Par SIXTEN FREDRIK. Following the amazing success of Alleluia for mixed choir (EP11432), Fredrik Sixten has arranged a new version for female choir (SSAA). Alleluia seeks to be both a meditation as well as expressing a joyous praise. The composition starts out as a subdued Laud and then gradually evolves through a long crescendo into a climax of splendour and vigour. It subsequently returns, with …

Le fugitif est une fugue jazz trois volets dans le style bebop sur une basse marche. Le célèbre quatuor de Stardust de Loeki Amsterdam a effectué la première mondiale du travail, créé en 2002 par le joueur néerlandais enregistreur et le compositeur Karel van Steenhoven, membre fondateur de l'ensemble. Le titre est un jeu de mot ' fugue ' et son sens ancien du vol ou de la poursuite. Les parties ch…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Golden Winds est une commande de l’Harmonie des Jeunes de Schramberg, en Allemagne, pour marquer son cinquantenaire en 2012. L’orchestre a créé cette pièce sous la direction d’Andreas Hirt lors de son concert de Noël la même année. La pièce s’ouvre sur un thème nerveux et énergique joué dans le registre grave des bois qui se développe en canon et s’amplifie pour arriver à un cli…

Par MURPHY RYAN. for SATB chorus and orchestra Pulsating rhythms underpin this energetic arrangement of a traditional spiritual. The voice parts progress from a forthright rendition of the famous tune at the beginning to bold and exciting harmonies by the end. The arrangement would provide a high-spirited and rousing climax for any Christmas concert. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Répertoire / Choe…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. To celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Stadtmusikkapelle Wilten in Innsbruck Philip Sparke composed Wilten Festival Overture. A bold fanfare, led by the horns, forms the opening of the work from which an expressive theme unfolds until the full band reaches a climax. Short solo statements from saxophone, horn and trumpet lead to a recapitulation of this theme which melts into …

Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. An Zimmern was initially planned to be part of a cycle of Hölderlin settings. Hölderlin’s late lyrics offer a certain riveness between equation, lunatic bursts and a dissociated smoothness. This ‘riveness’ can be found in the work’s concentrated character, which combines fragile colours of piano and flute, an eruptive climax and exactly organized lines and motives. During …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Golden Winds s’ouvre sur un thème nerveux et énergique joué dans le registre grave des bois qui se développe en canon et s’amplifie pour arriver à un climax avec l’orchestre entier. L’ambiance s’apaise pour introduire un passage contemplatifqui met en avant d’abord les clarinettes, puis un thème opulent en forme de choral qui se transforme en un tutti ardent. Les ' Vents Dorés '…

Par DOBSON SIMON. Little Hymn was composed by award-winning composer Simon Dobson (b.1981) to provide an alternative to the traditional hymn tune settings that provide one of the foundations of the brass band repertoire. This simple, haunting melody begins on a brass quartet without cornets. The full band joins for the second part, which rises to a richly textured climax before receding to a quiet…

A Chorale about Love. Par ROELS STIJN. Close est un choral qui chante les louanges d?un thème universel : l?amour. Les gens qui nous sont chers sont ceux que nous aimons avoir auprès de nous, afin de pouvoir les serrer dans nos bras de temps en temps. C?était particulièrement difficile pendant la période où sévissait le COVID ? une privation que de nombreuses personnes ressentaient profondément. L…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost originally composed each and every note of ‘Slavia’ (as in case in ‘Puszta’, ‘Rikudim’ and ‘A Highland Rhapsody’). Consequently, ‘Slavia’ does not contain any arrangement of existing tunes, but is an original composition ‘in the style of…’. The introduction has an ABA structure and exposes a broad melodic line. Following a short cadenza, there is a second m…

Par DE HAAN JAN. Inspiration was commissioned by the Solothurnischer Kanotonal Musikverband in Switzerland in 1993. The composition begins with an A-theme written in a Phrygian tonality and, after an enormous climax, moves on into a quicker B-section, characterized by the use of wide interval jumps. Then follows the development in which both themes return individually and together. Peace and quiet…

Par SZATHMARY ZSIGMOND. In ancient times, language and music were already regarded as an inseparable unit. Homer's epic poems, for example, were sung, and in the highly developed art of rhetoric, words were used to communicate reason, while music spoke to the soul. Since Monteverdi's time, musical delineation of text has become even more important: rhetoric terms such as 'exclamatio”, 'saltus duri…

for String Orchestra. Par WHITACRE ERIC. A brand new orchestration of Eric Whitacre's popular composition for concert band, Sleep for String Orchestra is a lush and achingly beautiful work. This haunting chorale begins softly and slowly then blossoms to a powerful climax. Can also be performed with optional SATB chorus, with original text by celebrated American poet Charles Anthony Silvestri. / Da…

Par HUMMEL BERTOLD. The overall form of this work in one movement is in seven sections. A slow introduction begins with multiphonics of the saxophone and sounds of cymbals played with a double-bass bow. Vibraphone and marimbaphone provide the chordal foundation for a fanfare-like invocation by the saxophone. The atmosphere of the following Allegro is dominated by an ostinato series of notes taken …

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This work consists of two movements. The first part is rather quiet and pastoral in character, written in a gently rocking 12/8 time and expressing the tranquillity of the area around the medieval town of Oudenburg in Belgium. After a beautiful orchestral climax the second section, inspired by the Roman past of Oudenburg, begins. A somewhat oppressive and impending introduct…