Partitions de Mitropa Music

Opening Showpiece-Entry of the Celts is a delightful light concert opener. As its title implies this work features Celtic-inspired music. All the instruments in the band are given the opportunity to display their most beautiful sound colours: from the bass section to the cornets via the tenor horns euphoniums/baritones and trombones. Each section plays a solo passage accompanied by percussion instruments. The solo for soprano cornet leads to a sparkling and impressive finale. A wonderful Celtic work that will enchant and delight your audiences.

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Concert Band-The Pilgrim Concerto written for the 2012 World Music Contest Kerkrade is a highly demanding yet rewarding work for alto saxophone and wind band. It is one of a series of spiritual works by the composer which also includes Symphony inGreen. Sometimes minimalistic and at other times romantic it describes a pilgrim who is at times calmy meditative but also full of anxious impatience to reach his goal.

Brass Cinema is a work containing many extremely descriptive melodies and atmospheres inspired by the fascinating world of film music. It was commissioned by the Swiss Brass Band 13 Etoiles to celebrate their 30th anniversary and is a cinematic masterpiece that will be loved by both performers and audience alike.

Andreas Gabalier est l?un des chanteurs autrichiens de musique folklorique les plus populaires de sa génération. En 2012 il gagna le prix de musique ECHO et fut le lauréat de deux prix aux Amadeus Austrian Music Awards. On retrouve les chansons I sing a Liad für di So liab hob i di Amoi seg? ma uns wieder Zuckerpuppen et Go for Gold dans ce medley.

Your band will love getting acquainted with Mexican Pictures a suite in four movements based on Mexican folk music. The first movement El Butaquito is based on a very lively folk-song of the same name and is characterised by its many contrasting rhythms. The second movement Romance Mejicano creates a peaceful and romantic atmosphere. The title of the third movement Ballaviejo means ‘Antique Dance’ in which the word antique refers to the rhythms that were taken to America by Africa’s black population. La Charreada the final movement depicts the popular Mexican Rodeo where the action in the arena is usually supported by instrumental ensembles the so-called ‘Mariacchi’.

Sir Eu was commissioned by the regional music authority of Upper Austria and the brass band SoundINNBrass. The composition was meant to be very virtuoso and was written for the euphonium player Steven Mead who premièred it and has played it regularly worldwide. The title Sir Eu alludes to the master of the euphonium himself and also to the concept of Europe. From jazz through romanticism to folkloristic elements - this work offers everything that the musical heart could wish for!

Grandiose is probably the word that best defines the character of the alpine regions. The magnificence of the mountains is fascinating. It makes anyone who has visited this region feel nostalgic and cherishing the hope of returning to see them again one day. Alpine Variations is a four-movement work written in the theme and variations form which reflects the majestic grandure of this breathtaking region in music.

8 Concert Pieces for Flute and Piano-The pieces in Vienna Woods are written by young Austrian composers who continue the old tradition of Vienna as a music metropolis. These easy to intermediate pieces cover a wide range of styles and so are ideal for working on aspects such as dynamics phrasing and articulation. At the same time they are excellent performance pieces. On the enclosed CD professional musicians have recorded their interpretation of each piece as an example; then every player is invited to give his or her own interpretation with the play-along version. The piano accompaniment allows you to play the pieces together with a pianist which is educationally even more valuable.

Magic Overture was written as an anniversary present for the Bürgermusik Götzis in Austria. The magic of the music and landscape in the Austrian region of Vorarlberg are in abundance in the charming village of Götzis. Visiting a place as wonderful as this helps one appreciate local traditions and experience the joy of living. Once touched by the magic every visitor will gladly return time after time. This new overture reflects the carefree cheerful atmosphere taking the band on a walk through the village on an icy winters night to participate in the sparkling celebrations of the villagers.

Ireland is a multi-faceted country that has developed a popular and distinctive musical culture. The first movement of Dublin Pictures reflects Irish festivals where there is dancing and traditional beer flowing. More tranquil in its feel the second movement illustrates the landscape that can be seen from the Ha’penny Bridge a bridge that crosses the River Liffey in Dublin. This movement highlights the wide range of the orchestra’s sound colours as the musicians’ voices combine with the wind and percussion to accompany the soloist. The lively and joyful rhythms of the last movement take the listener to Temple Bar the famous tourist quarter of the city well knownfor its vibrant nightlife. The music’s energy and virtuosic motifs are in contrast to the previous movement and provide a spirited and festive finale.Marc Jeanbourquin wrote this piece in three movements for Azimuts Brass in 2011. He then arranged it for Concert Fanfare or Brass Band

from Deutschland sucht den Superstar-We Have a Dream is the platinum-award-winning song by the ten finalists of the talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany in search of the superstar). The dream and the love of music are carefully captured in this attractive concert band arrangement of this timeless ballad. This great arrangement will inspire both musicians and audience!

Par JEANBOURQUIN MARC. « Être né sous la bonne étoile », « Avoir des étoiles dans les yeux », « Être la bonne étoile de quelqu’un », ou alors « Avoir le feu sacré », « Être tout feu tout flamme », « Être dans le feu de l’action » sont autant d’expressions qui ont pu inspirer Marc Jeanbourquin pour composer Stars on Fire. En effet, conjuguer le feu et les étoiles ne pouvait qu’engendrer une pièce pleine d’énergie positive, de bonnes vibrations, où un thème étincelant exposé dès les premières mesures entraîne le public vers un final explosif. Stars on Fire est évidemment idéale comme pièce d’ouverture de concert./ Répertoire / Fanfare

Cette pièce d?ouverture en trois mouvements contrastants et contrastés s?adresse aux formations incomplètes ou petites formations instrumentales. La trame est solennelle expressive et mouvementée.

On September 19th 1991 a mummified corpse of a man was found at the Similaun glacier in the Ötztäler Alps. The glacier unveiled an early man after 5 300 years with all his personal belongings. His clothes and weapons were fairly well preserved and today allow us a deeper insight into that period. Austrian nature filmmaker Kurt Mündel reconstructed the life of this man and made a film which based on facts shows how it might have been then. Otto M. Schwarz used this documentary as an opportunity to write a work for symphonic wind band and musically resurrect the ?Man in the Ice.?