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Fractions
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Concert Band Community Band Nepean Ottawa Ontario
Nepean Concert Band (NCB) are Wednesday evenings, 7:30to 9:30 PM, at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre, 35 Stafford Road, Ottawa, Ontario. The NCB is always open to new members. The NCB is a provincially-registered non-profit organization and depends upon membership fees, concert revenue, and sponsorship from patrons in the public and private sectors, to pay for the necessities such as conductor's honorarium, rehearsal space rental, equipment maintenance and the purchase of quality concert band arrangements.
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Genre
Classical Ensembles
Author
Graham Lindsey arr. Sandro Manzon
Uploaded
April 17, 2023
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MP3 2.5 MB 128 kbps 2:46
Story behind the song
Graham Lindsey has been composing Celtic instrumental music since 2014. Most commonly in Celtic music you will hear jigs and reels which are typically counted in 2 or 4. In some traditions (specifically with tunes from Quebec and Newfoundland), tunes will occasionally add or drop a beat for the feel, or to give dances time to get back to their starting position. These are often called "crooked" because they are not what is usually expected. "Fractions" takes "crooked" to a new level, best counted with short and long beats... and it's catchy and a whole lot of fun to play! This recording is the North American premier of the piece and the world premier of the concert band arrangement by Sandro Manzon
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