Score-Karel Husa (b. 1921) is an American composer and conductor who was born and raised in Czechoslovakia. Pastorale For String Orchestra (1979) was commissioned by the American String Teachers Association for their 1980 conference the year that Husa was their orchestra’s guest conductor. The original material dates from around 1944 from a Sonatina for Violin and Piano both of which Husa le…

Score-Filled with the tension of a Hitchcock film Husa's 1969 work captures strife and heartbreak [with] ominous timpani warlike snare drums toxic trumpets and a chilling robotic cacophonous climax all combined to weave a disturbing but mesmerizing and riveting spell. By the time of its Prague premiere this opus had seen as many as seven thousand performances virtually all over the world. K…

Karel Husa (b. 1921) is an American composer who was born and raised in Czechoslovakia. His Concerto For Trumpet And Wind Orchestra (1973) was commissioned by two American National Band Fraternities and premiered at their Biennial convention by the National Inter-Collegiate Band. It has been arranged here for Trumpet and Piano. The Concerto consists of three movements: Intrada Intermezzo Fanf…

Karel Husa's Sonatina was composed in 1945 and premiered september 27 1945 in Prague. Duration: c. 15 minutes.

Score-Full Score. Magnificent work from Karel Husa written in honor of Bedrich Smetana. Demanding for all sections the work begins quietly and quickly builds to open a concert with intensity and grandeur. Grades 4-5.

Score-We are proud to offer this most recent work for band from one of the legendary composers of our time. Pulitzer Prize winner Karel Husa has created an impressive musical study of the fascinating cheetah. Through a variety ofdramatic textures and skilled techniques the music evokes the colors movements power and speed of this magnificent wild animal. Dur. 5:40 (Grade 5)

Standard US Set (without european suppl. parts)-Commissioned by the Michigan State University Alumni Band this three movement work by Karel Husa was the winner of the first Louis Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in 1983. A note from thecomposer: 'Divided into three movements this work is a display of virtuoso passages given to solo instruments as well as to the groups of t…

Pour célébrer le 80e anniversaire de ce compositeur tchèque-American respecté, Schott est la publication de cette note d'étude de l'une de ses nombreuses oeuvres orchestrales. Husa, né à Prag, obtient une bourse pour étudier avec Arthur Honegger et Nadia Boulanger au Conservatoire de Paris et plus tard est devenu professeur de composition et de procéder à l'Université Cornell, New York. ' Mosaïque…

Score-Full Score. Originally for Orchestra and Chorus. Arranged by Husa for concert band (Grades 4-5).