Contra Dance

SKU: BT.DHP-1053876-030

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.

Using themes based on semi-quavers Peter Kleine Schaars has carefully crafted these four contrasting dances for the De Haske Flexible 4 Series. Each of the parts take a turn to play the melody so no player feels left out. Take your players on a musical dance lesson in which you'll hear a paso doble, a slow waltz, a tango and a swinging jive as a closing. Fantastic fun for the smaller ensemble.

Peter Kleine Schaars schreef deze eenvoudige selectie in de Flexible 4 Series speciaal voor beginnende jeugdorkesten. Met als kleinste notenwaarde een achtste heeft de componist vier totaal verschillende dansen gecreëerd. Destemmen nemen om de beurt de melodie voor hun rekening. In een soort muzikale dansles hoort u achtereenvolgens een paso doble, een langzame wals, een tango en een swingende jive als afsluiter.

Auf die besonderen Bedürfnisse von zahlreichen Anfänger- und Jugendorchestern eingehend, schrieb Peter Kleine Schaars diese Auswahl an einfachen Stücken für die Flexible 4 Series. Mit Achteln als kleinster Notenwert schuf der Komponist vier völlig unterschiedliche Tänze, in welchen die Stimmen abwechselnd die Melodie präsentieren. In einer Art musikalischer Tanzstunde erklingen nacheinander ein Paso doble, ein langsamer Walzer, ein Tango und ein schwungvoller Jive.

Pour répondre un besoin croissant d’oeuvres pour Orchestre d’Harmonie Junior ou Petites Formations, Peter Kleine Schaars a composé cette pièce facile, publiée dans la collection Flexible 4 Series. La croche est la plus petite valeur de note contenue dans cette suite de quatre danses contrastantes et contrastées. La ligne mélodique alterne entre les différentes voix. Dance Starters est une véritable le?on de danse. Vous entendrez un paso-doble, une valse lente, un tango et un jive plein de swing.

Per rispondere al bisogno crescente di brani per banda principiante o ad organico ridotto, Peter Kleine Schaars ha composto questo brano facile, pubblicato nella collezione Flexible 4 Series. La croma è il più piccolo valore di nota contenuto in questa suite di quattro danze contrastate e contrastanti. La linea melodica alterna tra diverse voci. Dance Starters è una vera lezione di danza. Ascolterete un paso-doble, un valzer lento, un tango ed un jive pieno di swing.

SKU: BT.DHP-1155616-030

English-German-French-Dutch.

The rich musical heritage of Ireland represents some of the greatest traditional melodies. These melodies somehow retain the flavour of the culture and its traditions, which at times can be as lively as they are enchanting. This setting for brass band features a familiar selection of contrasting dance-like tunes that are drawn from the modern era of traditional Irish songs.

Het rijke muzikale erfgoed van Ierland vertegenwoordigt vele traditionele melodieën. In de melodieën proef je de Ierse cultuur en tradities, soms levendig, soms betoverend. Dit werk voor brassband geeft een vertrouwd overzicht van contrasterende nummers die voortkomen uit het moderne tijdperk van traditioneel Ierse liedjes.

Das umfangreiche musikalische Erbe Irlands umfasst einige der schönsten traditionellen Melodien, die mit ihren Anklängen an die Kultur und ihre Traditionen ebenso lebendig wie sind. Diese Ausgabe für Blasorchester zeigt eine bekannte Auswahl unterschiedlicher tanzähnlicher Melodien der neueren traditionellen irischen Lieder.

Quelques-unes des mélodies traditionnelles les plus importantes font partie du grand patrimoine de musique d’Irlande. Ces mélodies qui sont parfois aussi enjouées que charmantes réussissent d’une façon ou d’une autre entretenir la saveur de la culture et des traditions irlandaises. Cet arrangement pour brass band contient un assortiment connu de mélodies au rythme de danse qui sont tirées de l’histoire plus récente des chansons traditionnelles irlandaises.

SKU: MH.1-59913-054-8

ISBN 9781599130545.

Royal Coronation Dances is the first sequel to the Fanfare Ode & Festival, both being settings of dance music originally arranged by Gervaise in the mid 16th-century (the next sequel is The Renaissance Fair, which uses music of Susato and Praetorius). Fanfare Ode & Festival has been performed by many tens of thousands of students, both in high school and junior high school. I have heard that some of them are amazed that the music they are playing was first played and danced to over 400 years ago. Some students tend to think that music started with Handel and his Messiah to be followed by Beethoven and his Fifth Symphony, with naught in between or before of consequence. Although Royal Coronation Dances is derived from the same source as Fanfare Ode & Festival, they are treated in different ways. I envisioned this new suite programmatically -- hence the descriptive movement titles, which I imagined to be various dances actually used at some long-ago coronation. The first movement depicts the guests, both noble and common, flanked by flag and banner bearers, arriving at the palace to view the majestic event. They are festive, their flags swirling the air, their cloaks brightly colored. In the second movement, the queen in stately measure moves to take her place on the throne as leader and protector of the realm. In the third movement, the jesters of the court entertain the guests with wild games of sport. Musically, there are interesting sonorities to recreate. Very special attention should be given to the tambourine/tenor drum part in the first movement. Their lively rhythms give the movement its power. Therefore they should be played as distinctly and brilliantly as possible. The xylophone and glockenspiel add clarity, but must not be allowed to dominate. Observe especially the differing dynamics; the intent is to allow much buzzing bass to penetrate. The small drum (starting at meas. 29) should be played expressively, with attention to the notated articulations, with the brass light and detached, especially in a lively auditorium. It is of some further interest that the first dance is extremely modal. The original is clearly in G mixolydian mode (scale: G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G). However, other editors might put in F-sharps in many places (changing the piece almost to G major), in the belief that such ficta would have been automatically put in by the 16th-century performers as they played. I doubt it. I have not only eschewed these within the work, but even at the cadences. So this arrangement is most distinctly modal (listen to the F-naturals in meas. 22 and 23, for instance), with all the part-writing as Gervaise wrote it. In the second movement, be careful that things do not become too glued together. In the 16th century this music might have been played by a consort of recorders, instruments very light of touch and sensitive to articulation. Concert band can easily sound heavy, and although this movement has been scored for tutti band, it must not sound it. It is essential, therefore, that you hear all the instruments, with none predominating. Only when each timbre can be heard separately and simultaneously will the best blend occur, and consequently the greatest transparency. So aim for a transparent, spacious tutti sound in this movement. Especially have the flutes, who do this so well, articulate rather sharply, so as to produce a chiffing sound, and do not allow the quarter-notes to become too tied together in the entire band. The entrance of the drums (first tenor, then bass) are events and as such should be audible. Incidentally, this movement begins in F Major and ends in D Minor: They really didn't care so much about those things then. The third movement (one friend has remarked that it is the most Margolisian of the bunch, but actually I am just getting subtler, I hope) again relies upon the percussion (and the scoring) to make its points. Xylophone in this movement is meant to be distinctly audible. Therefore, be especially sure that the xylophone player is secure in the part, and also that the tambourine and toms sound good. This movement must fly or it will sink, so rev up the band and conduct it in 1 for this mixolydian jesting. I suppose the wildly unrelated keys (clarinets and then brass at the end) would be a good 16th-century joke, but to us, our put-up-the-chorus-a-half-step ears readily accept such shenanigans. Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Full Score, 1 Piccolo, 4 Flute 1, 4 Flute 2 & 3, 2 Oboe 1 & 2, 2 Bassoon 1 & 2, 1 Eb Clarinet, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 2 Eb Alto Clarinet, 1 Eb Contra Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 2 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 4 Horn in F 1 & 2, 2 Trombone 1, 4 Trombone 2 & 3, 3 Euphonium (B.C.), 2 Euphonium (T.C.), 4 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani (optional), 2 Xylophone & Glockenspiel, 5 Percussion.

SKU: HL.50486971

ISBN 9781423474982. UPC: 884088393700. 10.5x14.0x0.225 inches.

Selected from the Gayaneh Ballet, these three colorful examples of Aram Khachaturian's writing for ballet are based on rhythms and melodic motives from different ethnic groups, ranging from the very Slavic Ukranian Gopak (Hopak) to the Armenian Dance of the Maidens and the Kurdish Mountaineers' Dance. They vary in instrumental color and tension from festive and party-like, through sultry and romantic, to tense and almost angry. These may be performed in any combination - a single stand-alone dance movement, a contrasting pair, or all three in a complete set. A culturally rich and unique experience for players and audience alike. Dur: 7:45 (Grade 5).