Mis en service en l'honneur d'un étudiant en musique exceptionnelle, cette composition originale s'ouvre sur une ballade magnifique et se développe rapidement à une célébration musicale animée, la construction non-stop à une conclusion musical glorieux. Intégration des contrastes dynamiques vives avec une intensité rythmique, le travail est certaine de captiver l'imagination de tous. Convient à tous les concerts et spectacles du concours, ce travail distinctif engagera chaque artiste et chaque membre de l'auditoire. Superbe! / Concert Band

'Drunken Sailor? is among the best-known of the sea shanties and became a popular song among non-sailors during the 20th century. The infectious tune has lyrics that ask the question, 'What do we do with a drunken sailor early in the morning?? Each subsequent verse suggests various forms of punishment for the poor chap. This spirited arrangement is sure to delight audiences with a sparkling and energetic setting of this familiar tune. (1:25) 'Variants on a Sea Shanty? correlates to Book 2, Level 3 of Sound Innovations for Concert Band. / Concert Band

Par ALLEN VIRGINIA. This charming A-B-A form tone poem takes us on a memorable pleasure sailboat ride on the Chesapeake. Skillful scoring and natural melodies make sure this piece will show your group well on the concert stage. After a calm opening, the contrasting detached middle section of the piece sparkles as you feel the gentle breeze pick up to push the boat along on a joyously exciting cruise. Pleasing to play and pleasant to hear, you’ll want to add Virginia Allen’s Sailing to your music library right away. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par ALLEN VIRGINIA. This charming A-B-A form tone poem takes us on a memorable pleasure sailboat ride on the Chesapeake. Skillful scoring and natural melodies make sure this piece will show your group well on the concert stage. After a calm opening, the contrasting detached middle section of the piece sparkles as you feel the gentle breeze pick up to push the boat along on a joyously exciting cruise. Pleasing to play and pleasant to hear, you’ll want to add Virginia Allen’s Sailing to your music library right away. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band

Par SCHWARZ OTTO M.. Le village de Guflina offre le meilleur point de vue sur les valle´es du massif alpin du Liechtenstein. On raconte qu’une caverne se trouverait sous le promontoire qui s’avance en saillie. Dans cette caverne, vivait jadis un terrible dragon qui saccageait les pre´s alentours et re´pandait la terreur parmi la population. En ces temps-la` vivait a` Guflina un ge´ant dont la force valait celle de douze hommes. Les paysans en de´tresse le supplie`rent de leur venir en aide. Le ge´ant accepta et entreprit de se battre contre le dragon. Il alla se mettre en embuscade sur le promontoire au-dessus de la caverne. Constatant que le dragon n’e´tait pas dispose´ a` en sortir, il se mit a` jeter des pierres dans la caverne. Le combat e´clata imme´diatement et le ge´ant finit par l’emporter de justesse. Depuis ce jour-la`, la population vit dans la paix et la prospe´rite´. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. Avec cette composition de style rumba, Peter Kleine Schaars nous invite à un voyage décontracté en bateau sur les eaux des Caraïbes. Le sentiment de liberté qu’offre le voilier est dépeint par une ample mélodie dans une palette d’harmonies colorées – les teintes de l’eau –, tandis que d’habilles percussions tiennent le cap. Qui ne rêverait pas d’une telle aventure ? Bien que les thèmes et accompagnements musicaux aient été élaborés à partir de combinaisons de cellules rythmiques qui se rencontrent moins souvent, les sonorités de l’œuvre sont très naturelles et fluides. En présumant que les cellules rythmiques 1 à 8 fassent partie des compétences de base de votre orchestre, l’accent se trouve plutôt sur les cellules 9 à 13. L’instrumentation est arrangée de manière à ce que ces « nouvelles cellules » se trouvent dans toutes les parties, afin que tous les membres de l’orchestre se familiarisent avec cette évolution rythmique./ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie/Fanfare

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Pacific Dreams describes the experience of Miguel, a traveling composer from Spain who, feeling somewhat alienated from his homeland, is wandering through an area of Sydney known as The Rocks. At a small outdoor market in a typical street of this oldcolonial neighbourhood, he discovers a print of William DeShazos painting 'Pacific Dreams' Portrayed in the painting is the surf of one of the exotic islands in the Pacific. Next, with the impressive Sydney Harbour Bridge looming over the narrowstreets of The Rocks, he envisions sultry Pacific beaches. Suddenly a theme he once composed about the lakes in Japan comes to him. Is it the Asian influences present in cosmopolitan Sydney that bring this theme to mind? Or perhaps the waters aroundSydney, over which he could sail to Tahiti? He is uncertain. Could this same theme be used to create a new composition about his feelings for the metropolis Sydney? How then to work his Pacific Dreams into the mix? Miguel is certainly no fan ofHawaiian music. Mayby he could use the vocabularies of islands like Hawaii and Tahiti, their beautiful vowel combinations being sung ad libitum by a mixed choir. With these ideas and his newly purchased print of 'Pacific Dreams', he boards the Metroat Circular Quay. He has a final glimpse of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House as the train races into the ground. On to the hotel! To work! He must compose!Maestoso : Miguel is impressed as he gazes upon the Sydney Harbour Bridge. And yet, hewants to go away from this city. Away, to an exotic island in the Pacific. Steady Rock : In the Rocks, musicians are playing at a square. Miguel basks in the atmosphere but at the same time he is fantasizing about Hawaii and Tahiti. Andante Lamentoso :In his hotel room, Miguel is feeling sad and lonely in this big city. He takes comfort in his 'Pacific Dreams'. Allegro : Miguel boards the boat that takes him from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay. In his mind he is traveling on to Hawaii. Or is ithome, where the bolero is playing? He is pulled back to reality by the skyline of Sydney. / Niveau : 3 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

You'll feel the wind at your back as this bright march weighs anchor with a bold opening and sets sail with flutes and oboes stating the main theme. Sails unfurl and the rest of the fleet (ensemble) joins in. Counter-lines and flourishes are added. Eventually the seas calm during a passage through a slower lyrical section where the opening thematic material is developed. But wait, there is land in sight! A new key is stated, and all return safely to port. / Concert Band

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Singapura Suite was commissioned by Singapore's Ministry of Education Extracurricular Activities Branch to serve as a compulsory piece for the 1999 Singapore Youth Festival. 'Singapura' is the original name of Singapore in Malay, the native language there. Because Singapore is one of the most important harbors in the world, this two-piece work opens with a seaman's dance. An authentic melody, Chan Mali Chan, is woven into the middle of this first part, whose ABA form becomes clear through the recapitulation of the seaman's dance in a somewhat altered form. Singapore is also a dynamic city-state alive with excitement, thus the second part begins with a fitting dance, a fastbourrée. As contrast there is a second authentic melody, Dayung Sampan, a more easygoing sailing song. This short but curious suite ends in high spirits with a recapitulation of the beginning. / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Le titre de la pièce évoque la Tall Ship Race (La Course des Grands Voiliers) qui se déroule chaque année depuis 1956. Les bateaux qui y participent sont tous de grands voiliers servant à la formation des jeunes équipages et couvrent des centaines de miles marins sur les mers d’Europe. L’oeuvre se compose d’une lente introduction qui évoque les bateaux majestueux et une section plus rapide débutant dans le style d’une chanson de marins. Un passage central voit les bateaux toutes voiles dehors, puis les thèmes de la première section reviennent pour clore la composition. Hissez la grand voile ! / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie