SKU: AP.47379

UPC: 038081541891. English.

A charismatic, easy-to-prepare piece for your beginners becomes pure entertainment for your audience, incorporating some naughty yet prominent guest soloists. Share our recording with your prospective sharpening artists to build their confidence. We can't wait to see the performance variations of this delightfully entertaining piece. A sure winner! (2:00).

SKU: BT.DHP-1175792-010

English-German-French-Dutch.

This work was composed as a commission by the Aikodai Meiden High School Symphonic Band, for the 50th anniversary of their annual concert; the title A Golden Jubilation is a reference to this. The close friendship between Hiroki Ito, theconductor of the band, and Satoshi Yagisawa resulted in this brilliant and exhilarating fanfare of approximately two minutes in length; the piece is ideal to use as a concert opener. The original composition was arranged for an extremely wide rangeof instruments and a band of 200 musicians, including a separate ‘banda’, harp and a variety of special instruments. This new version has been rescored for standard band instrumentation by the composer himself.

Dit werk is geschreven in opdracht van de Aikodai Meiden High School Symphonic Band, ter gelegenheid van het vijftigste jaarconcert dat door het orkest werd uitgevoerd een feit waar de titel naar verwijst. De hechte vriendschap tussen Hiroki Ito(de dirigent van het orkest) en Satoshi Yagisawa leidde ertoe dat Yagisawa op uitnodiging deze schitterende, boeiende fanfare van circa twee minuten lang schreef: een werk dat ideaal is als opening van een concert. De oorspronkelijke compositie werdgearrangeerd voor een extreem omvangrijke instrumentatie, waaronder een afzonderlijke banda, harp en diverse speciale instrumenten, maar deze nieuwe versie is door de componist zelf opnieuw georkestreerd voor een standaard harmonieorkest.

Dieses Werk wurde von der Aikodai Meiden High School Symphonic Band anlässlich ihres 50-jährigen Konzertjubiläums, auf das sich der Titel des Werkes bezieht, in Auftrag gegeben. Die enge Freundschaft zwischen Hiroki Ito, dem Leiter des Orchesters,und Satoshi Yagisawa führte zur Komposition dieser brillanten und hinreißenden Fanfare von etwa zwei Minuten Dauer, die sich bestens als Eröffnungsstück eignet. Die Originalkomposition wurde für eine extrem große Besetzung inklusive einer separatenBanda“, Harfe und einigen Spezialinstrumenten komponiert. Diese neue Version hat der Komponist für eine Standardbesetzung neu instrumentiert.

Cette œuvre a été composée en commande de l’Aikodai Meiden High School Symphonic Band l’occasion de son 50e concert annuel, ce qui a inspiré le titre. L’amitié profonde entre Hiroki Ito le chef d’orchestre et Satoshi Yagisawa est l’origine decette fanfare jubilatoire d’une durée approximative de deux minutes, pièce d’ouverture idéale pour votre concert. La composition originale était pour un orchestre extrêmement grand de 200 musiciens, comprenant aussi une banda séparée, uneharpe et d’autres instruments spéciaux. Cette nouvelle version a été réarrangée pour formation standard par le compositeur lui-même.

Questa fanfara brillante della durata di circa 2 minuti, ispirata dall’amicizia tra Hiroki Ito il direttore della banda e Satoshi Yagisawa, è ideale come apertura di un concerto. L’opera originale venne arrangiata per una strumentazione molto ampia e una banda di 200 musicisti, inclusa una sezione separata, con un’arpa e una variet di strumenti speciali. Questa nuova versione è stata riarrangiata per banda con strumentazione standard dallo stesso compositore.

SKU: BT.AMP-403-010

English-German-French-Dutch.

Philip Sparke’s third symphony, A Colour Symphony, was commissioned by “sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel” conducted by Thomas Ratzek. In the five movements (white, yellow, blue, red and green) the composer creates links betweenthe instrumentation and harmonic elements and the actual colour of the spectrum the movement stands for. In order to create the greatest richness possible, Philip Sparke used a very large instrumentation including low woodwinds, harp, piano andcelli. A Colour Symphony is an impressive and iconic addition to the standard repertoire for large symphonic bands.

De derde symfonie van Philip Sparke, A Colour Symphony, is geschreven in opdracht van het ‘sinfonischen blasorchester wehdel’, dat onder leiding staat van dirigent Thomas Ratzek. In de vijf delen (white, yellow, blue, red andgreen) legt de componist verbanden tussen de instrumentatie en harmonische elementen en de kleur waar het betreffende deel voor staat. Om een grote klankrijkdom te creëren heeft Sparke een omvangrijk palet aan instrumentatie gebruikt,waaronder het lage houtregister, een harp, piano en cello’s. A Colour Symphony is een indrukwekkende en iconische aanvulling op het standaardrepertoire van het grote symfonische blaasorkest.

Philip Sparkes dritte Sinfonie, A Colour Symphony, wurde vom Sinfonischen Blasorchester Wehdel, das von Thomas Ratzek geleitet wird, in Auftrag gegeben. In den fünf Sätzen (white, yellow, blue, red and green) stellt der Komponisteine Verbindung zwischen der Instrumentierung und den harmonischen Elementen sowie der jeweiligen Farbe, für die der Satz steht, her. Um eine möglichst große Bandbreite zu erzeugen, verwendete Philip Sparke eine sehr umfangreiche Instrumentierung mittiefen Holzbläsern, Harfe, Klavier und Celli. A Colour Symphony ist eine eindrucksvolle und hervorragende Ergänzung zum Standardrepertoire für sinfonisches Blasorchester.

La troisième symphonie de Philip Sparke, A Colour Symphony, fut commandée par le Sinfonisches Blasorchester Wehdel, dont le chef d’orchestre est Thomas Ratzek. Dans chacun des cinq mouvements (white, yellow, blue, red and green),le compositeur établit un rapport entre l’instrumentation et les éléments harmoniques, et la couleur réelle attribuée au mouvement spécifique. Pour créer autant de richesse que possible, Philip Sparke utilise une instrumentation variée qui comprendles bois de registre grave, harpe, piano et violoncelles. A Colour Symphony est un ajout impressif et iconique au répertoire de norme des grands orchestres d’harmonie.

La terza sinfonia di Philip Sparke, è stata commissionata dalla Sinfonischen Blasorchester Wehdel di Thomas Ratzek. Ciascuno dei quattro movimenti corrisponde a un colore (bianco, giallo, blu e rosso), in un inarrestabile sinestetico rincorrersi di suoni e visioni. L’orchestrazione è di quelle imponenti: legni, arpa, pianoforte e violoncello svolgono una parte fondamentale nell’opera di conferimento di ulteriore rigoglio arrangiativo alla sinfonia sparkiana.

SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8

ISBN 9781599130545.

Royal Coronation Dances is the first sequel to the Fanfare Ode & Festival, both being settings of dance music originally arranged by Gervaise in the mid 16th-century (the next sequel is The Renaissance Fair, which uses music of Susato and Praetorius). Fanfare Ode & Festival has been performed by many tens of thousands of students, both in high school and junior high school. I have heard that some of them are amazed that the music they are playing was first played and danced to over 400 years ago. Some students tend to think that music started with Handel and his Messiah to be followed by Beethoven and his Fifth Symphony, with naught in between or before of consequence. Although Royal Coronation Dances is derived from the same source as Fanfare Ode & Festival, they are treated in different ways. I envisioned this new suite programmatically -- hence the descriptive movement titles, which I imagined to be various dances actually used at some long-ago coronation. The first movement depicts the guests, both noble and common, flanked by flag and banner bearers, arriving at the palace to view the majestic event. They are festive, their flags swirling the air, their cloaks brightly colored. In the second movement, the queen in stately measure moves to take her place on the throne as leader and protector of the realm. In the third movement, the jesters of the court entertain the guests with wild games of sport. Musically, there are interesting sonorities to recreate. Very special attention should be given to the tambourine/tenor drum part in the first movement. Their lively rhythms give the movement its power. Therefore they should be played as distinctly and brilliantly as possible. The xylophone and glockenspiel add clarity, but must not be allowed to dominate. Observe especially the differing dynamics; the intent is to allow much buzzing bass to penetrate. The small drum (starting at meas. 29) should be played expressively, with attention to the notated articulations, with the brass light and detached, especially in a lively auditorium. It is of some further interest that the first dance is extremely modal. The original is clearly in G mixolydian mode (scale: G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G). However, other editors might put in F-sharps in many places (changing the piece almost to G major), in the belief that such ficta would have been automatically put in by the 16th-century performers as they played. I doubt it. I have not only eschewed these within the work, but even at the cadences. So this arrangement is most distinctly modal (listen to the F-naturals in meas. 22 and 23, for instance), with all the part-writing as Gervaise wrote it. In the second movement, be careful that things do not become too glued together. In the 16th century this music might have been played by a consort of recorders, instruments very light of touch and sensitive to articulation. Concert band can easily sound heavy, and although this movement has been scored for tutti band, it must not sound it. It is essential, therefore, that you hear all the instruments, with none predominating. Only when each timbre can be heard separately and simultaneously will the best blend occur, and consequently the greatest transparency. So aim for a transparent, spacious tutti sound in this movement. Especially have the flutes, who do this so well, articulate rather sharply, so as to produce a chiffing sound, and do not allow the quarter-notes to become too tied together in the entire band. The entrance of the drums (first tenor, then bass) are events and as such should be audible. Incidentally, this movement begins in F Major and ends in D Minor: They really didn't care so much about those things then. The third movement (one friend has remarked that it is the most Margolisian of the bunch, but actually I am just getting subtler, I hope) again relies upon the percussion (and the scoring) to make its points. Xylophone in this movement is meant to be distinctly audible. Therefore, be especially sure that the xylophone player is secure in the part, and also that the tambourine and toms sound good. This movement must fly or it will sink, so rev up the band and conduct it in 1 for this mixolydian jesting. I suppose the wildly unrelated keys (clarinets and then brass at the end) would be a good 16th-century joke, but to us, our put-up-the-chorus-a-half-step ears readily accept such shenanigans. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3, 2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1 & 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1 & 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4 Trombone 2 & 3, 3 Euphonium (B.C.), 2 Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani (optional), 2 Xylophone & Glockenspiel, 5 Percussion.

SKU: CF.SPS71

ISBN 9781491143544. UPC: 680160901043. Key: G minor.

Nordanvind is a tour de force symphonic rhapsody that is built on three Scandinavian folk songs. Composer Carl Strommen has composed these Viking-influenced melodies into a concert setting that brings out all of the history of the Scandinavian people. The piece is at times bold and aggressive, at other times beautiful. Carl employs all of the instrumental colors of the concert band to create a new work for more advanced ensembles.
Modern Scandinavians are descendants of the Vikings, an adventuresome people who were known for their love of the sea, their naval prowess, and as fierce fighters . The Scandinavian Vikings were warriors from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden who traded, raided and settled in various parts of Europe, Russia, the North Atlantic islands, and the northeastern coast of North America .Starting around 1850, over one million Swedes left their homeland for the United States in search of religious freedom and open farm land . Augustana College was founded in 1860 by graduates of Swedish universities and is located on the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Illinois . Home of the “Vikings,” Augustana College is the oldest Swedish- American institution of higher learning in the United States . This powerful and lively piece takes inspiration from Swedish history and from Swedish folk songs and hymns .Havsdrake (Dragon of the Sea)The Nordanvind or “North Wind” blows a cold wind during a journey of a group of courageous Viking rowers . The “Dragon-ship” or long ships designed for raiding and war was a sophisticated, fast ship able to navigate in very shallow water . To musically portray these magnificent seafaring vessels, the director is encouraged to use an Ocean Drum (or a rain stick) during the introduction . Wind players may consider blowing air through their instruments to suggest the North wind . Adding men’s voices to accompany the haunting low brass and percussive “rower” sounds can be helpful in creating the dark and ominous portrayal of Viking adventurers .Slangpolska efter Byss - KalleIn Sweden, a “polska” is a partner dance where the dancers spin each other (släng in Swedish “to sling or toss”) . Slangpolska efter Byss - Kalle is attributed to Byss-Kalle, who was a notable Swedish folk musician, specifically a nyckelharpa player . Slangpolska efter Byss - Kalle is a traditional “polska” dance song most often played on the Nyckelharpa or keyed fiddle and is commonly heard in pubs and at festive events throughout Sweden . Approximately 10,000 nyckelharpa players live in Sweden today, and the Swedish and the American Nyckelharpa Associations are dedicated to this Swedish National instrument . The director is encouraged to share video and audio examples of the nyckelharpa playing the original Slangpolska efter Byss - Kalle .Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara (Children of the Heavenly Father)Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara Is a traditional Swedish melody, possibly of German roots, and was believed to be arranged as a hymn by the Swedish hymn writer, Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg (1832–1903) . As a daughter of a Swedish Lutheran minister, she began writing poems as a teenager and is said to have written over 1,700 different texts . There are two different accounts as to the inspiration for this hymn . The first story is that Lina (as she was called) wrote the hymn to honor her father and to say thank you to him for raising her and protecting her . A second belief is of her witnessing the tragic death of her father . She and her father were on a boat, when a wave threw her father overboard . It was said that the profound effect of watching her father drown is what caused Lina to write the text to this hymn . Although this is a treasured song to people of Swedish descent everywhere, it speaks to all people about a father tending and nourishing his children, and protecting them from evil .SPS71FThe Augustana College Concert BandFounded in 1874, the Augustana Band program is one of the oldest continuously active collegiate band programs in the country . The Concert Band is one of two bands on campus and was formed more than thirty years ago . The Concert Band attracts students of every skill level and from a wide variety of majors . Students in the ensemble play a large part in choosing their music for performance, which include works from the standard repertoire, orchestral transcriptions, and the latest compositions from leading composers .Rick Jaeschke began his musical career as a clarinet player in the 1st US Army Band . He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Susquehanna University, a Masters of Music from James Madison University, and a doctorate from Columbia University in New York . He was also fortunate to study conducting with Donald Hunsburger and with Frederick Fennell .Dr . Jaeschke taught band and choir at Great Mills High School in Southern Maryland, and for fifteen years, he was the district Music Supervisor in Armonk, New York, where he taught high school concert and jazz bands, beginning band, and music technology . During that time, the music program flourished, and the high school band consistently received Gold Medals in the New York State Festivals, as well as in national, and international festivals . As a clarinet and saxophone player, Dr . Jaeschke performed in the New York metropolitan area with the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, the Putnam Symphony Orchestra, Fine Arts Symphony Orchestra, and served as the concert master for the Hudson Valley Wind Symphony .For several years, Dr . Jaeschke served as the Fine Arts Coordinator for the District 204 schools in Naperville, IL, a district selected as One of the Best 100 Schools in America for Music . Currently, Dr . Jaeschke is an Associate Professor at Augustana College where he teaches music and music education courses, and directs the Concert Band . He has served on various educational boards, is a National edTPA scorer, and has presented at state, national and international music conferences . He lives with his family in Bettendorf Iowa, and enjoys any opportunity to explore the open water in his sea kayak .

SKU: HL.44013149

UPC: 888680786816.

This work was composed as a commission by the Aikodai Meiden High School Symphonic Band, for the 50th anniversary of their annual concert; the title A Golden Jubilation is a reference to this. The close friendship between Hiroki Ito, the conductor of the band, and Satoshi Yagisawa resulted in this brilliant and exhilarating fanfare of approximately two minutes in length; the piece is ideal to use as a concert opener. The original composition was arranged for an extremely wide range of instruments and a band of 200 musicians, including a separate 'banda', harp and a variety of special instruments. This new version has been rescored for standard band instrumentation by the composer himself.