Symphonic Band Performances
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PROMETHEUS OVERTURE (Beethoven) PROMETHEUS OVERTURE (Beethoven)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN WROTE THE BALLET 'THE CREATURES OF PROMETHEUS' IN 1800. IT PREMIERED IN 1801 AND WAS AN HOMAGE TO NAPOLEON. A YEAR LATER, HE BEGAN NOTICING THE FIRST SIGNS OF HEARING LOSS. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE 1965 TENNESSEE ALL STATE BAND.
PSALM FOR BAND, OPUS 53 PSALM FOR BAND, OPUS 53
THIS BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION WAS WRITTEN BY VINCENT PERSICHETTI IN 1952 AND IS A STANDARD IN THE BAND REPERTOIRE. IT CONSISTS OF 3 SECTIONS 'CONSTRUCTED FROM A SINGLE GERMINATING HARMONIC IDEA'. PERFORMED BY THE 1968 UNIV. S. MISSISSIPPI SYMPHONIC BAND
PUNCHINELLO PUNCHINELLO
THE TOTAL SPECTRUM OF BAND COLOR APPEARS IN THIS BRILLIANT COMPOSITION BY ALFRED REED, WRITTEN IN 1973. IT IS A FAST-SLOW-FAST FORM WITH A BEAUTIFUL LYRIC MIDDLE SECTION. PERFORMED BY THE '77 N. DAKOTA ST. UNIV. GOLD STAR BAND, ORVILLE EIDEM DIRECTOR
PURPLE CARNIVAL MARCH PURPLE CARNIVAL MARCH
WRITTEN BY HARRY L. ALFORD IN 1934. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE TMEA REGION X ALL REGION BAND. DR. JAMES MATTHEWS ( UNIV. OF HOUSTON) WAS OUR CONDUCTOR. REGION X IS IN S. E. TEXAS NEAR THE LOUISIANA BORDER. THE CONCERT WAS PERFORMED AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY.
REFLECTIONS REFLECTIONS
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT BAND, MY JUNIOR YEAR. W. FRANCIS MCBETH, CONDUCTOR. THIS WAS WRITTEN BY ROGER NIXON IN 1965.
REFLECTIONS PAST REFLECTIONS PAST
THIS COMPOSITION BY W. FRANCIS MCBETH WAS WRITTEN IN 1965. IT IS A STUDY IN POLYDYNAMICS, A MUSICAL DEVICE THAT HAS FOOLED MANY CONDUCTORS. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH UNIV. CONCERT BAND.
ROCKY POINT HOLIDAY ROCKY POINT HOLIDAY
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY CLASSICAL & POPULAR MUSIC COMPOSER RON NELSON (1969) ON A VACATION IN ROCKY POINT, RHODE ISLAND. IT WAS POPULARIZED BY THE GARFIELD CADETS 1983 DCI CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 FROSTBURG STATE COLLEGE SYMPHONIC BAND
ROLLING THUNDER ROLLING THUNDER
'ROLLING THUNDER' IS AN EXCITING CIRCUS MARCH, ALSO KNOWN AS A 'SCREAMER', COMPOSED BY THE PROLIFIC COMPOSER, HENRY FILLMORE IN 1916. IT INCLUDES A FAST AND EXTREMELY TECHNICAL TROMBONE PART. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
ROLLING THUNDER MARCH ROLLING THUNDER MARCH
THIS IS A GREAT CIRCUS MARCH WRITTEN BY HENRY FILLMORE IN 1916, PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP, INTERLOCHEN, MICH. BY THE H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #3 DURING MY SECOND SUMMER AT THE CAMP.
ROMAN CARNIVAL OVERTURE ROMAN CARNIVAL OVERTURE
THIS CONCERT OVERTURE IS BASED ON THEMES FROM THE OPERA 'BENVENUTO CELLINI', COMPOSED BY HECTOR BERLIOZ IN 1944. WHEN ATTENDING A PERFORMANCE OF HIS SHOWPIECE, HE SCREAMED OUT THAT THE MUSIC WAS TOO SLOW. PERFORMED BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE BAND IN 1979.
ROMEO AND JULIET ROMEO AND JULIET
THIS IS MUSIC FROM THE STORY AND MUSICAL OF ROMEO AND JULIET, BASED ON SHAKESPEARE'S PLAY. THE FAMOUS MELODY KNOWN AS "LOVE THEME" IS PART OF THE 3 STRANDS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL 19 MINUTE SONG. TAKEN FROM TCHAIKOVSKY'S SYMPHONIC POEM, COMPLETED IN 1880.
ROYCE HALL SUITE ROYCE HALL SUITE
THIS IS A 3 MOVEMENT SUITE WRITTEN BY ANGLO-CANADIAN COMPOSER HEALEY WILLAN IN 1949. HE WROTE OVER 800 WORKS BUT IS BEST REMEMBERED FOR HIS RELIGIOUS MUSIC. PERFORMED BY THE 1968 TEXAS ALL STATE CONCERT BAND. CONVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LP.
RULE BRITTANIA RULE BRITTANIA
BRITTANIA WAS THE ROMAN NAME FOR BRITAIN. IN 1740, SCOTTISH BORN POET JAMES THOMSON WROTE THE POEM AND IT WAS SET TO MUSIC BY ENGLISH COMPOSER THOMAS ARNE. PERFORMED IN 1970 BY THE NATIONAL CHAMPION LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL GRENADIER BAND, BETHLEHEM, PA.
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (All Region Band) RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (All Region Band)
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL REGION X BAND, MY FRESHMAN YR. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AND MAJESTIC COMPOSITION BY ALFRED REED WRITTEN IN 1944. HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO WRITE A PIECE OF RUSSIAN MUSIC FOR A CONCERT IN DENVER TO IMPROVE SOVIET-AMERICAN RELATIONS.
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (French H.S. Band) RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (French H.S. Band)
PERFORMED BY THE FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL BAND ON CHRISTMAS EVE, MY JUNIOR YEAR, AT TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, BEAUMONT, TX. OUR BAND DIRECTOR WAS A MEMBER OF THE CONGREGATION. ALFRED REED ALSO WROTE A SIMPLER VERSION OF THIS, SLAVONIC FOLK SUITE
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (NMC) RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC (NMC)
ALFRED REED'S COMPOSITION IS BASED ON AN AUTHENTIC RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS SONG 'CAROL OF THE LITTLE RUSSIAN CHILDREN' THE NAME OF THE 1ST MVMT. 2ND- ANTIPHONAL CHANT, 3RD- VILLAGE SONG, 4TH- CATHEDRAL CHORUS. PERFORMED AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP.
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC - National Music Camp RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC - National Music Camp
ALFRED REED WROTE THIS SYMPHONIC BAND MASTERPIECE IN A MERE 16 DAYS IN 1944 FOR A CONCERT TO IMPROVE SOVIET-AMERICAN RELATIONS. IT PREMIERED ON NBC RADIO NATIONWIDE. PERFORMED MY SOPH. YEAR AT THE NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY THE HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT BAND.
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC - Wheaton College RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC - Wheaton College
A STANDARD IN THE CONCERT BAND REPERTOIRE, ALSO ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PIECES. COMPOSED BY ALFRED REED WHO WAS COMMISSIONED TO WRITE A PIECE OF RUSSIAN MUSIC TO IMPROVE SOVIET-AMERICAN RELATIONS. WRITTEN IN 1944, A MERE 16 DAYS BEFORE THE CONCERT.
SABBATH MUSIC FOR BAND SABBATH MUSIC FOR BAND
THIS WAS WRITTEN BY GERMAN COMPOSER SIGFRID KARG-ELERT (1877-1933) WHO IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS CHORAL, PIANO, AND ORGAN WORKS. HIS MUSIC BECAME POPULAR IN THE 1970'S. PERFORMED BY THE 1971 CALIFORNIA ALL STATE HONOR CONCERT BAND.
SALOME'S DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS SALOME'S DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS
'SALOME' IS A ONE ACT OPERA WRITTEN BY RICHARD STRAUSS IN 1905. IT IS FAMOUS (INFAMOUS AT 1ST PREMIERE) FOR ITS 'DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS' AND THE SHOCKING SCENE AFTER SALOME'S DANCE WHERE SHE DECLARES HER LOVE TO THE SEVERED HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
