On Motifs From Richard Wagner'S 'Ring Des Nibelungen'. Par SONNTAG GOTTFRIED. Gottfried Sonntag, un musicien militaire en à Bayreuth, créé une marche (concert) de certains des motifs musicaux centrales de la ' Ring '. En ces jours, il s'agissait de manière fréquente, de faire de la musique de scène plus accessible à un plus large public ou de l'exploitation de sa popularité. En outre, Richard Wagner a exprimé son approbation des arrangements de ses oeuvres pour la bande de vent./ Répertoire / Ensemble à Vent

Numerous dynamic contrasts combined with unique woodwind contributions unite in this solid concert march. William Latham's Brighton Beach concert march serves equally well as an outstanding recessional for graduation ceremonies. This work is a must for every school band library. (3:51)

When one thinks of marches, more than likely the first name to come to mind is John Philip Sousa. As probably the best-known leader of the Marine Band in its early years, he has a formidable legacy. Although he is stereotyped as a march writer, he did compose in many other forms, but it is the march for which he is remembered. Michael Story removes the technical difficulties, but the integrity shines through. This is possibly the classic of all marches! (1:54)

Flexible Woodwind Ensembl-This suite of folk songs is scored for woodwind quartet and a single unpitched drum. Although the nominal scoring is for flute two clarinets and bassoon the piece has considerable inbuilt flexibility of scoring. The options for instruments on each part are as follows: Part 1: Flute oboe or soprano saxophone Part 2: Bb Clarinet or alto saxophone Part 3: Bb clarinet alto saxophone or tenor saxophone Part 4: Bassoon bass clarinet or baritone saxophoneThe piece may be played by any combination of these instruments. Where necessary some passages have been transposed down an octave in the soprano alto and tenor saxophone parts.Where this occurs the lower pitch is also included in the score. There are also a few notes in the bass clarinet part of the March which have been taken up the octave through necessity; similarly this is indicated in the score.The drum should be unsnared and of medium low pitch. A bodhran tenor drum low tom-tom or floor tom are suggested although in the end it is up to the performer!The folk songs used in the piece are not particularly well known these days. 'Gan to the Kye' is an example of the rich culture of traditional music from Northumbria. The title means 'Go to the cows' and is a love song in which the herdsman asks his lover (in a gesture possibly lacking somewhat in romance) to accompany him whilst he tends his herd of cattle.The second movement is a setting of 'Rosemary Lane' a beautiful Somerset song. It tells of a serving girl ill-used by a sailor; as so often in traditional music the beauty of the tune is quite at odds with the unpleasant circumstances related.'Gently Johnny' is a good-humoured song in which the enthusiastic suitor is teased by the object of his affections: he is asked to cool his ardour whilst at the same time being left in no doubt that his attentions may be as bold as he wishes! The middle section uses another song this time from Middlesex called 'Jack Williams'.

All of the familiar themes from the blockbuster hit are contained in this dynamic medley including Rohan, Forth Eorlingas, The March of the Ents, Evenstar, and Gollum's Song. A seamless characterization from the pen of Douglas E. Wagner, this medley is sure to capture the imagination of your entire audience. (6:01)

Eric Coates' musical genius is celebrated in this new arrangement from Douglas E. Wagner. From the film of the same name, The Dam Busters was an instant classic and was named after a string of successful bombings on the Ruhr River which brought World War II to a more rapid end. This new arrangement of the classic march celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the composition. (3:51)

For the project The Music of Kurt Weill, Peter Kleine Schaars rewrote a number of works by the German composer Kurt Weill (1900?1950) for the ?Dreigroschen-Orchester? (an occasional ensemble with the line-up that Weill had prescribed for his Kleine Dreigroschenmusik). Kleine Schaars became inspired by the three periods that characterize the life of Weill: he successively lived in Berlin, Paris and New York. Three Aspects of Kurt Weill (with the subtitle Drei Kurzweilige Impressionen) has one theme that comes forward in three totally different atmospheres, corresponding with the three mentioned periods. Movement one is a ?Berlin-tinted? protest march and parodies the fascist use of music. Movement two is a French musette (valse de Paris). Finally, the theme is featured in big band style in movement three: here, your ensemble transforms into a swinging Broadway band.