Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.874250

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Ray-Michael Kauffman , a doRayme flute studio production. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 21 pages. As do Ray meflute studio production #3927235. Published by as do Ray meflute studio production (A0.874250).

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Des pas sur la neige is a musical composition by French composer Claude Debussy. It is the sixth piece in the composer's first book of Preludes, written between late 1909 and early 1910. The title is in French and translates to Footprints in the Snow

 

 

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The piece is one of four Debussy preludes in book # 1.

Thought to be inspired by the hugely popular French impressionist painting , called Snow at Louveciennes,

Debussy's inspiration from Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky is evident in this piece through his utilization of a block-like dissonant chord just before the middle part of the piece

 My own personal touches on this piece, included extended chord progression and formation with small variants on melody and counter melodies, Also, more importantly, the expression of the performers interpretation as well as my own for the creation  and  musically paint a magical snow scene.

Arranged and scored for piccolo, 6 flutes in c, alto flute in g, bass flute , opt. contra bass flute and / or optional cello.

Perfect for large and small ensembles. Perfect for winter  concerts, prelude services, recitals, concerts. 

I thought this impressionist piece, much like the the famous french paintings are a perfect pairing for winter, snow days, and environmental effects . Obviously, this is a professional arrangement, and super difficult to find on SHeetMusicPLus  , compared to so many other simple and basic , cookie-cutter formatted arrangements

This arrangement, however is true professionally arranged and definitely will stand out and shine for you ensemble or choir.

A must for flute choir libraries!!

Concert Band - Digital Download

SKU: A0.830751

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Richard Byrnes. 20th Century. Score and parts. 87 pages. Richard Byrnes #4896089. Published by Richard Byrnes (A0.830751).

Pour le piano, a suite for solo piano was completed and published in 1901.

 

The Sarabande was described by Debussy as rather like an old portrait in the Louvre. It has been described as among the most intimate music for the keyboard. This beautiful piece would enhance any concert program.

Composed by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Arranged by Álvaro Jesus. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 39 pages. Álvaro Jesus #5316971. Published by Álvaro Jesus

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.977806

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Terry Lewis. 20th Century. Score and parts. 42 pages. Terry lewis #6515223. Published by Terry lewis (A0.977806).

Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune, arranged here for small school wind band / Concertband

Concert Band - Digital Download

SKU: A0.830750

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Richard Byrnes. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 132 pages. Richard Byrnes #4895917. Published by Richard Byrnes (A0.830750).

Suite Bergamasque was composed around 1890. It was then revised and published in 1905. The title is derived from the city of Bergamo in the Italian Alps and serves as a tribute to French Baroque harpsichordists. It is comprised of 4 movements: Prélude, Menuet, Clair de lune, and Passepied.

 The passepied was a dance originating in Brittany. Debussy’s appreciation of the medieval practice of using open 4ths and 5ths is worked out eloquently in this very expressive movement.

In addition to works by Debussy, we offer works by J.S. Bach, Fauré, Glinka, Gottschalk, Granados, Lotti, Mozart, Ravel, Richard Strauss, and Turina.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1323446

Composed by Claude Debussy. Arranged by Clayton Fannin. 20th Century. 76 pages. Clayton Fannin #911617. Published by Clayton Fannin (A0.1323446).

The third movement of Suite Bergamasque composed by Debussy around 1890 and published in 1905, the piece was inpired by the 1869 poem of the same name by Paul Verlaine.

Your soul is a chosen landscape
On which masks and Bergamasques cast enchantment as they go,
Playing the lute, and dancing, and all but
Sad beneath their fantasy-disguises.

Singing all the while, in the minor mode,
Of all-conquering love and life so kind to them
They do not seem to believe in their good fortune,
And their song mingles with the moonlight,
 
With the calm moonlight, sad and lovely,
Which makes the birds dream in the trees,
And the plumes of the fountains weep in ecstasy,
The tall, slender plumes of the fountains among the marble sculptures.

DeBussy's piece captures the tranquility and passionate Romantisism of the poem with one of his most famous works. 

The arrangement captures the rich vibrance and expression of the original piano piece while adding new hints of modernism and tone color.

Level 3-4

1 Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
1 Cor Anglais
2 Bassoons
3 B-flat Clarinets
1 B-flat Bass Clarinet
2 Alto Saxophone in E-flat
1 Tenor Saxophone in B-flat
1 Baritone Saxophone in E-flat
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in B-flat
2 Trombones
1 Euphonium
1 Tuba
1 Contrabass
Piano
Timpani
Glockenspiel
2 Marimba
Vibraphone
Auxillary Percussion (Bass drum, suspended cymbal, and tam-tam).