| Hymn for Africa Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile G and M Brand Music Publishers
Concert band (Flute 1, Flute 2/Piccolo, Oboe, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb C...(+)
Concert band (Flute 1,
Flute 2/Piccolo, Oboe, Bb
Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet
2, Bb Clarinet 3, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto
Saxophone 1/2, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Bb Trumpet 1,
Bb Trumpet 2, Bb Trumpet
3, Horn in F 1/2, Horn in
F 3/4, Trombone 1/2,
Trombone) - grade 3
SKU: CN.S11293
Composed by Peter
Meechan. Score only.
Duration 4:15. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11293).
Inspired by the
release of Nelson Mandela
in the early 1990s, Hymn
for Africa pays tribute
to the sense of dignity
and peace that he brought
not only to South Africa,
but around the entire
globe. As the beautifully
lush chorale unfolds,
quietly undulating drums
murmur in the distance
and gradually build into
a rousing
climax.
Hymn for
Africa was written as
part of a project known
as Brass Band Aid. When I
was asked to compose a
piece with relevance to
Africa for the project, I
began to think of all the
things that I associate
with Africa. I have vivid
memories from my
childhood of the
hard-hitting news reports
from the famines of the
early/mid 1980's (and the
concerts that followed).
I also associate Africa
with amazing animal life
- the many species from
snakes to birds to lions,
with their many colours.
But more than these
associations, there is
one memory that stands
out amongst all others.
The release of Nelson
Mandela in the early
1990's had a profound
effect not only in South
Africa, but all over the
continent of Africa, as
well as the World as a
whole. The fact that one
man can achieve this with
peace and great dignity
will always be an
inspiration, not only to
me, but many, many
millions of humans around
the globe. Hymn for
Africa is inspired by
this sense of dignity and
peace. A simple eight bar
melody is the basis of
the composition. A drone
is then added, before a
chorale, and finally a
rousing climax when the
percussion and full band
enter. The piece
dedicated to Bob and
Briony Thompson in
admiration. $14.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 3 to 4 weeks | | |
| Silver Linings Theodore Presser Co.
Chamber Music Marimba, alto Saxophone SKU: PR.114423770 Composed by Stacy...(+)
Chamber Music Marimba,
alto Saxophone SKU:
PR.114423770 Composed
by Stacy Garrop. Set of
Score and Parts. 16+12+16
pages. Duration 11
minutes. Theodore Presser
Company #114-42377.
Published by Theodore
Presser Company
(PR.114423770). UPC:
680160688579. When
RoseWind Duo’s
Clifford Leaman and Scott
Herring commissioned me
for Silver Linings, we
could not have
anticipated that we would
be in the middle of the
COVID-19 pandemic when I
composed the piece. In
the early summer of 2020,
when the three of us met
virtually to discuss
possible topics, we had
all been in lockdown for
several months; the
causes and effects of the
lockdown were at the
forefront of our
discussion. In themidst
of daily tragedies, I had
been seeing news stories
using the words
“silver
lining†to describe
unexpectedly positive
situations arising from
our global situation,
ranging from small
effects (i.e. people
having time to work on
projects they never could
get around to doing) to
global ramifications
(resurging animal
populations in areas
where they’re no
longer challenged for
space with
humanity).Silver Linings
consists of two
movements. Groundhog Day,
the first movement, is
slow and brooding. It
embodies the strong
feeling of déjà vu
that so many of us
experienced early on into
lockdown, as we seemed to
live the same day
repeatedly with minor
variances to our
schedules. There are two
main musical gestures:
the first opens the piece
as a slow, ascending
minor chord which is a
representation of
uncertainty, and the
secondis a falling minor
scale. These gestures
depict how our lives were
reduced to the basic
building blocks of life
– wake up, eat,
work, eat, sleep –
as our daily activities
and livelihoods were
suddenly knocked down.
These same two gestures
are utilized in the
energetic second
movement, Making
Lemonade, except that
they are spun around to
reveal their silver
linings: the minor chord
falls to sound centered
and decisive, and the
minor scale rises as it
bubbles with activity.
Among the seeds of
despair are also
foundseeds of hope, and
the saxophone and marimba
explore this hopefulness
with great vigor and
excitement. $33.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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