Edvard Greig's 'Air,' in ABA form, is one of his most beautiful and tender works while the 'Rigaudon' is a characteristically playful French baroque-style dance. (9:00) This installment concludes the complete Holberg Suite, Op. 40 including: Praeludium (00-38363) * Sarabande (00-39537) * Gavotte (00-39537) * Air (00-42202) * and Rigaudon (00-42202). All five movements may be performed in order as …

Par CURNOW JAMES. This is sure to be one of those orchestral transcriptions that finds a permanent place in the realm of concert band literature. Holst’s ability to develop and explore folk melodies with rich, lyrical treatment is fully realised in this sterling example of the final phase of this remarkable composer’s career. The smooth and peaceful declivities of the Prelude, the expressive Canta…

Par VAN BELCUM HENK. As the title suggests, this work is a partita: it consists of a number of variations on a chorale melody. The partita has been popular for centuries, especially when it comes to organ music. Henk van Belcum, who is active in the choir world, chose for his Partita Piccola the German hymn Wunderbarer König as a starting point. Partita Piccola consists of four variations and a ch…

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. The sisters Ruth, Anita and June Pointer from West Oakland in California learned how to sing in the sixties in church where their father was a minister. At the beginning of the 1970s they entered the music business, where they proved to have a mastery of many styles - including rhythm & blues, jazz, and country. However, the Pointer Sisters acquired international fame at…

Dance for Band. Par VINSON JOHNNIE. / Niveau : 2 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Par CURNOW PAUL. Colorful lights, shining candles, sparkling bulbs, gifts beautifully wrapped and friends coming to visit. And with the friends come music, merry singing and joyous carols resounding through the house. When you think about and sing along to Good King Wenceslas and God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, you can scarcely sit still. Then when Jingle Bells is heard, it seems as though you shou…

Arr. Otto M. Schwarz. Par PRAETORIUS MICHAEL. The many sided and productive Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) is knwon as a composer of dance music, sacred music and music for the advent and Christmas time. He worked as Kapelmeister to the court at Wolffenbuttel, but he was also asked to serve in other places, includin Dresden. Praetorius was valued for the new impulses he gave to music by means of h…

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'…

Par HANNICKEL MIKE. History! Introduce a bit of good old early-Americana to your audiences this year. GEORGE WASHINGTON SUITE is made up of three tunes known to have been composed for (or about) George and Martha Washington in their own time. Probably the best known of the three is the first movement, WASHINGTON’S GRAND MARCH, which is believed to have been written by Francis Hopkinson. He was one…