Par SPARKE PHILIP. The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son, Benjamin, was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme, a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Conc…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost originally composed each and every note of ‘Slavia’ (as in case in ‘Puszta’, ‘Rikudim’ and ‘A Highland Rhapsody’). Consequently, ‘Slavia’ does not contain any arrangement of existing tunes, but is an original composition ‘in the style of…’. The introduction has an ABA structure and exposes a broad melodic line. Following a short cadenza, there is a second m…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost originally composed each and every note of ‘Slavia’ (as in case in ‘Puszta’, ‘Rikudim’ and ‘A Highland Rhapsody’). Consequently, ‘Slavia’ does not contain any arrangement of existing tunes, but is an original composition ‘in the style of…’. The introduction has an ABA structure and exposes a broad melodic line. Following a short cadenza, there is a second m…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The birth of Philip Sparke’s second son, Benjamin, was the inspiration for composing Ballad for Benny. A short calm introduction leads to the main ballad theme, a gentle waltz melody. Following the work’s climax in which the complete band plays the main theme the sound fades and the piece ends in calm and serenity. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Fanf…

Par ROELS STIJN. Prelude and Chorale est une scintillante et dynamique pièce d’ouverture, basée sur le brillant final d’une oeuvre écrite antérieurement, Aureus. La nouvelle composition s’articule autour d’un hymne splendide qui constitue également le fil conducteur de cette ouverture. Comme le suggère le titre, le morceau débute par un «prélude» moderne : un prologue de l’hymne actuel. Les premiè…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. The Hanover Wind Symphony, New Jersey, USA was founded in 1984 by its conductor Peter Boor. He commissioned HANOVER FESTIVAL to celebrate the band’s 15th Birthday and the first performance took place on October 27th 1999. The piece starts with a solemn brass fanfare. Woodwinds join in and the music subsides into an expressive chorale. A climax is reached and the fanfare returns.…

Par ZELENSKI WLADYSLAW. Wladyslaw Zelenski had the Six Character Pieces for piano, op. 17 ready around 1871, although it is quite possible that he composed them earlier, even in 1864. Such is indicated by the opus number. At that time he was giving opus numbers to works in chronological order of composition. This set is dedicated to Auguste Auspitz-Kolár, a pianist whom Zelenski could have met on …

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. In the most literal sense: a piece for an occasion. The actual occasion was Jan de Haan’s twentieth anniversary as a conductor of the top Dutch brass band, “Soli Deo Gloria” (Leeuwarden). To mark the occasion, the band commissioned the Belgian comopser Jan Van der Roost to create a surprise piece: without knowledge of the person being celebrated, a suitable source of inspira…

Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. The chiaroscuro-technique developed by painters of the Italian renaissance served to intensify contrasts and effects of optical depth. In Klar/Obskur, I tried to transfer the general idea of this technique on the rather unusual instrumentation of two double-reed woodwinds and piano. On the one hand, a clear, well articulated playing is characteristic for these instruments,…

Canaanite Fantasy No. 3. Par LEEF YINAM. Similiar to its two sister-works, ELEGY looks back to the past and to ancient musical colors and ideals, combining musical ornamentations of nature within contemporary Western modes of expression. The composer accounts that 'the most interesting and attractive challenge for me was to try to relate to the special characteristics of the harpsichord - its rath…

Composed by Arvo Part (1935-). Marian antiphons. Dom Essen / Germany by J?rgen Kursawa, Org. Choral part(s). With Standard notation. Composed 2001/2002. Universal Edition #UE31988. Published by Universal Edition

By Mack Wilberg (1955-). For SATB choir (with divisions) and organ/orchestra ([piccolo.2.2.2.2-4.3.3.1, timpani, 2 percussion, strings). Mixed Voices. Sacred Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. Duration 5'

Composed by Max Reger (1873-1916). Edited by Karl Hasse. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Romantic. Score. 52 pages. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-3789).

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), edited by Alfred Durr, Max Schneider. BWV 244. Study score for SATB choir and mixed orchestra (2 fl, 2 ob, 2 ob d'amore, 2 vln, vla, vla da gamba, continuo). Urtext of the New Bach Edition. With introductory text. Text language Germa…

Composed by Mark Hayes. For SATB choir, piano accompaniment. Te Deum Choral Series. Sacred Anthem. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4659L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Mark, Robin. Arranged by Jack Schrader. (SATB). Celebration, Festival, God's Attributes/Character, Promise, Contemporary and Sacred. Print Music Single (SATB). 16 pages. Published by Hope Publishing Company.

By Craig Courtney. For SATB choir and piano. Sacred: Advent, Christ the King. Octavo. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company

By Andrew Carter. For SATB choir and organ. This edition: A446. Mixed Voices. Sacred Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 4 pages. Duration 2.5'

Composed by Pepper Choplin. Sacred Anthem, Advent, Christmas. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/4923L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-4923L).

By Mack Wilberg (1955-). For SATB choir and organ/orchestra (3 flutes (piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, bagpipes (opt), harp, organ, strings). Mixed Voices. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 12 pages. Dura…

By William Smith. Edited by Max Krone. For choir. (Satb). Choral Octavos. Sacred. Level: Grade 2. Choral Octavo. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

Composed by Mary McDonald. Sacred Anthem, General, Patriotic. Octavo. SoundForth #10/5081SF. Published by SoundForth (S2.10-5081SF).

(A Festival of Passion Readings and Hymns). By Michael Burkhardt. For SATB choir, organ, handbells, optional brass quartet, cello/bass instrument, Orff instruments, violin. Holy Week/Three Days, Lent. Moderately easy. Choral score. 72 pages. Duration 50 minutes. Published by Morn…

By Jussi Chydenius. For SATB choir (with divisions), a cappella. Mixed Voices. New Horizons. Sacred, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 16 pages. Duration 4.5'. Published by Oxford University Press

Composed by Molly Ijames. Choral. Sacred Anthem, General, Lent. Octavo. Lorenz Publishing Company #10/5113L. Published by Lorenz Publishing Company (LO.10-5113L).

Composed by Alan Merrill, George Jackson, Jake Hooker, Jimmy DeKnight, Max C. Freedman, and Thomas E. Jones III. Arranged by Greg Gilpin. Shawnee Press. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Shawnee Press (HL.35030818).