PARTITIONS GRATUITES :
- Rhythmic Dance II

VoiceDance III by Greg Jasperse. For Choral (SATB). Shawnee Press. Choral. 20 pages. Shawnee Press #A2264. Published by Shawnee

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-1748-00

Composed by R. Foster. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR101). Score and set of parts. Composed 1984. Duration 5 minutes, 49 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-1748-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-1748-00).

A composition student of the late J. Clifton Williams, Robert Foster composed this work for symphonic band as a tribute to Mr. Williams. The work begins with a statement of the primary theme as a fanfare. The theme recurs later in the work in the form of a chorale, and returns even later in the energetic and rhythmic dance section. A recapitulation of the chorale follows, and the work concludes with a brilliant fanfare. This is a unique musical work and an ideal contest selection.

About Heritage of the March

Full -sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style

By Bill Calhoun. For Full Score, Violin I, Violin II, Violin III, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano. Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series. Grade 2-2.5. Score and parts. Published by Carl Fischer

Chamber Music violin, piano

SKU: PR.114419280

Composed by Chen Yi. Arranged by Wong Tak Chiu. Performance Score. 32+12 pages. Duration 20 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-41928. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114419280).

ISBN 9781491132357. UPC: 680160676125.

Inspi red by Chinese tradition, this concerto-like dance suite includes: 1. Lion Dance, 2. YangKo, and 3. Muqam. Each movement draws from melodies and rhythms characteristic of various regions of China many centuries ago. CHINESE FOLK DANCE SUITE is available for violin with full orchestra, or as a recital work with piano.
Supported by a major commissioning award from the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress, Chinese Folk Dance Suite is written for solo violin and orchestra; it was premiered by The Women’s Philharmonic with violin soloist Terrie Baune, conducted by Apo Hsu, on March 10, 2001, at Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater in San Francisco.Inspired by various Chinese traditional folk dances, the suite has three movements:I. Lion Dance. Traditionally, people dance with richly decorated hand-made lions, accompanied by percussion ensemble, to celebrate happy occasions and major festivals throughout the country. In this composition, I use Chinese drum and other percussion instruments in the background, to form a dynamic and rhythmic texture responding to the solo part, which imitates the tunes played on the suona (traditional Chinese trumpet). The pitch materials came from the traditional Guangdong tune “Dragon Boat Racing,” and the Chaozhou tune “Lion Playing Ball.”II. YangKo. Originating in northern China, this is a major folk dance form in mass performance popularized in the country. In YangKo performance, people play rhythmic patterns on the drums hung around their waists while singing and dancing. In the second movement, I imagined a warm scene of YangKo dancing in distance. The solo violin plays a sweet and gracious melodic line while all members of the orchestra sing non-pitched syllables in different layers as the soft background, to imitate the percussion sound which produces the ever-going pulse.III. Muqam. This large-scale music and dance form, from the Uygur nationality in Xinjiang province, originated in the 15th century. My third movement use a 7/8 meter and the melodic style of Muqam music. The fiery dancing gesture culminates in the sustained climax section at the end of the work, after a colorful violin cadenza in both improvisational singing style and polyphonic writing with woven lines.

Grade 3

SKU: CL.012-1748-01

Composed by R. Foster. Concert Band. Extra full score. Composed 1984. Duration 5 minutes, 49 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-1748-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-1748-01).

A composition student of the late J. Clifton Williams, Robert Foster composed this work for symphonic band as a tribute to Mr. Williams. The work begins with a statement of the primary theme as a fanfare. The theme recurs later in the work in the form of a chorale, and returns even later in the energetic and rhythmic dance section. A recapitulation of the chorale follows, and the work concludes with a brilliant fanfare. This is a unique musical work and an ideal contest selection.

By Carroll University Wind Symphony; Wisconsin Wind Orchestra. By Various. For band. Mark Masters. Audio CD. Published by Mark Custom Music