Symphonic Band Performances
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SANTA FE SAGA SANTA FE SAGA
MVMT. I- RIO GRANDE, II- ROUND UP, III- WAGON TRAIN, IV- FIESTA. COMPOSED BY MORTON GOULD IN 1956. HE WAS A CHILD PRODIGY WHO HAD HIS FIRST COMPOSITION PUBLISHED AT AGE 6. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 ILLINOIS UNIV. SYMPHONIC BAND.
SATIRIC DANCES (for a Comedy by Aristophanes) SATIRIC DANCES (for a Comedy by Aristophanes)
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY NORMAN DELLO JOIO BASED ON A PIECE HE HAD USED AS BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR A COMEDY BY ARISTOPHANES. ARISTOPHANES WAS A FAMOUS COMIC DRAMATIST IN ANCIENT GREECE. PERFORMED AT THE 1977 NATIONAL ARTS MUSIC CAMP BY H.S. CONCERT BAND #1.
SCARAMOUCH, Symphony #3 for Winds and Percussion SCARAMOUCH, Symphony #3 for Winds and Percussion
THIS 4 MOVEMENT COMPOSITION BY KENNETH SNOECK (1971) WAS VOTED BEST ORIGINAL WRITING FOR BAND IN 1973 BY THE COLLEGE BAND DIRECTORS NATIONAL ASSOC. MUCH MELODIC USE IS MADE OF THE PERCUSSION. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 N. DAKOTA STATE UNIV. GOLD STAR BAND
SCENES FROM THE LOUVRE (All Region Band) SCENES FROM THE LOUVRE (All Region Band)
1-THE PORTALS, 2-CHILDREN'S GALLERY, 3-KINGS OF FRANCE, 4-FINALE. PERFORMED BY THE 1972 REGION X ALL REGION HIGH SCHOOL BAND, BEAUMONT, TX. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR NBC TV IN 1964 AND THEN COMPOSED FOR BAND IN 1966 BY NORMAN DELLO JOIO.
SCENES FROM THE LOUVRE- Mvmt. III Kings of France SCENES FROM THE LOUVRE- Mvmt. III Kings of France
PERFORMED BY THE 1971 ARKANSAS ALL STATE SECOND BAND. THIS IS THE THIRD OF FIVE MOVEMENTS. THIS MOVEMENT SERVES AS AN HOMAGE TO ALL THE KINGS WHO BUILT UP THE LOUVRE DURING THE RENAISSANCE. WRITTEN BY NORMAN DELLO JOIO IN 1964.
SCHERZO FOR BAND SCHERZO FOR BAND
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY GIOACCHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868) IN 1845 AND SCORED FOR MODERN BAND BY WILLIAM A. SCHAEFER. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE 1977 NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY BAND.
SEA SONGS SEA SONGS
THIS IS AN ARRANGEMENT OF 3 BRITISH SEA SONGS WRITTEN BY ENGLISH COMPOSER RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS IN 1923. I- 'PRINCESS ROYAL', II- 'ADMIRAL BENBOW', III- 'PORTSMOUTH'. HE ALSO WROTE 'ENGLISH FOLK SONG SUITE'. PERFORMED BY THE 1985 LSU WIND ENSEMBLE.
SECOND SUITE IN F - Movement 1- ' March' SECOND SUITE IN F - Movement 1- ' March'
WRITTEN BY GUSTAV T. HOLST IN 1911, HIS LAST SUITE FOR BAND. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT A PRACTICE CONCERT, PRE UIL CONTEST. THIS HAS BECOME A STANDARD IN THE CONCERT BAND REPERTOIRE, PLAYED BY MOST BAND STUDENTS.
SECOND SUITE IN F - Mvmt. 2- 'Song Without Words' SECOND SUITE IN F - Mvmt. 2- 'Song Without Words'
WRITTEN BY GUSTAV T. HOLST IN 1911. MVMT 2- 'SONG WITHOUT WORDS'. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL BAND AT A PRACTICE CONCERT BEFORE UIL CONTEST. THE BAND WAS DIRECTED BY MR. BILL DRISKELL.
SECOND SUITE IN F- III: Song of the Blacksmith SECOND SUITE IN F- III: Song of the Blacksmith
PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H. S. BAND (GRADES 9,10,11 ONLY) AT THE NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL. WRITTEN BY GUSTAV HOLST IN 1911, A STANDARD IN THE CONCERT BAND REPERTOIRE. WE MUST NOT HAVE PERFORMED THE 4TH MVMT. BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THIS TAPE.
SECOND SUITE IN F- MVMT. I: March SECOND SUITE IN F- MVMT. I: March
PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H. S. BAND (GRADES 9,10,11, NO SENIORS, IT WAS GRADUATION WEEK). COMPOSED BY GUSTAV HOLST IN 1911, A CLASSIC CONCERT BAND PIECE. A VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE BY THE BAND EXCEPT FOR A BLASTED NOTE IN THE BARITONE SOLO.
SECOND SUITE IN F- MVMT. II: Song Without Words SECOND SUITE IN F- MVMT. II: Song Without Words
PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H. S. BAND (GRADES 9,10,11 ONLY). WRITTEN BY GUSTAV HOLST IN 1911. THIS WAS RECORDED FROM A PERFORMANCE AT THE ANNUAL NECHES RIVER FESTIVAL CONCERT.
SECOND SUITE IN F-Mvmt.3 'Song of the Blacksmith' SECOND SUITE IN F-Mvmt.3 'Song of the Blacksmith'
WRITTEN BY GUSTAV T. HOLST IN 1911. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H. S. BAND AT A PRACTICE CONCERT BEFORE UIL CONTEST.
SECOND SUITE IN F-Mvmt.4 'Fantasia on Dargason' SECOND SUITE IN F-Mvmt.4 'Fantasia on Dargason'
WRITTEN BY GUSTAV HOLST IN 1911. THE FOLKSONGS 'DARGASON'AND 'GREENSLEEVES' ARE WOVEN TOGETHER IN THE FINAL MOVEMENT. PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H. S. BAND AT A PRACTICE CONCERT PRE UIL CONTEST.
SEMPER FIDELIS SEMPER FIDELIS
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA WROTE 'SEMPER FIDELIS' IN 1888, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY PRESIDENT CHESTER A. ARTHUR FOR SOMETHING MORE APPROPRIATE THAN 'HAIL TO THE CHIEF' FOR USE AT OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
SHEPHERD'S HEY (All Region) SHEPHERD'S HEY (All Region)
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL REGION SYMPHONIC BAND CONDUCTED BY HOWARD DUNN. COMPOSED BY PERCY GRAINGER AND SCORED FOR WIND BAND IN 1918. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'ENGLISH MORRIS DANCE'.
SHEPHERD'S HEY ( English Morris Dance) SHEPHERD'S HEY ( English Morris Dance)
THIS IS A TRADITIONAL ENGLISH DANCE COLLECTED BY CECIL J. SHARP AND ARRANGED FOR BAND IN 1918 BY PERCY GRAINGER. IN PARTS OF ENGLAND TEAMS OF MORRIS MEN STILL DANCE TO THIS WITH A FIDDLE OR DRUM AND FIFE. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BAND.
SHOONTHREE SHOONTHREE
'SHOONTHREE'. A GAELIC WORD FOR 'THE MUSIC OF SLEEP'. IT IS CONCEIVED AS THE OPPOSITE OF A LULLABY, SINCE THE MUSIC GROWS STRONGER AS SLEEP PROGRESSES. WRITTEN BY AMERICAN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER, HENRY COWELL, IN 1941.
'SIEGFRIED' FANTASIE 'SIEGFRIED' FANTASIE
'SIEGFRIED' IS THE 3RD OF FOUR OPERAS THAT COMPRISE 'DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN' WRITTEN BY RICHARD WAGNER (1876). SIEGFRIED WAS A GREAT FOLK HERO OF GERMAN MYTHOLOGY NOTED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING STRENGTH AND COURAGE. PERFORMED BY THE 1979 U.S. MARINE BAND
SIEGFRIED'S FUNERAL MARCH, FINALE GOTTERDAMMERUNG SIEGFRIED'S FUNERAL MARCH, FINALE GOTTERDAMMERUNG
FROM ACT III OF 'GOTTERDAMMERUNG' (TWILIGHT OF THE GODS), THE FINAL OPERA IN RICHARD WAGNER'S EPIC 'DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN' (1876). SIEGRIED IS MURDERED, THE RHINE OVERFLOWS, FIRES FLARE UP, THE GODS RETREAT. PERFORMED BY THE 1979 U.S. MARINE BAND.
