Par OFFENBACH JACQUES. Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) cultivait l’art d’ironiser sur la frivolité des moeurs parisiennes, sur l’amour, la vie politique et la vie militaire. Son opérette Orphée aux Enfers (1858) est une parodie du mythe grec d’Orphée et Eurydice, mais sous le masque de l’antiquité, il se livre à une critique sévère de l’attitude suffisante de nombreux de ses contemporains. L’Ouvertu…

Musique A Grande Vitesse (MGV ) translates as 'high speed music' and was commissioned by the Festival de Lille for the inauguration of the TGV North European Paris-Lille line in 1993.The piece runs continuously, but was conceived as an abstract, imaginary journey- or rather five inter-connected journeys, each ending with a slow, mainly stepwise melody which is only heard in its 'genuine' form when…

Par LASEROMS WIM. Xylomania is a superb new exciting solo work for the xylophone player. The composer has kept the concert band accompaniment easy and lightly scored, so that the soloist can excel in this piece. The characteristic ‘Allegro Vivace’ offers the xylophone player the opportunity to show off his or her virtuosity. Why not showcase your Xylophone player with this great new solo work. / N…

Par CURNOW JAMES. A concert 'centerpiece', this major work from James Curnow explores the spiritual perspectives of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest in North America. The five movements investigate the 'Cosmos' and its four 'Worlds'. With such complete contrasts as 'The Undersea World' and the ceremonial dance in 'The Mortal World', an authentic First Nations melody in 'The Spirit World'…

Psalm 150. Par JOHNSON TIMOTHY. This remarkably inventive setting of Psalm 150 will move and inspire your audience! Eight different instruments are mentioned in the Psalm, and the music reflects the character of the references. This is an uplifting band work on its own merit when performed by the band alone. Optional parts include: narrator and/or audience sing-along parts. Open this up to deliver…

Meditation on 'O come, O come, Immanuel'. The Advent hymn we all know today as O Come, O Come, Immanuel was arranged in its modern form by Thomas Helmore and published in Hymnal Noted in 1856. Both the words and melody, however, predate this version by centuries. The tune, Veni Immanuel, is taken from a 15th century processional of French Franciscan nuns, part of the setting for the funeral hymn L…

Cette collection merveilleusement diversifiée explore le monde de la musique de violon traditionnel de l'irlandais à Gipsy et de Bluegrass d'Amérique latine, avec de nombreux autres styles passionnants et intriguant le long de la voie. Le CD reflète cette diversité avec l'appui de bandes / Violon Et Piano