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£90.30The Moody Miller Band - Kees Vlak
Big Band Sound again! A composition in the famous Glenn Miller idiom but ... much easier to perform. Again a number of Chorusses in which the musicians can Jazz it up a little. This opportunity for improvisation was inserted on the advice of Mr. Piebe Bakker, a wellknown Dutch conductor.
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£159.60Evocazioni (1985) - Paul Huber
This work, composed in 1985, wants to shake you up and put a spell on you at the same time. Today, humanity is threatened by many dangers, many of which we are not able to banish. We need help from a higher power. The Chorale "Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir" (from deep distress I cry to you) illustrates this. This motif appears in diverse variations. But, in his arrogance the wicked man does not believe in the rule of evil demons in the world.With the Gregorian melody in the sequence "Dies irae" (day of wrath) from the requiem mass, the nearing of disaster is announced: without God man goes astray. He falls into ruin.To deepen the poignancy of this composition, Paul Huber cited a dramatic episode from his symphony "The nostraie aetatis angoribus" (from the anxiety of our time).
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£214.80Missa Solemnis - Serge Lancen
This Mass has been dedicated to His Holyness Pope John Paul II, to witness Lancens deep and respectful admiration for the Holy Father. The work was composed in 1986 and written for two solo voices: a soprano and a baryton-Martin (high baritone), mixed choir, harp (ad libitum) and symphonic band or organ. It has ten parts: INTROIT - KYRIE - GLORIA - OFFERTORIUM - SANCTUS - PATER NOSTER - AGNUS DEI - COMMUNIO - DEO GRATIAS - and as final part an ALLELUIA. Lancen expressed his views about this Mass as follows: 'The most important aspect of the Mass is the praising of God and the sacrificing to God; that is why I thought it suitable to use both the themes of the Sanctus and the Offertorium in writing the Introtus. It seemed to me also quite logical that the initial themes of the Kyrie and the Agnus Dei would be rather similar as these are two moments where the priest and the worshippers invoke God. The composition ends with a brilliant Alleluia in which I also briefly quote the theme of the Sanctus.' This Mass was premiered on 27 may 1989 at 'Our Lady's Church' in Maastricht, The Netherlands, as part of the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the Roman Catholic Band Federation of the Limburg County. The Bishop Castermans celebrated the Mass, whereas Jan Cober conducted this first performance. The Missa Solemnis is an alternation of meditating, though often impressive, orchestral passages with angelical choral sounds and the pious singing of both soloists. This may not be the type of music we usually expect from Serge Lancen, but nevertheless the composer remains faithful to his own typical style of composition. You can call this work romantic, though it surely is 'contemporary' or, why not, 'from all times'. The instrumentation is varied and extremely rich, mostly due to Lancen's typical use of 'wind band colours'. This Latin Mass suits perfectly well in the tradition of Roman-Catholic Masses that have been written by several great composers.
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£140.80Concerto for Trumpet and Band - Mary Jeanne Van Appledorn
Dedicated to Robert Mayes and Richard E. Tolley. The part for solo trumpet is delivered in B-flat nd C. The B-flat part incorporates the use of B-flat Fl: ugelhorn in the second movement, but the C part is entirely for trumpet in C for the convenience of those players who prefer the C instrument. The composer, however, prefers the use of the B-flat flgelhorn as marked at the beginning of the second movement and where marked thereafter in the second movement only. Therefore, the solo part may be played in any one of the following ways: 1) on B-flat trumpet and B-flat flgelhorn, in accordance with the composer's original intentions; 2; entirely on B-flat trumpet; or 3) entirely on C trumpet
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£186.20Wald Sinfonie - Kees Vlak
It was during his stay at Freiburg, Germany, where he was attending a Music Festival, that Kees Vlak found his inspiration for this romantic work. At this festival he was awarded a prize for one of his compostitions, which was played by several bands from different countries. The composer was staying in the small village of Horben, hidden among pine woods on a mountain at the border of the Black Forest. From the balcony of his room he had a splendid view on the Schawinsland Valley, scarcely hidden by the tops of the huge pines. Each morning a blackbird singin in a huge pine next to his window woke him up. This bird song opens the composition.Whenever possible the composer and his wife went for a walk in the Black Rorest. The rediscovery of this wonderful area is expressed by the steadily increasing number of tone colours, used in the orchestration. Each village still boasts its own folk music and dances. More than one hundred bands were playing all around; the Black Forest seemed to be the scene of one huge festival. The image of the Black Forest is also linked to that of hunting scenes, so the next theme is being introduced by hunting horn themes. The second theme paints the lake "Titisee". At first the lake is very calm, but a stiff breeze sets both water and music alike in motion. The small town of Titisee is very popular with tourists and is famous for its woodcutting, its clockworks and musical boxes. It is a popular folk tune, played by a musical box that makes the link with the next theme. The joy and cheerfulness of the dancing village people is expressed by a movement which works out the initial theme.On leaving the little town, one can hear once more the hunting music from the wood as well as the song of the birds. The new theme is againg closely linke d to the hunt and played by the typical German helicon-like euphoniums.this theme interacts with the wecond theme and the word ends with a grnd finale meant as a musical hommage tot this wonderful area.
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£90.30Dancing in the Sun - Terry Kenny
I needed a new tune at trotting tempo to accompany a display at the 'Horse of the Year Show' for which my band plays every year. I couln't find one but managed to think of this one which fitted nicely.
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£116.40Kinderszenen - Robert Schumann
(Parts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 13)These ar no pieces for children, but a series of charming pieces about children, originally composed for piano in 1838. Part 1 "Von fremden Lndern und Menschen"(About foreign countries and their inhabitants) has a marvelous tune, supported by a figure of triplets. Part 2 "Kuriose Geschichte" (A strange affair) tells a terrible story. Part 7, the famous "Trumerei"(Dreaming asay), is a musical evocation of twilight. Part 13 "Der Dichter Spricht" (Conversation with the Poet) is quite self explanatory.
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£159.60Hungarian Fantasy - M. Carros
The work opens with a theme in a folksong character: an introduc-tion in minor. Timpani and the low winds symbolise the Hungarian character and the never-ending struggle of the people of Hungary. After this the theme re-appears in its full glory, but now in major. After a short transition a sparkling and rubato dance-theme follows, also alternatingly in minor and major. Another transitional section leads to a czardas for orchestra with much virtuoso passage work, characteristic for the virtuoso Franz Liszt. The work is concluded in a glorious manner by the main theme.
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£76.808 Hymns - Henk van Lijnschooten
These 8 Hymns are a sequens to the well-known 8 Studies in Sound, the 8 Adagios and the 20 Tune Up's by the same composer.They are also intended as warming-up tunesor intermezzi but their main purpose is to gain control of sound (sonority) balance and pitch between the various instruments.
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£76.80European Opening - Mickey Nicolas
This short sequence, composed as a tribute to the European Community, is intended for any public musical event, but can introduce a concert as well and, in a way, call for the attention of the audience and create silence ... by making music! This explains the brilliance of the piece.
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