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ELEGY FOR A YOUNG AMERICAN ELEGY FOR A YOUNG AMERICAN
Dedicated to the memory of my great friend "Rob" from "Ryan" - Ryan J Tan. "Rest in Peace, you will be missed, but your life will be celebrated and remembered! Everytime your friends look at the sky at the stars, we know you'll be looking down on us.
8/7/2010 Contemporary
Introduction Variations on THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE Introduction Variations on THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE
Jules Demersseman's most notable composition is 'The Carnival of Venice' written for a student of Adolphe Sax (1860). This features the alto sax solo edited by Frederick Hemke & band accompaniment by the Langham Creek Band from Cypress Fairbanks ISD.
6/17/2010 Ensembles
CATHEDRAL CHORUS (Marching Band) CATHEDRAL CHORUS (Marching Band)
FINAL MOVEMENT OF SLAVONIC FOLK SUITE BY ALFRED REED. LIVE RECORDING OF THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H.S. MARCHING BAND, MY SENIOR YEAR AS DRUM MAJOR. THIS WAS THE FINALE, AND BEGAN A TRADITION WHERE THE BAND ENDED EVERY DRILL WITH THIS SONG.
4/21/2010 Symphonic
DANCE OF THE ACTORS from 'The Maid of Orleans' DANCE OF THE ACTORS from 'The Maid of Orleans'
A LIVELY AND STIRRING DANCE THAT IS FEATURED IN PYOTR TSCHAIKOVSKY'S 5TH OPERA 'THE MAID OF ORLEANS' (1879). THE MAID OF ORLEANS IS REFERRING TO JOAN OF ARC. PERFORMED BY OUR LOCAL H.S. BAND, TMEA CLASS 5A HONOR BAND, LANGHAM CREEK H.S., CYPRESS, TEX
4/10/2010 Opera
KILLIAN - Concert & Marching Band Versions KILLIAN - Concert & Marching Band Versions
WRITTEN BY CLIFTON WILLIAMS. 1ST VERSION IS THE CONCERT VERSION PERFORMED BY THE BEAUMONT ISD H.S. HONOR BAND, MY JUNIOR YEAR. 2ND IS THE BEAUMONT FRENCH H.S. MARCHING BAND AT UIL CONTEST WHEN I WAS DRUM MAJOR. PICTURED IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL, NOW CLOSED
4/4/2010 #6 in Ensembles
A NIGHT IN JUNE A NIGHT IN JUNE
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SERENADE WRITTEN BY FAMOUS BANDMASTER KARL L. KING, THE SUCCESSOR TO JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. HE WROTE AROUND 400 MARCHES, BUT ALSO WROTE A FEW WALTZES, OVERTURES AND THIS SERENADE. HIS MOST FAMOUS COMPOSITION IS 'BARNUM AND BAILEY'S".
4/4/2010 Ensembles
TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR
PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND, MY SOPHOMORE YEAR. THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH'S WORKS, BWV 565, AND THE MOST FAMOUS IN THE ORGAN REPERTOIRE. WRITTEN BY BACH BETWEEN 1703 - 1707 AND TRANSCRIBED FOR BAND BY ERIK LEIDZEN.
4/4/2010 Baroque
SINFONIA NO. 4 SINFONIA NO. 4
THIS IS LISTED ON THE BEST MUSIC FOR BAND/WIND ENSEMBLE AND CONSIDERED AN ESPECIALLY GOOD OR FUN CLARINET PART. I- ALLEGRO DECISO, II- ADAGIO, III- VIVACE, IV- ALLEGRO MOLTO. WRITTEN BY WALTER HARTLEY, 1965. PERFORMED BY THE EAST CAROLINA UNIV. BAND.
3/28/2010 Symphonic
INTRODUCTION, THEME & VARIATIONS (Rossini) INTRODUCTION, THEME & VARIATIONS (Rossini)
THIS IS FROM A CONCERT PIECE I PERFORMED TO FULFILL MY SENIOR RECITAL REQUIREMENTS AS A MUSIC ED. MAJOR. THIS IS ONE OF THE PREMIER SHOWPIECES WRITTEN FOR CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA, TRANSCRIBED HERE FOR BAND. COMPOSED IN 1810 BY GIOACCHINO ROSSINI.
3/28/2010 Chamber Music
FLOWER SONG from 'Carmen' FLOWER SONG from 'Carmen'
THE 'FLOWER SONG' IS AN ARIA SUNG BY THE SOLDIER 'DON JOSE' TO THE BEAUTIFUL GYPSY 'CARMEN' IN THE FRENCH OPERA 'CARMEN' BY GEORGES BIZET IN 1875. THE OPERA INITIALLY FAILED MISERABLY BUT EVENTUALLY BECAME ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST PERFORMED OPERAS.
3/28/2010 Opera
CONCERTINO FOR CLARINET OP. 26 CONCERTINO FOR CLARINET OP. 26
THIS IS A CONCERTO I PERFORMED MY JUNIOR YEAR AT CAL POLY AS A MUSIC MAJOR. THE CONCERTINO FOR CLARINET IN E FLAT MAJOR WAS COMPOSED BY GERMAN COMPOSER CARL MARIA VON WEBER IN 1811. HE WAS ONE OF THE 1ST SIGNIFICANT COMPOSERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD.
3/27/2010 Chamber Music
NESSUN DORMA from 'Turandot' NESSUN DORMA from 'Turandot'
'NESSUN DORMA' (ENGLISH: NONE SHALL SLEEP) THE FAMOUS ARIA FROM THE FINAL ACT OF GIACOMO PUCCINI'S OPERA 'TURANDOT' TRANSCRIBED FOR CONCERT BAND, FEATURING THE BARITONE SOLO. PERFORMED AT THE TMEA ALL STATE HONOR BAND CONCERT, DURING MY SENIOR YEAR.
3/26/2010 Opera
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.
3/25/2010 Ensembles
SYMPHONY NO. 3 FOR WINDS SYMPHONY NO. 3 FOR WINDS
ONE OF THE RARE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES WRITTEN FOR BAND BY VITTORIO GIANNINI IN 1958. STRONGLY TONAL AND ONE OF THE BEST PIECES FOR BAND. I-ALLEGRO ENERGICO, II-ADAGIO, III-ALLEGRETTO, IV-ALLEGRO CON BRIO. PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY BAND, MY JUNIOR YEAR.
3/25/2010 Symphonic
CARMINA BURANA CARMINA BURANA
EXCERPTS FROM "CARMINA BURANA" A SCENIC CANTATA BASED ON 24 POEMS FOUND IN THE COLLECTION "CARMINA BURANA" FROM THE LATE MEDIEVAL AND EARLY RENAISSANCE PERIOD. WRITTEN BY CARL ORFF 1935 - 1936. PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND MY SENIOR TEAR.
3/20/2010 Renaissance
O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM
'O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM' IS A RESPONSORIAL CHANT FROM THE MATINS OF CHRISTMAS. AN EXTRAORDINARY, BEAUTIFUL SONG THAT OFTEN BRINGS PERFORMERS AND DIRECTORS TO TEARS. MORTEN LAURIDSEN COMPOSED THE CHORAL ARRANGEMENT, H. ROBERT REYNOLDS ARRANGED IT FOR BAND
3/17/2010 Classical General
SYMPHONY NO. 5 - Allegro non troppo SYMPHONY NO. 5 - Allegro non troppo
The TMEA All State Symphonic Band performs Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 finale, from my senior year and fav.- most difficult piece to perform, followed by a 14 min ovation. The Soviets saw it as an expression of their immeasurable grief under Stalin
3/9/2010 Ensembles
SHEPHERD'S HEY SHEPHERD'S HEY
'SHEPHERD'S HEY' IS A FOLK TUNE COLLECTED IN 1906 FROM THE PLAYING OF THE FIDDLER OF THE MORRIS DANCE. 'HEY' DENOTES A DANCE ROUTINE USED IN MORRIS DANCING. WRITTEN BY PERCY GRAINGER, ARR. FOR BAND IN 1918. PERFORMED MY JR. YEAR IN THE CAL POLY BAND.
3/6/2010 Traditional Celtic
HORKSTOW GRANGE HORKSTOW GRANGE
'HORKSTOW GRANGE' IS THE BEAUTIFUL 2ND MOVEMENT FROM PERCY GRAINGER'S CLASSIC 'LINCOLNSHIRE POSY', AND FEATURES A POIGNANT TRUMPET SOLO. SUBTITLED 'THE MISER AND HIS MAN-A LOCAL TRAGEDY'. PERFORMED MY JUNIOR YEAR IN THE CAL POLY BAND, SAN LUIS OBISPO
3/6/2010 Traditional Celtic
KINGFISHERS CATCH FIRE KINGFISHERS CATCH FIRE
"KINGFISHER" A BIRD FOUND MOSTLY IN AFRICA AND THE OLD WORLD, WITH BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANT COLORED FEATHERS THAT LOOKS IN SUNLIGHT AS IF IT IS ON FIRE. THEY ARE SHY AND RARELY SEEN. COMPOSED BY JOHN MACKEY. PERFORMED BY THE TMEA ALL STATE SYMPHONIC BAND
3/5/2010 Traditional African
