Symphonic Prelude

SKU: CL.CTS-8068-01

This late 19th century Christmas carol, also known as O Come, All Ye Faithful, is a traditional favorite. Claude T. Smith masterfully crafted his arrangement of this cherished carol to form a symphonic prelude that continually pleases the performers and audience alike. This flexible arrangement allows ensembles to perform the work with as few as thirteen musicians providing accessibility and flexibility for numerous instrumentation needs, while still allowing a full ensemble sound. *The posted recording is based on the full band scoring but aligns with the suggested preferences for either woodwinds/strings or brass suggested in the score.

SKU: M7.DOHR-88809

ISBN 9790202098097.

On the workWritten originally for swing band in the 1970's in a work called A Minor Excursion I chose a rather bland tune for this suite. What originally brought this work alive was the improvisation and variation of the tune. Therefore this suite is a set of variations on the opening movement and I did this in homage to the original work. For me it's the following movements which make the work. The Prelude is just a simple statement of the theme with a small middle eight section which hints at the work's origin as a jazz piece. The rest of the movements grow from the opening and explores the Prelude in various ways. This is really jazz meets symphonic development. The theme can be clearly heard in all the movements but as the work reaches its conclusion the theme becomes more and more fragmented. The first performance was given on 20 November 1993 at Saint Edmund's Church, Village Way, Beckenham, Kent by the Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, conducted by Tomas Creagh-Fuller. (Adrian Connell)Duration: 15 minutes.

SKU: HL.44007319

UPC: 884088245160. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Prelude to a Celebration is a fantastic way to open any concert in the tradition of great symphonic openers. The work starts with a triumphant yet majestic fanfare from the trumpet section, which gives the basis for the whole work. A rollicking and driving faster section follows for the woodwinds, which leads into a broader trio before the opening fanfare returns to bring the work to a majestic conclusion. Whatever the occasion (or celebration), Prelude to a Celebration is one piece that is sure to have your audience on the edge of their seat and start your performance off in the finest of styles. Duration: 5:10.

SKU: BR.OB-4738-16

Franz Liszt's symphonic poem Les Preludes, written in 1854, follows the eponymous text from Alphonse de Lamartine's collection of poems Meditations poetiques.

ISBN 9790004319925. 10 x 12.5 inches.

What else is our life but a series of preludes to that unknown Hymn, the first and solemn note of which is intoned by Death?Franz Liszts symphonic poem Les Preludes, written in 1854, follows the eponymous text from Alphonse de Lamartines collection of poems Meditations poetiques. It describes the fate of a man torn between the joys of love, a rustic idyll and a fierce struggle the latter serving to frame the work in the hymn-like Andante maestoso sections. Lamartines poem is printed in three languages in the present score.

Franz Liszt's symphonic poem Les Preludes, written in 1854, follows the eponymous text from Alphonse de Lamartine's collection of poems Meditations poetiques.

SKU: BR.OB-4738-27

Franz Liszt's symphonic poem Les Preludes, written in 1854, follows the eponymous text from Alphonse de Lamartine's collection of poems Meditations poetiques.

ISBN 9790004319956. 10 x 12.5 inches.

What else is our life but a series of preludes to that unknown Hymn, the first and solemn note of which is intoned by Death?Franz Liszts symphonic poem Les Preludes, written in 1854, follows the eponymous text from Alphonse de Lamartines collection of poems Meditations poetiques. It describes the fate of a man torn between the joys of love, a rustic idyll and a fierce struggle the latter serving to frame the work in the hymn-like Andante maestoso sections. Lamartines poem is printed in three languages in the present score.

Franz Liszt's symphonic poem Les Preludes, written in 1854, follows the eponymous text from Alphonse de Lamartine's collection of poems Meditations poetiques.