Born in Havana Cuba in 1895 Ernesto Lecuona is arguably Cuba's greatest serious composer. He was a gifted pianist who wrote hundreds of songs and piano works before he died in 1963. Most of his music is composed in a rich authentic Cuban style. The most famous of his works is Malagueña the sixth movement of his Suite Andalucia for solo piano which was first published in 1928. Malagueña has been recorded as a popular song (with added lyrics) as a serious piano work (even by Lecuona himself in the 1950's) and also as a jazz standard (Bill Holman's arrangement for the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the early 1960's.) Over the years it has been arranged many times for variousother mediums ranging from symphony orchestra to field arrangements for drum and bugle corps.In 1976 James Barnes arranged Malagueña for the University of Kansas Marching Band. A few years later with permission from the publisher he expanded this original arrangement into a full work for symphonic band called Prelude Fantasy and Fandango on Lecuona's Malagueña. After several performances in the spring of 1978 (most notably at the MENC Convention in Colorado Springs) this work along with over 200 other Barnes manuscripts lay fallow in the KU Band Library. While packing up his office belongings when he retired from The University of Kansas in 2015 Barnes came across this long languishing Prelude Fantasy and Fandango which remained in condensed score. In the fall of 2016 he completely re-composed the opening portion of the work reduced the number of required percussion and disposed of the two harps in his 1978 version. This new setting features evocative thinly scored extended solo passages for clarinet bassoon and flute before the full wind band concludes the work with a powerful dramatic setting of the main themes of Lecuona's masterful Malagueña.
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Avinu Malkeinu (Our Father, Our King) is an ancient Jewish prayer chanted during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The reverent and plaintive character of this centuries-old supplication for God's mercy and grace is brought forth poignantly in this beautifully scored arrangement for band. (2:25).
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The 31 kilometer (19 miles) long beautiful Thien Duong Cave or Paradise Cave lies in one of Vietnam’s national parks and was not discovered until 2005. Composer Jan de Haan visited this unearthly looking place. The grandnessand astounding splendour of this natural wonder made such an impression that it inspired him to write this composition. He experienced Paradise Cave as art, albeit formed by nature across millions of years. Back home, he renderedthe imposing experience in music. This resulted in a colourful and spectacular concert work for fanfare band. Paradise Cave is dedicated to the World Music Contest (WMC).De 31 kilometer lange, prachtige Thien Duong-grot (oftewel Paradise Cave) , gelegen in een van de nationale parken van Vietnam, werd pas in 2005 ontdekt. Toen componist Jan de Haan deze buitenaards aandoende plek bezocht, maaktende grootsheid en adembenemende pracht van dit natuurwonder zo veel indruk op hem dat hij zich ge nspireerd voelde om dit werk te schrijven. Hij beleefde Paradise Cave als kunst, maar dan in miljoenen jaren gecreëerd door denatuur. Thuis zette hij zijn indrukwekkende ervaring om in muziek, wat resulteerde in een kleurrijk en spectaculair concertwerk voor fanfareorkest. Paradise Cave is opgedragen aan het Wereld Muziek Concours (WMC).Die 31 Kilometer lange wunderschöne Thien-Duong-Höhle oder Paradies-Höhle liegt in einem der Nationalparks Vietnams und wurde erst 2005 entdeckt. Der Komponist Jan de Haan besuchte diesen fast überirdischen Ort. DieGroßartigkeit und außerordentliche Pracht dieses Naturwunders beeindruckten ihn derart, dass ihn dies zu dieser Komposition inspirierte. Er erlebte die Paradies-Höhle als ein Kunstwerk, obwohl sie im Laufe von Millionen von Jahrenvon der Natur geformt wurde. Als er wieder zu Hause war, setzte er dieses beeindruckende Erlebnis in Musik um. Das Ergebnis ist ein lebendiges und atemberaubendes Werk für Fanfare-Orchester. Paradise Cave ist dem WorldMusic Contest (WMC) gewidmet.Longue de 31 km et seulement découverte en 2005, la splendide grotte de Thien Duong ou grotte de Paradis se trouve dans l’un des parcs nationaux du Vietnam. Au cours d’un voyage, le compositeur Jan de Haan visita ce lieud’aspect surnaturel. Le caractère grandiose et l’extraordinaire splendeur de cette merveille naturelle l’impressionnèrent tellement qu’il s’en inspira pour composer cette œuvre.. Pour le compositeur, la grotte de Paradis est unmonument artistique, bien que formé par la nature au fil de millions d’années. Rentré chez lui, il mit en musique cette expérience exceptionnelle, produisant ainsi une pièce de concert spectaculaire et haute en couleurs pourfanfare. Paradise Cave est dédiée au World Music Contest (WMC).
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Singapore Rhapsody is an exciting work in two movements based on popular Malaysian folksongs. The songs that occur in the first movement are Rasa Sayang eh (a love song), Gelang Sipaku Gelang (a song about community spirit), Suriram (a song about a girl proclaiming her virtues) and Di-Tanjung Katong (a love song that takes place at the Cape Katong on the southeast coast of Singapore). The second movement features Lenggang Kangkung, which literally means “The swaying of the watercress,†Katang Lompat (a moralistic song about the symbolism of the frog) and finally Kenek kenek-lah Udang (a wedding song). Each movement of this enchanting work can be performed separately but acomplete performance will be the crowning moment of any concert. Dit tweedelige werk is gebaseerd op populaire Maleisische volksliedjes. De liedjes uit het eerste deel zijn Rasa Sayang eh (een liefdesliedje), Gelang Sipaku Gelang (een liedje over gemeenschapszin), Suriram (overeen meisje dat haar eeuwige vriendschap aanbiedt) en Di-Tanjung Katong (een liefdeslied dat zich afspeelt aan de zuidoostkust van Singapore). Deel twee bestaat uit Lenggang Kangkung (letterlijk ‘het zwaaien vande waterkers’), Katang Lompat (over de symboliek van de kikker) en Kenek kenek-lah Udang (een bruiloftslied). De twee delen van Singapore Rhapsody kunnen prima los van elkaar worden uitgevoerd.Jacob de Haans Komposition besteht aus zwei Sätzen, die auf malaysischen Volksliedern basieren: zwei Liebeslieder, ein Lied über die Freundschaft, zwei Lieder über die Natur sowie ein Hochzeitslied. Die beiden Sätze von Singapore Rhapsody sind nicht untrennbar miteinander verbunden; sie können daher auch problemlos getrennt voneinander aufgeführt werden. Bringen Sie mit dieser Rhapsodie etwas Exotik in Ihr nächstes Konzert! Singapour, la cité du Lion, est l’un des plus importants carrefours d’Asie. Singapour mélange habilement les cultures chinoises, malaises, indiennes et occidentales. La musique traditionnelle est l’image de la multiethnicité de cette ville-état. Les deux mouvements de cette composition s’inspirent de chants traditionnels malais. Le premier mouvement développe quatre chants traditionnels de caractère contrastant et contrasté. Le second mouvement est basé sur les chants Lenggang Kangkung (qui dépeint le gracieux mouvement du cresson de rizière), Katang Lompat (une chanson moraliste qui évoque le symbolisme de la grenouille) et un chant de mariage. Les deux mouvements de cetterhapsodie ne sont pas intimement liés. Il est donc possible de les interpréter séparément. Singapore, la citt del leone, è uno dei più importanti crocevia dell’Asia. Singapore mischia abilmente le culture provenienti dalla Cina, dalla Malesia, dall’India a quelle occidentali. La musica tradizionale è l’immagine delle molte etnie di questa citt -stato. I due movimenti di questa composizione si ispirano a canti tradizionali della Malesia. Il primo movimento sviluppa quattro canti tradizionali di carattere contrastante e contrastato. Il secondo movimento è basato sui canti Lenggang Kangkung e Katang Lompat, che, come d’abitudine in oriente, descrivono animali e l’ambiente in cui vivono legandoli a simbolismi, e un canto tradizionale in occasione di matrimoni. I duemovimenti di questa rapsodia non sono legati tra loro, rendendo possibile eseguirli separatamente.
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