Symphonic Band Performances
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LIEBESTOD (LOVE-DEATH) from 'Tristan and Isolde' LIEBESTOD (LOVE-DEATH) from 'Tristan and Isolde'
LIEBESTOD IS THE MUSIC FROM THE FINAL SCENE OF RICHARD WAGNER'S 3 ACT OPERA, 'TRISTAN AND ISOLDE', WRITTEN BETWEEN 1857 AND 1859. ISOLDE SINGS THIS FAREWELL LOVE SONG BEFORE SHE DIES. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 SAN DIEGO ALL COUNTY H.S. HONOR BAND.
LIEBESTOD from 'Tristan und Isolde' LIEBESTOD from 'Tristan und Isolde'
'LIEBESTOD' (LOVE-DEATH) IS THE TITLE OF THE FINAL, DRAMATIC ARIA FROM THE OPERA 'TRISTAN UND ISODLE', COMPOSED BY RICHARD WAGNER BETWEEN 1856-1859. THE OPERA AND SCORE HAVE OFTEN BEEN CITED AS LANDMARKS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN MUSIC.
LIGHT CAVALRY - Marching Band Drill LIGHT CAVALRY - Marching Band Drill
LIVE PERFORMANCE RECORDED AT THE UIL REGION X MARCHING BAND CONTEST DURING MY SENIOR YEAR WHEN I WAS DRUM MAJOR. WE WERE A TRADITIONAL MILITARY MARCHING BAND. THIS IS THE LIGHT CAVALRY OVERTURE BY FRANZ VON SUPPE.
LIGHT CAVALRY OVERTURE LIGHT CAVALRY OVERTURE
LEICHTE KAVALLERIE (LIGHT CAVALRY) IS AN OPERETTA IN 3 ACTS WRITTEN BY FRANZ VON SUPPE (1866). WHILE MUCH OF THE OPERA LIES IN RELATIVE OBSCURITY, THE OVERTURE IS HIS MOST WELL KNOWN PIECE. PERFORMED BY THE USAF BAND OF THE GOLDEN GATE, TRAVIS AFB.
LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUS LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUS
THIS IS A HYMN WRITTEN BY FRANCES HAVERGAL (1874) AND MUSIC BY JAMES MOUNTAIN (1876). SHE WROTE THIS AFTER SURVIVING A GRAVE ILLNESS. PERFORMED BY THE WHEATON COLLEGE BAND (NOT THE CHOIR) A CHRISTIAN FAITH BASED COLLEGE WITH EXCELLANT MUSIC PROGRAMS.
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY (Movement II- Horkstow Grange) LINCOLNSHIRE POSY (Movement II- Horkstow Grange)
THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE TMEA REGION X ALL REGION BAND. THIS IS THE SECOND MOVEMENT OF LINCOLNSHIRE POSY, COMPOSED BY PERCY GRAINGER IN 1937. IT IS ABOUT AN OLD MISER WHO LIVES IN HORKSTOW GRANGE, AND FEATURES A POIGNANT TRUMPET SOLO.
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY (Movement V- Lord Melbourne) LINCOLNSHIRE POSY (Movement V- Lord Melbourne)
PERFORMED BY THE 1971 ARKANSAS ALL STATE SECOND BAND. THE 5TH OF 6 MOVEMENTS. A FIERCE, HEAVY WAR SONG THAT OPENS IN FREE TIME. THE CONDUCTOR MARKS EVERY BEAT WITH A DIFFERENT LENGTH WHICH NORMALLY IS MEMORIZED. WRITTEN BY PERCY GRAINGER IN 1937.
LINCOLNSHIRE POSY - Movements I,II,III,IV,V,VI LINCOLNSHIRE POSY - Movements I,II,III,IV,V,VI
ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL BAND COMPOSITIONS, WRITTEN BY PERCY GRAINGER IN 1937. BASED ON ENGLISH FOLKSONGS, A MUSICAL BUNCH OF FLOWERS. THIS INCLUDES ALL 6 MVMTS. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS CONCERT BAND.
LITURGICAL DANCES LITURGICAL DANCES
SUBTITLED 'BENEDICAMUS SOCII DOMINO' (LET US AS COMPANIONS PRAISE THE LORD).COMPOSED BY DAVID HOLSINGER AND PERFORMED BY THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY WIND ENSEMBLE. COMMISSIONED BY PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA MUSIC FRATERNITY AT CENTRAL METHODIST COLLEGE
LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND - Movement 3- 'Alleluia' LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND - Movement 3- 'Alleluia'
GIOCOSO. WRITTEN BY MARTIN MAILMAN IN 1963. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT A CONCERT BEFORE UIL CONTEST. THE BAND WAS DIRECTED BY MR. BILL DRISKELL.
LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND, OP. 33 LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND, OP. 33
THE 4 MOVEMENTS OF THIS COMPOSITION BY MARTIN MAILMAN (1963) ARE TAKEN FROM THE PROPER AND ORDINARY SECTIONS OF THE MASS. I-INTROIT, II-KYRIE, III-GLORIA, IV-ALLELUIA. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H.S. BAND 6 WEEKS BEFORE UIL CONTEST MY SOPH YR.
LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND- Movement 1- Introit LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND- Movement 1- Introit
Allegro Moderato. Written by Martin Mailman in 1963. The four movements are taken from the Proper and Ordinary Sections of the Mass. Performed by the Beaumont French High School Band at a Pre-Uil practice concert.
LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND- Movement 2 -'Kyrie' LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND- Movement 2 -'Kyrie'
ADAGIO. WRITTEN MARTIN MAILMAN IN 1963. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT A PRACTICE CONCERT BEFORE UIL CONCERT AND SIGHTREADING CONTEST.
LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND- Movement. 4- 'Gloria' LITURGICAL MUSIC FOR BAND- Movement. 4- 'Gloria'
ALLEGRO ENERGICO. WRITTEN BY MARTIN MAILMAN IN 1963. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT A PRACTICE CONCERT BEFORE UIL CONTEST.
LOLA FLORES LOLA FLORES
THIS IS PERFORMED BY WHAT JOHN PHILIP SOUSA CALLED 'THE WORLD'S GREATEST COLLEGE BAND' THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CONCERT BAND (1970) CONDUCTED BY FAMED DIRECTOR HARRY BEGIAN. THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 1966 BY ALFREDO SADEL AND TERIG TUCCI AND ARRANGED FOR
MARCH CARILLON MARCH CARILLON
THIS IS A YULETIDE PIECE OF MARCHING RHYTHMS WRITTEN BY HOWARD HANSON IN 1920. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORKS BY HANSON. THE STYLE IS REMINISCENT OF RACHMANINOFF. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE USAF GOLDEN GATE BAND.
MARCH FESTIVO MARCH FESTIVO
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY EDWARD J. MADDEN, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, AND CONDUCTOR. IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS MUSIC EDUCATOR'S ASSOCIATION. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 BARRIE COLLEGIATE BAND.
MARCH OPUS 99 MARCH OPUS 99
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA REGION X ALL REGION BAND, THIS IS A CONCERT MARCH WRITTEN BY SERGEI PROKOFIEV IN 1943, WHEN HE WAS A DOMINANT FORCE IN SOVIET MUSIC. THE MARCH OPENS WITH A STRONG ALLEGRO PULSE THAT CARRIES THE COMPOSITION AND A SOLO TRUMPET
MARCH SPIRITOSO MARCH SPIRITOSO
CLAUDE T. SMITH WROTE THIS FOR THE CHILLICOTHE, MO. HIGH SCHOOL BAND, WHERE HE TAUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THIS PERKY MARCH TYPIFIES THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN MR. SMITH. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH CONCERT BAND, CONDUCTED BY SMITH.
MARCH TO THE SCAFFOLD MARCH TO THE SCAFFOLD
THIS IS THE 4TH MOVEMENT OF 'SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE', WRIITEN BY FRENCH COMPOSER HECTOR BERLIOZ IN 1830. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF THE EARLY ROMANTIC PERIOD. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 SAN DIEGO ALL COUNTY H.S. HONOR BAND.
