flashback-experience
as an inspiration to
weave an old English hymn
into his new composition,
much like a musical
flashback. The right idea
at the right moment, as
this piece will
prove!
Een
flashback is een
psychologisch fenomeen:
een hedendaagse belevenis
roept zomaar uit het
niets herinneringen uit
het verleden op. Zo
verging het ook Jan de
Haan, toen hij een
muziekstuk voor het
Nationaal Jeugd Fanfare
Orkest inopdracht kreeg.
Het is het orkest waarin
hij zelf ooit speelde.
Plotseling viel hem het
werk Deep Harmony
in, een werk dat hij
destijds vaak had
gespeeld. Zijn flashback
op dit Engelse kerklied
nam hij als
inspiratiebronen hij
verwerkte het in dit
nieuwe muziekstuk. De
juiste inval op het
juiste moment, zoals nu
iedereen kan
horen!
Ein
Flashback ist ein
psychologisches Phanomen:
Eine Erfahrung weckt
scheinbar aus dem Nichts
die Erinnerung an lang
Zurückliegendes. So
ging es auch Jan de Haan,
als er ein Stück
für ein
Jugendauswahlorchester
der Niederlande, in dem
er selbst einst
mitspielte, schreiben
sollte. Plotzlich fiel
ihm ein damals oft
programmiertes
Stück namens
Deep Harmony ein
und er nahm diesen
Flashback als
Inspiration, dieses
englische Kirchenlied in
seinem neuen Werk zu
verarbeiten. Der richtige
Einfall im richtigen
Moment, wie das Resultat
beweist!
Le
flash-back est un
phenomene psychologique.
Des evenements du passe,
imprimes dans la memoire
a long terme,
resurgissent comme une
reponse inconsciente et
soudaine a un stimulus
lie a une experience
anterieure.Cette
œuvre a ete composee
a l'occasion du
cinquantieme anniversaire
de l'Orchestre de Fanfare
National des Jeunes des
Pays-Bas, une formation
talentueuse, dont Jan de
Haan fut lui-meme membre,
au cours des annees 1960.
Jeune musicien, il
eprouvait un profond
respect pour le chef
d'alors, Piebe Bakker
(1929-2002), un homme
passionne, avec un style
de direction tres
stimulant. En revenant
sur cette periode,
quarante ans apres, Jan
de Haan a revecu
lesnombreuses
interpretations de la
piece Deep
Harmony. La melodie
scintillante - extraite
d'un cantique anglais -
lui est alors apparue
comme un flash-back et
c'est comme un eclair
mental qu'il a choisi de
lui redonner vie dans le
passage final de cette
œuvre.
Song of Hope Orchestre d'harmonie - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-1115227-010 Composed by Jan V...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-1115227-010
Composed by Jan Van der
Roost. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Hymns & Chorals. Set
(Score & Parts). Composed
2012. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1115227-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1115227-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
2011 was a
disastrous year for
Japan: on March 11 the
northeast of the country
suffered a violent
earthquake, which
triggered a huge tsunami
and caused massive damage
to people and the
environment. The ensuing
problems with the nuclear
reactor atFukushima only
increased the misery: a
black day in the
country's
history... One almost
inevitable consequence of
such dramatic
circumstances is the
particular damage
suffered by the cultural
arts. And so it was in
Japan: various high
school wind orchestras in
the effected areas lost
their practice rooms
and/or instruments.It
will take a long time
before the damage
suffered is repaired -
and it will take great
effort to overcome the
psychological effects,
too. Focusing on the
latter, Yutada Nishida
(director of The
Bandwagon radio program)
asked a few composers
fora simple work that
could be played by many
orchestras. It just so
happened that the Osakan
Philharmonic Winds (with
whom Jan Van der Roost
had conducted a concert
exclusively of his own
works on September 25th)
had had a similar idea.
This concert saw the
baptism of Song of
Hope. This
pieceimmediately struck a
chord with musicians and
audience alike: it begins
bleakly in the low
register and evolves to a
more open, optimistic
close. There really is
hope for better
times!
2011 was
een rampzalig jaar voor
Japan: op 11 maart
teisterde een hevige
aardbeving het
noordoosten van het land,
bracht een enorme tsunami
teweeg en veroorzaakte
zeer grote schade aan
mens en natuur. De
daaruit voortvloeiende
problemenmet
dekernreactor van
Fukushima maakten de
ellende nog groter: een
zwarte pagina in het
bestaan van het land ...
Dat in dergelijke
dramatische
omstandigheden ook (en
vooral) het culturele
bestel een flinke knauw
krijgt, ishelaas een
haastonvermijdelijke
consequentie. Zo ook in
Japan: verschillende high
school bands in de
getroffen regio verloren
hun repetitieruimte en/of
instrumenten: het zal
lang duren voordat de
geleden schade is
hersteld - enhet zal ook
moeite kosten om er
mentaalweer bovenop te
geraken. Met het oog op
dat laatste aspect
verzocht Yutaka Nishida
(samensteller van het
radioprogramma The
Bandwagon) een paar
componisten om een
eenvoudig werkje te
schrijvendat speelbaar is
door een groot aantal
orkesten. Alsbij
toeval kwam een dergelijk
verzoek eveneens van de
kant van de OSAKAN
Philharmonic Winds,
waarmee Jan Van der Roost
op 25 september een
concert dirigeerde,
uitsluitend gewijdaan
eigen werken. Daar werd
Song of Hope dan
ook ten doop gehoudenen
het werkje sloeg meteen
aan bij uitvoerders en
publiek: na een tamelijk
donkere start in het lage
register evolueert het
tot een optimistischer en
opener slot.Er is
inderdaad hoop op betere
tijden!
Am 11.
März 2011 löste ein
heftiges Erdbeben in
Japan einen riesigen
Tsunami mit
desaströsen Folgen
für Mensch, Natur auch
das kulturelle Leben.
Yutaka Nishida vom
Radioprogramm The
Bandwagon bat daher
einige Komponisten,
darunter Jan Van
derRoost, ein einfaches,
für viele Orchester
spielbares Werk zu
schreiben. Song of
Hope beginnt
düster im tiefen
Register, um sich dann zu
einem optimistischeren
Schluss hin zu
entwickeln. Es gibt sie,
die Hoffnung auf bessere
Zeiten... !
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3.5 SKU: BT.AMP-481-010 Composed by Philip ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3.5
SKU:
BT.AMP-481-010
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Ceremonial
Series. Concert March.
Set (Score & Parts).
Composed 2021. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 481-010.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-481-010).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
Guardians
of the Waves was
commissioned by the Japan
Coast Guard Band to
celebrate their 30th
anniversary in 2018. They
gave the premiere as part
of a 30th anniversary
concert on November 8th
that year. Set in
traditionalmarch form,
Guardians of the
Waves opens with a
short introduction, which
leads to the main theme,
played initially by the
brass and then repeated
with a florid woodwind
descant. The theme is
extended and morphs into
asecond theme, first
played tutti and then
quietly repeated by
bassoon, tenor sax and
euphonium. This leads to
a conventional
‘bass
strain’, played
twice with varying
accompaniments. A quieter
trio section follows,
delicatelyscored and
featuring the tenor
instruments of the band.
Taken up by the full
band, this leads back to
a recall of the
introduction and a return
to the main two themes,
which lead to a triumphal
close.
Guardian
s of the Waves werd
geschreven in opdracht
van de Japan Coast Guard
Band ter gelegenheid van
het dertigjarig bestaan
van dit orkest, in 2018.
De première vond
plaats tijdens het
jubileumconcert op 8
november van datjaar. Het
werk, dat is gecomponeerd
in een traditionele
marsvorm, begint met een
korte introductie die het
hoofdthema inleidt, dat
aanvankelijk wordt
gespeeld door het koper
en dan wordt herhaald met
een weelderige discant in
hethout. Het thema wordt
voortgezet en gaat over
in een tweede thema,
eerst tutti gespeeld en
rustig herhaald door
fagot, tenorsax en
eufonium. Dit thema voert
ons mee naar een
conventionele baslijn,
die twee keer wordt
gespeeld metvariërende
begeleiding. Daarna volgt
een kalmer triogedeelte,
dat delicaat is getoonzet
en waarin de
tenorinstrumenten van het
orkest ruimschoots aan
bod komen. Het wordt dan
overgenomen door het
complete orkest en brengt
onsterug naar de
inleiding en de twee
hoofdthema’s,
uitmondend in een
triomfantelijk
slot.
Guardians
of the Waves wurde
von der Japan Coast Guard
Band anlässlich ihres
30-jährigen Bestehens
im Jahr 2018 in Auftrag
gegeben. Die
Uraufführung fand am
8. November 2018 im
Rahmen eines
Jubiläumskonzertes
statt.Guardians of the
Waves wurde als
traditioneller Marsch
komponiert und beginnt
mit einer kurzen
Einleitung, die zum
Hauptthema führt.
Dieses wird zunächst
von den Blechbläsern
gespielt und dann von den
Oberstimmen in
denHolzbläsern mit
Verzierungen wiederholt.
Das Thema wird erweitert
und geht in ein zweites
Thema über, das
zunächst vom Tutti
gespielt und dann von
Fagott, Tenorsaxophon und
Euphonium leise
wiederholt wird.
Anschließend
erklingteine
traditionelle Melodie in
den Bassinstrumenten, die
mit unterschiedlicher
Begleitung zweimal
gespielt wird. Es folgt
ein ruhigeres Trio, das
zart besetzt ist und die
Tenorinstrumente des
Blasorchesters
hervorhebt. Dies
wirdschließlich vom
gesamten Blasorchester
aufgegriffen und führt
zu einer Wiederholung der
Einleitung und einer
Rückkehr zu den beiden
Hauptthemen, die in einen
triumphalen Schluss
überleiten.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3.5 SKU: BT.AMP-481-140 Composed by Philip ...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3.5
SKU:
BT.AMP-481-140
Composed by Philip
Sparke. Ceremonial
Series. Concert March.
Score Only. Composed
2021. 32 pages. Anglo
Music Press #AMP 481-140.
Published by Anglo Music
Press (BT.AMP-481-140).
English-German-French-
Dutch.
Guardians
of the Waves was
commissioned by the Japan
Coast Guard Band to
celebrate their 30th
anniversary in 2018. They
gave the premiere as part
of a 30th anniversary
concert on November 8th
that year. Set in
traditionalmarch form,
Guardians of the
Waves opens with a
short introduction, which
leads to the main theme,
played initially by the
brass and then repeated
with a florid woodwind
descant. The theme is
extended and morphs into
asecond theme, first
played tutti and then
quietly repeated by
bassoon, tenor sax and
euphonium. This leads to
a conventional
‘bass
strain’, played
twice with varying
accompaniments. A quieter
trio section follows,
delicatelyscored and
featuring the tenor
instruments of the band.
Taken up by the full
band, this leads back to
a recall of the
introduction and a return
to the main two themes,
which lead to a triumphal
close.
Guardian
s of the Waves werd
geschreven in opdracht
van de Japan Coast Guard
Band ter gelegenheid van
het dertigjarig bestaan
van dit orkest, in 2018.
De première vond
plaats tijdens het
jubileumconcert op 8
november van datjaar. Het
werk, dat is gecomponeerd
in een traditionele
marsvorm, begint met een
korte introductie die het
hoofdthema inleidt, dat
aanvankelijk wordt
gespeeld door het koper
en dan wordt herhaald met
een weelderige discant in
hethout. Het thema wordt
voortgezet en gaat over
in een tweede thema,
eerst tutti gespeeld en
rustig herhaald door
fagot, tenorsax en
eufonium. Dit thema voert
ons mee naar een
conventionele baslijn,
die twee keer wordt
gespeeld metvariërende
begeleiding. Daarna volgt
een kalmer triogedeelte,
dat delicaat is getoonzet
en waarin de
tenorinstrumenten van het
orkest ruimschoots aan
bod komen. Het wordt dan
overgenomen door het
complete orkest en brengt
onsterug naar de
inleiding en de twee
hoofdthema’s,
uitmondend in een
triomfantelijk
slot.
Guardians
of the Waves wurde
von der Japan Coast Guard
Band anlässlich ihres
30-jährigen Bestehens
im Jahr 2018 in Auftrag
gegeben. Die
Uraufführung fand am
8. November 2018 im
Rahmen eines
Jubiläumskonzertes
statt.Guardians of the
Waves wurde als
traditioneller Marsch
komponiert und beginnt
mit einer kurzen
Einleitung, die zum
Hauptthema führt.
Dieses wird zunächst
von den Blechbläsern
gespielt und dann von den
Oberstimmen in
denHolzbläsern mit
Verzierungen wiederholt.
Das Thema wird erweitert
und geht in ein zweites
Thema über, das
zunächst vom Tutti
gespielt und dann von
Fagott, Tenorsaxophon und
Euphonium leise
wiederholt wird.
Anschließend
erklingteine
traditionelle Melodie in
den Bassinstrumenten, die
mit unterschiedlicher
Begleitung zweimal
gespielt wird. Es folgt
ein ruhigeres Trio, das
zart besetzt ist und die
Tenorinstrumente des
Blasorchesters
hervorhebt. Dies
wirdschließlich vom
gesamten Blasorchester
aufgegriffen und führt
zu einer Wiederholung der
Einleitung und einer
Rückkehr zu den beiden
Hauptthemen, die in einen
triumphalen Schluss
überleiten.