Concert
Band, Grade 4 8:30
Score. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert, Concert Band.
Softcover. Duration 510
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP165-22-01. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008944).
UPC:
196288281719.
What
are the true qualities of
a person? Outward beauty
or inner values? Or
perhaps a balance of the
two? This question has
probably been posed by
everyone at some time or
another, and the answer
is as challenging as it
is subjective. This is
also the theme of this
work. The poet and
soldier Cyrano de
Bergerac is known for his
big nose and his great
intellect. The 17th
century novelist harbours
feelings for the
beautiful Roxane but is
sure that this love will
never be reciprocated.
Roxane herself falls in
love with the cadet
Christian de Neuvillette,
who is certainly handsome
but could be described as
stupid. Cyrano de
Bergerac writes love
poems on behalf of
Christian to win
Roxanes heart. And then
there is the Count
Guiche, who is married
but also wants to make
her is mistress.
Christian and Roxane
eventually marry and the
furious Count Guiche
sends Christian and
Cyrano, who serve
together in the Captains
of Gascony regiment, to
the front and, some
months later, on a
suicide mission. Shortly
before the battle, Roxane
confesses to her husband
that she no longer loves
him so much for his
beauty as for his inner
values. Christian is
dismayed and begs Cyrano
to tell Roxane the truth,
but he cant bring
himself to do so.
Christian de Neuvillette
dies in battle and Cyrano
de Bergerac remains
silent about the true
provenance of the
letters. Only much later
does the truth come to
light: scarred by the
war, Cyrano visits Roxane
in the convent where she
has been living since
Christians death and
confesses his love for
her. He ultimately dies
in Roxanes arms.
Concert
Band, Grade 4 8:30 Score
and Parts. Composed
by Otto M. Schwarz.
Symphonic Dimensions.
Concert, Concert Band.
Softcover. Duration 510
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP165-22-02. Published
by Hal Leonard
(HL.4008943).
UPC:
196288281702.
What
are the true qualities of
a person? Outward beauty
or inner values? Or
perhaps a balance of the
two? This question has
probably been posed by
everyone at some time or
another, and the answer
is as challenging as it
is subjective. This is
also the theme of this
work. The poet and
soldier Cyrano de
Bergerac is known for his
big nose and his great
intellect. The 17th
century novelist harbours
feelings for the
beautiful Roxane but is
sure that this love will
never be reciprocated.
Roxane herself falls in
love with the cadet
Christian de Neuvillette,
who is certainly handsome
but could be described as
stupid. Cyrano de
Bergerac writes love
poems on behalf of
Christian to win
Roxanes heart. And then
there is the Count
Guiche, who is married
but also wants to make
her is mistress.
Christian and Roxane
eventually marry and the
furious Count Guiche
sends Christian and
Cyrano, who serve
together in the Captains
of Gascony regiment, to
the front and, some
months later, on a
suicide mission. Shortly
before the battle, Roxane
confesses to her husband
that she no longer loves
him so much for his
beauty as for his inner
values. Christian is
dismayed and begs Cyrano
to tell Roxane the truth,
but he cant bring
himself to do so.
Christian de Neuvillette
dies in battle and Cyrano
de Bergerac remains
silent about the true
provenance of the
letters. Only much later
does the truth come to
light: scarred by the
war, Cyrano visits Roxane
in the convent where she
has been living since
Christians death and
confesses his love for
her. He ultimately dies
in Roxanes arms.
Concert Band (Score) SKU: HL.4002119 Full Score. Composed by Steve...(+)
Concert Band (Score)
SKU: HL.4002119
Full Score.
Composed by Steven
Bryant. Steve Bryant. 22
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.4002119).
UPC: 073999263251.
11x17 inches.
This
large-scale
three-movement work,
commissioned by Ray
Cramer and the Indiana
University Wind Ensemble,
embodies the
transformation of silence
into sound. The opening
movement is sparse,
utilizing mallet
percussion, harp, and
piano to create a
floating sense of
timelessness. Featuring
extensive solo flute,
this floating texture
gradually builds over
several minutes,
ultimately launching
itself into a grandiose,
warm, harmonically
consonant blanket of
sound. The second
movement continues the
focus on solo flute, and
again opens slowly,
gradually gaining
momentum, but at a faster
pace than in the first
movement. The music
spirals upward and
outward, but instead of
reaching a plateau, winds
itself out and comes to a
grinding halt in the
upper range of the
ensemble. Five brief,
solemn chords conclude
the movement, which
immediately erupts into
Movement III, music of
unceasing, unsettling,
motion, propelled by a
driving ostinato which is
repeatedly interrupted by
bittersweet moments of
lyricism, all the while
pushing toward an
unforgiving climax. The
movements may also be
performed separately.
There is no explicit
narrative to the piece,
though many particular
elements do have personal
quasi-biographical
significance. Ultimately,
this is music of both
personal and musical
transformation.
NO
TE: This work is
available as a rental
item directly from the
composer. For details,
e-mail
rental@stevenbryant.com.
The score is also
available separately for
purchase from Hal
Leonard.