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Categories: Howard Snell Music, LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Leonard Bernstein Arranger: Howard Snell
Vivaceous, fast moving show music. Great opener for any concert. Duration 4.54
This Overture, by Leonard Bernstein, is a vivacious and high-speed introduction to the comic opera of the same name. With effervescent hustle and bustle, and noisy outbursts succeeding spacious melodies … and so on... the effect of so much invention and brilliance is there for all to hear.
Candide Overture, by Howard Snell, is available on the CD 'Patrons' Choice IX' by Foden's Band and Foden's Youth Band, conducted by Michael Fowles and Mark Bousie.
Categories: Pop Music, LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composers: Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry Arranger: Peter Kleine Schaars
Duration 3.00 Grade 3.0
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Candyman was the third worldwide hit from Christina Aguilera’s album Back to Basics. Its jazzy 19405 feel makes this an extremely catchy melody that works well in this arrangement for brass band. This is a real ‘feel good’ song and will bring a sense of joy to any concert.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Jan Van Der Roost
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This quiet piece with its broad tones was originally written for brass band on request of Robert Leveugle, chairman of the composer's own band: Brass Band Midden Brabant (Belgium). The direct cause was a visit to the beautiful cathedral of the English city Canterbury, in which so many fine compositions sounded throughout the centuries. Later on, Jan Van der Roost rescored this piece for symphonic wind band, exploring the full richness of colours of this formation. Besides solo phrases for several instruments, there are some massive tutti passages making the wind orchestra sound like a majestic organ. By the way: an "ad libitum" organ part adds an extra richness, colour and power to this piece, making it sound even more broad and grand.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Philip Doe
In 1270, Edward I survived a shipwreck and, to give thanks for his deliverance, ordered the building of a great abbey of dimensions to rival any in the land and bequeathed funds to the Order of Cistercian monks to build and run the abbey. The location chosen was on the banks of the river Weaver which, incidentally is close to the hometown of the composer’s mother in Cheshire. Huge funds were put in to the project over many decades and although the foundations were laid for the great pillars to support the building (still visible to this day), the abbey was built only to a fraction of its original design. Instead, the funds were pilfered and misappropriated to fund the oppulent lifestyle of the profligate monks who were roundly despised and reviled in the country (merry gentleman indeed!). In 1543, Henry VIII set about the dissolution of the abbey, and the destruction of its building, to wide acclaim and much rejoicing throughout the county. This piece tells that story.
We are lucky to have many superb Ray Farr arrangements, but here he shows his talent in an original composition for brass band. Cantilena is a lovely, reflective slow song in a romantic style. It has been performed by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band at 'Brass in Concert' and recorded by Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag on CD 21966 Best by Farr.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Gabriel Faure Arranger: Norman Bearcroft
This work, originally for mixed chorus, was completed in 1865 when Faure was just nineteen years old and gained him first prize when graduating from Ecole Niedermeyer de Paris. A further version for orchestra (possibly by the composer) appeared in 1906.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Gabriel Faure Arranger: Alan Fernie
This work, originally for mixed chorus, was completed in 1865 when Faure was just nineteen years old and gained him first prize when graduating from Ecole Niedermeyer de Paris. A further version for orchestra (possibly by the composer) appeared in 1906.
As the Brass Band version of this superb choral work has not been recorded yet, we provide here a link to the choral version to allow you to become familiar with the composition.
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