Arr. Don Campbell. Par SEDAKA NEIL. Many artists have performed solitaire over the years, but it is probably Neil Sedaka’s interpretation that makes this song a true classic. This classic arrangement for brass band gives every player something of interest to play. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

America - Sweet Caroline - You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Cherry, Cherry - I'm a Believer. / Niveau : 3 / Pop & rock / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par SPARKE PHILIP. La seconde moitié du XXe siècle a été marquée par le début de l?exploration de l?espace. Depuis les premiers pas de Neil Armstrong sur la lune en 1969, ces aventures dans l?espace ont stimulé l?imagination de tous et ont donné naissance à de nombreux films, livres et séries télévisées de science-fiction. Infinity and Beyond. . . (?L?infini et au-delà. . . ?) s?inspire des extraordinaires musiques de films de compositeurs tels que John Williams et Jerry Goldsmith ; ces derniers ayant, pour ainsi dire, inventé un style que l?on pourrait appeler ?space music? (?musique de l?espace?). / Niveau : 1 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par BOSVELD JAN. Shortly after the Second World War, a combative movement of Danish, Belgian and Dutch artists chose the cobra snake - extremely dangerous yet considered sacred - as a symbol of their resistance to strict guideliness of form. The name 'Cobra' also happens to contain the first letters of the cities Copenhagen, Brussels ans Amsterdam, from where most of the movement's members came. The Cobra movement, which existed from November 1948 until November 1951, can with some justicication be called the last major avant-garde movement of the 20th century. The source of inspiration for the composition Cobra comes from four paintings: 'Obhobning' by the Dane Egill Jacobsen; 'La jeune fille et lamort' by the Belgian Pierre Alechinsky; 'Orgeldraaier' and 'Le rythme joyeux de la ville' by the Dutch artists Karel Appel and Corneille. Obhobning means 'pile-up', which is represented musically in the first part by a melodic and harmonic pilling up of perfect fourth's. The first part is also characterized by a rhythmic feeling, which the painting gives through its use of numerous black stripes. In the painting La jeune fille et la mort, Pierre Alechinsky places a young girl opposite Death. The second part features the constantly pulsating motion of live while a creeping, dark, melodic line develops. The tension between life and death is tangible as a battle reveals itself. In part three, one hears the Orgeldraaier by Karel Appel, as cheerful and playful as an organ grinder's music. The painting Le rythme joyeux de la ville by Corneille is busy and extremely dynamic, a perfect source of inspiration for a powerful, rhythmic ending to this composition. / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie