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Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Lode Violet
After winning the 1st prize at the Conservatory in Brussels with his arrangement of ‘Die Post’, Lode decided to write an original work for Brass Band Willebroek and dedicated this to the band and his father Frans Violet. The work begins with a soft, dreamy cornet introduction that develops into a lyrical melody. After a short spell with the baritone a second theme comes to life. Dialogues between several instruments brings the composition to it’s climax, and the euphonium and flugel bring rest again. The title '... Your own Tale?' refers to the imagination of the listener, as everyone creates their own story.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Joseph Haydn
Composed in 1772, Haydn’s Symphony No.45, better known as the “Farewell Symphony” due to the circumstances of which it was composed. Haydn’s employer, Prince Nikolaus became so attracted to his Eszterhaza Castle, he spent longer and longer there each year. The court musicians were not allowed their families with them and became increasingly depressed. This symphony was composed in such a way, that during the last movement, one by one, each player blew out their candle, and crept of stage. The idea being that the prince would get the subtle hint. The next day, the court returned to Vienna! Arranged in the same way, players able to walk off one by one, a perfect ending to a concert, or first half.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: P.I. Tchaikovsky Arranger: Robert Childs
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture is amongst the most energising of compositions. It was written to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon by Russia and his ignominious retreat from Moscow. This is a new arrangement for brass band by Robert Childs and, although the arrangement is shorter in duration than the original, it doesn't fluctuate from the original key structure making this version the most authentic to date. The arrangement features full orchestral percussion including tubular bells and canon together with optional organ and fanfare brass groups.
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The recording is ESSENTIAL DYKE Vol.5, Celebrate Rotary - CD is DOY CD193
1812 Overture, arranged by Robert Childs, is available on the CD 'By Request II' by Grimethorpe Colliery Band, conducted by Dr. Robert Childs & Ray Farr.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: P.I. Tchaikovsky Arranger: Robert Childs
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture is amongst the most energising of compositions. It was written to commemorate the defeat of Napoleon by Russia and his ignominious retreat from Moscow. This is a new arrangement for brass band by Robert Childs and, although the arrangement is shorter in duration than the original, it doesn't fluctuate from the original key structure making this version the most authentic to date. The arrangement features full orchestral percussion including tubular bells and canon together with optional organ and fanfare brass groups.
If you enjoyed listening to this extract, you can buy the full recording of this work on the CD section of our site. If you want to perform this work with your band, you can of course purchase the score and parts here right now, by clicking on "BUY NOW".
The recording is ESSENTIAL DYKE Vol.5, Celebrate Rotary - CD is DOY CD193
1812 Overture, arranged by Robert Childs, is available on the CD 'By Request II' by Grimethorpe Colliery Band, conducted by Dr. Robert Childs & Ray Farr.
Categories: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC, Howard Snell Music Composer: Sergi Rachmaninov Arranger: Howard Snell
This arrangement is for full Brass Band as opposed to the arrangement for Eb. Soprano Cornet with Brass Band accompaniment which is also available on this site.
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Howard Snell writes: A melancholy Rachmaninov melody (from the Paganini Variations for Piano & Orchestra) to melt any romantic's soul. Anyone who doesn't find this melody gorgeous in the extreme needs prolonged medical treatment !
For that point in the concert, when everything has been fast and furious, and you need to change the mood and get your audience to relax - this is the piece, and everyone knows the tune - as an audience pleaser, you can't fail. Duration a relaxing 3.10
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Paul McGhee
Duration 3.00
‘232.778ºC’ was written during October 2016 and is a musical homage and reaction to Ray Bradbury’s ‘Farenheit 451’ and the illustrations of the novel by Ralph Steadman. It received its premiere on Sunday 20th November at the 40th Brass in Concert Championships at the Sage, Gateshead.
‘232.778ºC’ is the temperature at which paper will burn without the use of an accelerant. As the music begins with a spark the flames begin to grow, adding all that they encounter to their flame. Fire engine sirens can be heard through the mayhem and the dynamic and dissonance intensifies as the calls and screams of ‘London’s Burning’ begin to shriek from all directions. The music continues to grow in intensity until the flames have consumed everything, and all that remains are the crumbled ruins of all that was once there.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Peter Graham
Within The 39th Parallel (South) lies the New Zealand district of Whanganui and at its heart the Whanganui river - Te Awa Tupua.
This work is cast in two parts; Part 1, a musical evocation of the course of the river from Mount Tongariro to the sea, is constructed according to golden ratio proportions (the fundamental mathematical principle governing nature). Running in parallel a sequence of metrical modulations finds the tempo of the music increase incrementally over the course of the movement.
Part 2 – Apakura – ("Lament" in the Maori language) develops a theme previously hinted at in Part 1 but now fully realised. This “Home” theme is an elegy to the late Kevin Jarrett – a towering figure in the New Zealand music scene who for many years lived and worked in the town of Whanganui. The elegy includes references to music which formed a significant part of Kevin Jarrett's musical experiences both as a New Zealand Army Band musician (echoes of the Urbach march Through Bolts and Bars) and through his long association with the National Band of New Zealand (hints of fellow countryman Sir Dean Goffin's classic Rhapsody in Brass).
The work concludes with a reprise of the “Home” theme.
The 39th Parallel was commissioned by the Brass Band Association of New Zealand, in memory of the late Kevin Jarrett, with funds primarily provided by WNG Loan Finance & Investment Co; McDonnell Coleman Trust; Brass Whanganui; Riki & Rhys McDonnell; Jonathan Wallace; Graham Hickman; Ian & Denise Levien; and the New Zealand Army Band.
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