Arr. Foppe Jacobi. Par DE HAAN JACOB. Sketches from Dinsper est une oeuvre en trois tableaux qui racontent l'histoire de Dinxperlo, un village situé à l'est des Pays-Bas, non loin de la frontière allemande. Le premier tableau s'ouvre avec une description de la Course des Bataves, une course de relais estudiantine entre les Universités de Nimègue et de Twente. Le second tableau illustre la grande p…

Par PEPIN CAMILLE. Nighthawks est une oeuvre pour harpe solo. Lorsqu' Anaïs Gaudemard [1] m'a demandé d'écrire cette oeuvre, elle souhaitait l'intégrer à un programme sur le thème des oiseaux. J'ai immédiatement pensé à l'oeuvre Nighthawks (1942) - ou Oiseaux de nuit - du peintre réaliste américain Edward Hopper (1882-1967). Inspirée par cette oeuvre, j'ai conçu la pièce d'un seul tenant comme un …

Allerheiligentag V. Par LINJAMA JYRKI. The material for Jyrki Linjama's Allerheiligentag cycle is a Finnish folk chorale for All Saints' Day (no. 146 in the Finnish Hymn Book). The first work in the cycle is a string trio (2007), the second a piece for orchestra (2009), and the fourth and fifth are solo works for viola da gamba (2018) and Sonata for violin solo (2019). The composer tells: 'The cho…

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Par SPARKE PHILIP. To A New Dawn was commissioned by the United States Continental Army Band - Captain Timothy J. Holtan, Commander and Conductor. The brief was for a piece to celebrate the 3rd Millennium and it was the composer’s aim to provide a work which, as well as looking forward to the challenges of the new century, also contained moments of reflection about the last one. After a bright int…

Antonín Dvo?ák was a Czech composer. Following the nationalist example of Bed?ich Smetana, Dvo?ák frequently employed aspects, specifically rhythms,of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvo?ák's own style has been described as 'the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them'.The Pian…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. South Down Pictures was commissioned by Millenium Brass 2000, an organisation comprising three brass bands from the county of Sussex, England. The bands (Patcham Silver, Hangleton and Brighton Silver) had got together to organise many events to mark the new millennium and these culminated in a concert in Hove Town Hall on July 9th 2000 when all three bands combined to give the f…

for Euphonium and Concert Band. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Pulcinella was commissioned by the Taiwanese euphonium player Tzu-Hsiang Lin. Lin is a renowned soloist and teacher and a Besson Euphonium Artist. He teaches euphonium at Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts, Shih Chien University and National Kaohsiung Normal University. Lin gave the premiere of Pulcinella in…

Par REGISTER P. BRENT. Cigány Könnyek (Gypsy Tears) by P. Brent Register is a work in two parts for flute and piano. The opening section, free and almost improvisatory, leads to a rhythmically charged and vibrant dance in 5/8 time. Cigány Könnyek (Gypsy Tears) by P. Brent Register is a work in two parts for flute and piano. The opening section, free and almost improvisatory, leads to a rhythmicall…