A tuneful way to introduce students to the lyrical style and rollicking feel of traditional Scottish/Irish music. The 'Air' is the melody from Gilderoy and is set with a contemporary harmonic palette that concludes with an exciting climax before transitioning to the jig. 'The Jig of Slurs' is a traditional Irish dance with a melody and feel that is infectious! (2:30) 'Air and Jig? correlates to Bo…

Par YOUNG TOBY. for SATB and piano This upbeat Christmas song sets the traditional and well-known wassailing text to thrilling effect. To be performed 'with inebriated joy', Young's original setting is fast, spritely, and increasingly raucous, with a pleasing array of textures and an exhilarating key change to herald the start of the final climax./ Répertoire / Choeur SATB et Piano

Après avoir entendu la mélodie de l'hymne 'Viens, tu Fount de toutes sortes de bénédictions', on est immédiatement frappé par la puissance de sa simplicité. Ce réglage conserve cette simplicité, alors que la refonte de l'air dans les harmonies fraîches et fournir un puissant climax tutti. / Concert Band

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son, Benjamin, was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme, a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Bras…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This work was commissioned for The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust (England), who required a testing piece for the woodwind section of their concert band. The piece opens with a strong unison passage based on the interval of a fifth and develops with a passionate legato. This is followed by the main vivo section of the work based on the earlier 'fifth' figures. A bridge passage …

Par DE HAAN JAN. Inspiration was commissioned by the Solothurnischer Kanotonal Musikverband in Switzerland in 1993. The composition begins with an A-theme written in a Phrygian tonality and, after an enormous climax, moves on into a quicker B-section, characterized by the use of wide interval jumps. Then follows the development in which both themes return individually and together. Peace and quiet…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. A Centennial Journey est une commande de l’ensemble norvégien Stavanger Musikkorps av 1919 pour célébrer son centenaire, en 2019. L’orchestre a créé cette pièce sous la direction de Morten E. Hansen lors de son concert de jubilé au Konserthus de Stavanger, le 28 septembre 2019. La pièce s’ouvre de façon spectaculaire avec une ample mélodie aux cors et saxophones sous des figures…

And I Love Her is a beautiful, lilting ballad from the McCartney/Lennon partnership. Its use of major and minor keys, as well as a complete key change in the final verse, gives it a sense of drama that can create the perfect climax in a choral program. This arrangement has been specially crafted for SATB choir with piano accompaniment. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son, Benjamin, was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme, a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Bras…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. North Hills Fantasy est une commande des orchestres de North Hills High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanie (directeur : Len Lavelle), dans le cadre d?un programme de commandes qui se poursuit depuis 1965 ? le plus long de ce genre aux États-Unis. La pièce s?ouvre avec un solo rêveur pour saxophone alto non accompagné qui se développe en un choral pour cors et saxos. Celui-ci est r…