Par DE HAAN JACOB. Lunteren, a village on the Veluwe (a wooded region in the Netherlands), sets the scene annually for a village festival dominated by folklore. Festa Paesana (Italian for village festival) is set to music by several folkloric sketches. The theme in Festa Paesana is partly based on a Dutch anthem (Wien Neerlands bloed); when other lyrics are used it is also known as the Lunteren an…

from The Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. They concern themselves with Dukkha, which has no exact translation but can mean suffering, stress or sadness etc. Magga is The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha - the Fourth Noble Truth - which gives u…

Swing it William!. Par BLANKEN JOHN. The King's Swing basiert auf der niederländischen Nationalhymne Wilhelmus. John Blanken präsentiert diese aber zur Abwechslung in einem völlig neuen Gewand als Swingnummer. Blankens Werk enthält eine Reihe verschiedener Elemente: die rhythmisch angepasste Melodie, einen Walking Bass, eine Gegenstimme und eine rhythmische Begleitung. Eine witzige Idee, gekonnt u…

Par SCHAARS PETER KLEINE. In Dancescriptions stehen verschiedene Instrumentengruppen abwechselnd mit Soli im Rampenlicht. Aus diesen Wechseln ergeben sich viele Möglichkeiten, Direktion und Beleuchtung auf der Bühne zu gestalten. Dank der besonderen Kombination verschiedener Stile und Kompositionstechniken eignet sich dieses Werk sowohl für Konzerte und Wettbewerbe als auch für Unterhaltungsmusik-…

from The Four Noble Truths. Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. They concern themselves with Dukkha, which has no exact translation but can mean suffering, stress or sadness etc. Magga is The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha - the Fourth Noble Tr…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Dating from the first decades of the 20th century and originating in vaudeville and the music hall, the soft-shoe shuffle was danced by tap dancers, wearing soft-shoes instead of their normal tap shoes. In this usually comic dance, the shoes were rubbed on the surface of the stage producing a characteristic ‘swish’. Soft-shoe Shuffle can be made into a percussion feature by brin…

Haydn's Symphony #26 received its nickname 'Lamentazione? during his lifetime, though it is unclear whether this stems directly from the composer.This work probably originated no later than 1770. Its first and second movements quote excerpts from Gregorian chants used in Holy Week. In Haydn's day it was customary to play individual movements in church services, and it may be assumed that these two…

Arr. Timothy Johnson. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. “He alone has the secret of making me smile, and touching me to the bottom of my soul, ” said Mozart about “Papa” Haydn and his music. The “Surprise” Symphony (No. 94), incidentally written during the final year of Mozart’s short life, has become one of Haydn’s most memorable works. Since this symphony was written during the zenith of the Classical peri…

Par OASIS. It is no secret that the singles released by Oasis since the mid-1990s were responsible for a universally rejuvenated interest in the British rock tradition. Shining with confidence, swagger, attitude and rich in that special working-class optimism that has characterised the greatest British bands through the years, the Oasis singles made guitar rock relevant for a new generation of you…

This DVD celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of the bands debut album in 1978. Live In Amsterdam was recorded in front of a fanatical crowd in 2003 during the world tour in support of their most recent album Through The Looking Glass. The set includes all their hits, tracks from the new album and live favourites. Synopsis Le concert de leur 25ème anniversaire enregistré le 17 février…