Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1104883-010
Machera
Impressions. Composed
by Jan Van der Roost.
Concert and Contest
Collection CBHA. Concert
Piece. Set (Score and
Parts). Composed 2010. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1104883-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1104883-010).
9x12 inches.
The
twofold title of this
concert work is directly
connected with the band
who commissioned it. The
â??Harmonie Municipale
Grevenmacherâ?? from the
town of the same name, by
the river Moselle in the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
was founded in the
year1834. The name
Machera is derived from
the word machara, which
in turn originated from
maceries (old wall).
Later, Machera evolved
into Machern,
Grafenmachern, and
finally Grevenmacher.In
2009, this music society
the third oldest still in
existence in the country
celebrated its 175th
anniversary. And after
all these years the
society still flourishes!
The dynamic committee,
led by Georges May, fully
supports and inspires
themusical leader of the
band, Claude Weiland, as
well as his 60-strong
ensemble. This
well-functioning team
took the initiative to
ask Jan Van der Roost to
write an anniversary
composition, inspired, on
the one hand, by the
rural character
ofGrevenmacher and its
surroundings (where the
famous Moselle wine
growing dominates the
countryside), and on the
other hand, by the
dynamics, creativity and
joie de vivre the band
exudes. All of this
resulted in a twofold
work with alternating
peaceand excitement,
virtuous and melodic
features, orchestral
splendour and soberly
orchestrated passages.
The première, on 10
January 2010, was
conducted by the composer
himself at a successful
gala concert which
brought a fine year full
of musicalfestivities to
a close. The â??Harmonie
Municipale
Grevenmacherâ?? faces
the future with
confidence, and will now
prepare for its next
milestone: the 200th
anniversary!
1834
- Machara Impressions was
a commission for the
175th anniversary of the
band Harmonie Municipale
Grevenmacher from the
town of Grevenmacher -
formerly Machara - in
Luxemburg. It is a work
of many contrasts with
alternating peace and
excitement, virtuous and
melodic features,
orchestral splendour and
soberly orchestrated
passages - reflecting the
peaceful and turbulent
history of the band.
Das zweiteilige
Auftragswerk zum
175-jährigen
Jubiläum der Harmonie
Municipale Grevenmacher
aus dem Dorf Grevenmacher
- historisch Machara - in
Luxemburg ist von
Dynamik, Kreativität
und Lebensfreude des
Blasorchesters
inspiriert. Friedliche
und aufregende Zeiten
spiegeln sich
wechselweise in virtuosen
und melodischen
Eigenschaften,
orchestraler Pracht und
nu?chtern orchestrierten
Passagen wider. Ein Thema
fu?r jedes Blasorchester
mit Tradition, umgesetzt
in ein attraktives Werk
von Jan Van der
Roost.
Cette
oeuvre au double titre
souligne le dynamisme de
la formation
dédicataire,
lâ??Harmonie Municipale
de Grevenmacher,
fondée en 1834, tout
en rappelant
lâ??histoire de la ville
de Grevenmacher (ancienn.
Machera), située au
bord de la Moselle
luxembourgeoise. La toile
alterne entre passages
calmes et passages
fougueux, composantes
virtuoses et composantes
mélodiques, splendeur
orchestrale et
sobriété de
lâ??orchestration.
Questo brano
sottolinea ed elogia il
dinamismo della Banda
Municipale di
Grevenmacher, fondata nel
1834, ricordando allo
stesso tempo la storia di
questa cittadina, situata
in riva alla Mosella
lussemburghese, il cui
nome era nellâ??antichit
Machera. Passaggi calmi
si alternano
armoniosamente a passaggi
più vivaci, elementi
virtuosi si mischiano a
tratti melodici, mentre
sul tutto aleggia uno
splendore e una sobriet
orchestrale fuori dal
comune.