Symphonic Band Performances
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BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE (March) BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE (March)
LIVE MARCHING BAND RECORDING ON THE FIELD, PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND, WHEN I WAS DRUM MAJOR MY JR. YEAR. COMPOSED BY WILLIAM P. CHAMBERS, 1901. MR. CHAMBERS WAS A CORNET SOLOIST AND BANDMASTER OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY
BRAVURA (March) BRAVURA (March)
THIS MARCH, WRITTEN BY CHARLES DUBLE IN 1918, IS PERFORMED REGULARLY BY THE MILITARY MARCHING BANDS IN E. TEXAS. ALTHOUGH MOST SCHOOL BANDS ARE DCI OR BOA, THERE ARE ABOUT 100 H.S. MILITARY BANDS STILL HERE. PERFORMED BY THE 1979 ILLINOIS UN. BAND.
CACCIA CACCIA
WILLIAM F. MCBETH COMPOSED THIS IN 1979, INTENDED AS A CONCERT OPENER. IT IS BASED ON A 4 NOTE MOTIVE AND CONTAINS UNUSUAL PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS: AUTOMOBILE BRAKE DRUMS, VIBRASLAP, BELL TREE, AND 3 TRIANGLES. PERFORMED BY THE TEXAS TECH CONCERT BAND
CAL POLY FANFARE & RIDE HIGH, YOU MUSTANGS CAL POLY FANFARE & RIDE HIGH, YOU MUSTANGS
THIS IS THE CAL POLY FIGHT SONG. THE DIRECTOR WAS WILLIAM V. JOHNSON. CAL POLY TECH IS IN BEAUTIFUL SAN LUIS OBISPO WHERE I WAS FORTUNATE TO ATTEND COLLEGE HERE. PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY MARCHING BAND.
CANTIQUE AND FARANADE CANTIQUE AND FARANADE
THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE 1974 TEXAS TECH SYMPH. BAND CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM F. MCBETH WHO COMPOSED ALL THE MUSIC FOR THIS CONCERT. THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 1966 AND DEDICATED TO THE ARKANSAS STATE BAND & ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION. CONVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LP
CANTO CANTO
THIS COMPOSITION WAS WRITTEN BY W.F. MCBETH IN 1977 AND COMMISSIONED BY THE ALL-JAPAN BAND ASSOCIATION. THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS PIECE IS TAKEN FROM THE MELODY 'SAKURA' WHICH MEANS CHERRY BLOSSOM. PERFORMED BY THE TEXAS TECH UNIV CONCERT BAND IN 1980
CANZONA CANZONA
COMPOSER PETER MENNIN CHOSE THIS TITLE IN HOMAGE TO THE RENAISSANCE INSTRUMENTAL FORMS OF THAT NAME. THIS WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1950 IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP A SIGNIFICANT REPERTOIRE FOR CONCERT BAND. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 CALIFORNIA STATE HONOR BAND.
CAPRICCIO CONCERTANTE CAPRICCIO CONCERTANTE
THIS COMPOSITION IS BASED ON A 19TH CENTURY SIOUX MELODY, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT NATIVE AMERICAN IN SOUND. THIS WAS WRITTEN BY W. FRANCIS MCBETH IN 1976, PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH UNIV. CONCERT BAND. CONVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LP 'MCBETH CONDUCTS
CAPRICCIO ITALIEN, OP. 45 CAPRICCIO ITALIEN, OP. 45
THIS IS A MUSICAL FANTASY, INFLUENCED BY THE ROMAN CARNIVALS, ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC AND STREET SONGS, COMPOSED IN 1880 BY TCHAIKOVSKY AFTER HE TOOK A TRIP TO ROME, WHERE HE SAW THE CARNIVAL IN FULL SWING. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND.
CARMINA BURANA (Movements I,II,IV,V) CARMINA BURANA (Movements I,II,IV,V)
CARMINA BURANA IS A SCENIC CANTATA COMPOSED BY THE GERMAN COMPOSER CARL ORFF IN 1836. IT IS BASED ON 24 OF THE POEMS FOUND IN THE MEDIEVAL COLLECTION 'CARMINA BURANA'. THERE ARE 13 MVMTS. TOTAL. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE 1970 ARKANSAS ALL STATE BAND.
CARMINA BURANA - 13 Sections for Concert Band CARMINA BURANA - 13 Sections for Concert Band
CARMINA BURANA IS AN EXCITING MUSICAL WORK OF ARRANGEMENTS OF LATIN AND GERMAN POETRY, COMPOSED BY CARL ORFF IN 1935-36. THIS IS THE 13 PART ARRANGEMENT FOR BAND WRITTEN BY JOHN KRANCE. PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND.
CAVATA CAVATA
THIS COMPOSITION WAS WRITTEN FOR A YOUNGER BAND BY WILLIAM F. MCBETH IN 1979. IT IS BASED ON A MOTIVE OF REPEATED NOTES. CAVATA IS A TERM USED FOR REPETITIVE, RECITATIVE MUSIC, ESPECIALLY IN THE BAROQUE PERIOD. PERFORMED BY THE 1980 TEXAS TECH BAND.
CELEBRATION OVERTURE OP. 61 CELEBRATION OVERTURE OP. 61
THE TITLE TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PIECE. THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 1955 BY ITALIAN - AMERICAN COMPOSER PAUL CRESTON. THIS HAS BECOME A STAPLE IN THE WIND BAND REPERTOIRE. COMMISSIONED FOR THE 1955 AMERICAN BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION.
CHANT AND JUBILO CHANT AND JUBILO
THIS RECORDING WAS CONVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL LP FROM A 1974 CONCERT OF THE TEXAS TECH BAND. WILLIAM FRANCIS MCBETH WROTE THIS IN 1961 AND ALSO CONDUCTED THIS CONCERT. THIS WAS COMMISSIONED AND FIRST PERFORMED BY THE FOUR STATES BANDMASTERS ASSOC.
CHARLES COUNTY OVERTURE CHARLES COUNTY OVERTURE
THIS WAS COMPOSED BY JOSEPH WILCOX JENKINS WHO IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS 'AMERICAN OVERTURE FOR BAND'. BEFORE DECIDING ON A MUSIC CAREER, HE RECEIVED A PRE-LAW DEGREE AT ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. PERFORMED BY THE 1969 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS CONCERT BAND.
CHESTER OVERTURE CHESTER OVERTURE
THIS TUNE WAS BORN DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, APPEARING IN 1778 IN A BOOK OF TUNES AND ANTHEMS COMPOSED BY WILLIAM BILLINGS. THIS ARRANGEMENT FOR BAND WAS WRITTEN BY WILLIAM SCHUMAN IN 1957. PERFORMED BY THE 1975 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
CHESTER OVERTURE FOR BAND (All Region) CHESTER OVERTURE FOR BAND (All Region)
Performed by the TMEA Region X All Region Band. Chester is based on the third movement of William Schuman's New England Triptych, considered to be his most famous work. Written in 1956-57, the tune is based on a 1778 anthem by William Billings.
CHESTER OVERTURE FOR BAND (French H.S. Band) CHESTER OVERTURE FOR BAND (French H.S. Band)
THIS IS THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H.S. BAND PRACTICE BEFORE UIL CONTEST. CONVERTED FROM A REEL TO REEL TAPE. I HAD TO EDIT OUT THE FIRST FEW SECONDS BECAUSE THE TAPE WAS DAMAGED BUT I DECIDED TO UPLOAD THIS FOR THE FHS ALUMNI VISITING THIS SITE.
CHILDREN'S MARCH, OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY CHILDREN'S MARCH, OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY
WRITTEN BY PERCY GRAINGER DURING HIS SERVICE IN THE U.S. ARMY (1915-1917). THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST BAND SCORES TO EMPLOY PIANO AS PART OF THE ENSEMBLE. HE DEDICATED IT 'FOR MY PLAYMATE BEYOND THE HILLS'. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 ILLINOIS UNIV. BAND.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTO 'Fatto per la notte di Natale' CHRISTMAS CONCERTO 'Fatto per la notte di Natale'
'MADE FOR THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS' CONCERTO GROSSO IN G MINOR, OP. 6 NO. 8, BY ARCANGELO CORELLI, KNOWN COMMONLY AS HIS 'CHRISTMAS CONCERTO', WAS PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY IN 1714. THERE ARE 6 MOVEMENTS ENDING WITH THE BEAUTIFUL, SERENE PASTORALE (LARGO)
