Stephen Bulla: Blue Mountain Saga: Concert Band: Score & Parts

La région australienne des Montagnes Bleues (Blue Mountains) compte parmi les biens naturels inscrits sur la liste du patrimoine mondial de l?UNESCO. Cette chaîne montagneuse se dresse à une soixantaine de kilomètres dans l'arrière pays de Sydney. Son nom vient des vapeurs bleues dégagées par l'huile volatile des eucalyptus peuplant les vallées qui forme parfois une sorte de halo. Restée infranchissable jusqu'en 1813 cette barrière naturelle est le décor de nombreuses légendes aborigènes.

Blues to the MAX! With lots of drive and down home blues harmonies KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES will latch on to your audience for keeps.Very accessible to Grade 2 1/2 bands this is one of the most enjoyable pieces you’ll find for any level of ability. If you have a kickin’ drumset player so much the better. Every section has gratifying parts to play and the easy mixed-meter section sounds so natural but will keep ‘em all thinking.The concert band doesn’t often get the chance to play in styles like this which is a shame because it’s so much fun. How about letting your band try a style that’s about as far from John Phillip Sousa as you can get! Get down with some Blues! KENNESAW MOUNTAIN BLUES is a winner!

Let your brass band play the blues. This inivotive work makes use of traditional blues harmonies over a strong rock beat. The cornets carry the melody first but this is soon taken over by a solo percussion break. The piece also makes use of mixed time signiatures where the whole band plays the blues scale in an uneaven seven beats!

Par BULLA STEPHEN. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie