Symphonic Band Performances
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DANZA FINAL (from the ballet "Estancia") DANZA FINAL (from the ballet "Estancia")
Performed by the 1967 Texas All State Concert Band, conducted by Charles Emmons. This is an adaptation from the ballet 'Estancia' written by Alberto Ginastera, Argentina's foremost 20th century composer, who was commissioned in 1941 to compose this.
DAS RHEINGOLD - Entry of the Gods into Valhalla DAS RHEINGOLD - Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
'DAS RHEINGOLD' (THE RHINE GOLD) IS THE 1ST OF 4 OPERAS THAT COMPRISE 'DER DES NIBELUNGEN' WRITTEN BY RICHARD WAGNER (1869). THIS IS THE REMARKABLE GRAND FINALE WHERE THE GODS ENTER VALHALLA ON A RAINBOW BRIDGE. PERFORMED BY THE 1979 U.S. MARINE BAND
DAYS OF GLORY DAYS OF GLORY
THIS IS A MARCHING SONG FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR BASED ON VARIOUS FOLK TUNES, BUGLE CALLS, AND DRUM CADENCES OF THE TIMES. THIS WAS COMPOSED IN 1961 BY THE FILM & TV COMPOSER JOHN CACAVAS. THIS IS PERFORMED BY THE 1974 CAL POLY TECH CONCERT BAND.
DECLARATION OVERTURE DECLARATION OVERTURE
COMPOSED BY CLAUDE SMITH, DEDICATED TO HIS WIFE MAUREEN. PREMIERED BY THE N. CAROLINA BANDMASTERS HONORS BAND IN 1975. MR. SMITH DIED OF A HEART ATTACK IN 1987 AFTER CONDUCTING A CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT HIS CHURCH. PERFORMED BY THE 1977 TEXAS TECH BAND.
DEDICATORY OVERTURE DEDICATORY OVERTURE
THIS WAS PERFORMED IN 1974 BY THE CAL POLY TECH CONCERT BAND, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. THIS WAS COMPOSED BY JAMES CLIFTON WILLIAMS IN 1963 AND IS REGARDED AS A MODEL FOR THE CONCERT BAND OVERTURE FORMAT. HE ALSO TAUGHT COMPOSITION AT UT FROM 1949-'66.
DIAMOND VARIATIONS DIAMOND VARIATIONS
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE CONCERT BAND, DIRECTED BY RALPH LAYCOCK. THIS WAS WRITTEN BY ROBERT E. JAGER IN 1968.
'DIE WALKURE' FANTASIE 'DIE WALKURE' FANTASIE
THIS IS THE 2ND OF THE 4 OPERAS THAT COMPRISE 'DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN', WRITTEN BY RICHARD WAGNER IN 1870. IT IS THE SOURCE OF THE FAMOUS PIECE 'RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY THE 1979 UNITED STATES MARINE BAND.
DITHYRAMB DITHYRAMB
A 'DITHYRAMB' WAS, IN ITS EARLIEST FORM, A SIMPLE SONG OF PRAISE TO GREEK GOD DIONYSIUS. TODAY IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MUSICAL WORK OF A FREE AND PASSIONATE NATURE, THE BASIS OF THIS WORK BY MICHAEL LECKRONE, DIRECTOR OF THE WISCONSIN MARCHING BAND.
DIVERGENTS DIVERGENTS
THIS IS ONE OF WILLIAM F. MCBETH'S GREATEST COMPOSITIONS, WRITTEN IN 1969, COMMISSIONED & DEDICATED TO THE KAPPA KAPPA PSI & TAU BETA SIGMA CHAPTERS OF THE UNIV. OF ARKANSAS. CONVERTED LP RECORDING OF THE 1974 TEXAS TECH BAND, CONDUCTED BY MR. MCBETH
DIVERGENTS ( A Short Symphony) DIVERGENTS ( A Short Symphony)
MVMT I- FORCEFULLY, II- LIVELY, III- ROMANTICALLY, IV- DRAMMATICO. COMPOSED BY WILLIAM F. MCBETH, WORLD-RENOWNED COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR, IN 1969. THIS IS ONE OF HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL AND POPULAR WORKS. PERFORMED BY THE 1971 TEXAS ALL STATE CONCERT BAND
DIVERGENTS - (Austin Peay St. Univ. Band) DIVERGENTS - (Austin Peay St. Univ. Band)
COMPOSED IN 1969 BY WILLIAM F. MCBETH, WORLD-RENOWNED COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR. THIS IS ONE OF HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL AND POPULAR COMPOSITIONS. MVMT I- FORCEFULLY, II- LIVELY, III- ROMANTICALLY, IV- DRAMMATICO. PERFORMED BY THE AUSTIN PEAY ST. UNIV. BAND.
DIVERTIMENTO DIVERTIMENTO
MVMT. I- INTRADA, II- MISTERIOSO, III- ALLA MARCIA, IV- PASTORAL, V- BURLA, VI- ARIA, VII- EPISODE, VIII- EPILOGUE. DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN LENNON. WRITTEN BY BRUCE YURKO. PERFORMED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF N. COLORADO WIND ENSEMBLE.
DIVERTIMENTO FOR BAND DIVERTIMENTO FOR BAND
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 1950 BY AMERICAN COMPOSER, TEACHER, PIANIST VINCENT LUDWIG PERSICHETTI. HE WAS FOREMOST IN CONTEMPORARY BAND COMPOSITIONS AND TAUGHT COMPOSITION AT THE JULLIARD SCHOOL. PERFORMED BY THE 1972 NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP ALL STATE H.S. BAND
DIVERTISSEMENT, THE THREE TRUMPETERS DIVERTISSEMENT, THE THREE TRUMPETERS
THIS IS A DIVERTISSEMENT, BY A. AGOSTINI, WHICH PROVIDES A SHOWCASE FOR THREE VIRTUOSO TRUMPETERS. IT IS PERFORMED AT THE 1972 NATIONAL ARTS MUSIC CAMP, INTERLOCHEN, MICHIGAN, BY HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT BAND #1.
DON JUAN Op. 20 - A Symphonic Poem DON JUAN Op. 20 - A Symphonic Poem
'DON JUAN' IS A SYMPHONIC POEM WRITTEN IN 1888 BY GERMAN COMPOSER RICHARD STRAUSS WHEN HE WAS ONLY 24 YEARS OLD. IT IS BASED ON THE POEM 'DON JUAN' BY NIKOLAUS LENAU. PERFORMED AT THE 1970 NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #3.
DRAMATIC EPISODE DRAMATIC EPISODE
THIS COMPOSITION WAS WRITTEN BY JARED SPEARS IN 1970. HE WROTE MORE THAN 300 WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA AND BAND AND WAS A GUEST CONDUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE U.S. HE IS PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT THE UNIV. OF ARKANSAS. PERFORMED BY THE 1970 ARKANSAS ALL STATE BAND.
DRAMMATICO DRAMMATICO
LP RECORDING OF AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE 1974 TEXAS TECH CONCERT BAND CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM FRANCIS MCBETH. MR. MCBETH WROTE THIS TERRIFIC COMPOSITION IN 1969 AND CONDUCTED THE BAND AT THIS CONCERT WHICH PERFORMED EIGHT OF HIS COMPOSITIONS.
DRAMMATICO (All Region Band) DRAMMATICO (All Region Band)
Performed by the TMEA Region X All Region Band, my freshman year. Composed by W.F. McBeth who was also our conductor. In 1962 Mr. McBeth conducted the Arkansas All State Band. One of the tenor sax players was future President Bill Clinton.
DRAMMATICO (All State Band) DRAMMATICO (All State Band)
THIS IS A PERFORMANCE BY THE 1970 ARKANSAS ALL STATE BAND, COMPOSED BY WILLIAM FRANCIS MCBETH IN 1969. MR. MCBETH, A PROLIFIC COMPOSER, WAS ALSO A FREQUENT GUEST CONDUCTOR IN TEXAS. THIS WORK WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE MONAHANS H.S. BAND, MONAHANS, TX.
DRUMS OF AMERICA DRUMS OF AMERICA
PERFORMED BY THE TMEA REGION X ALL REGION BAND, MY FRESHMAN YEAR. AS THE TITLE IMPLIES, THIS FEATURES THE PERCUSSION SECTION. WRITTEN BY JOHN WARRINGTON AND GEORGE FROCK.
