Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Jan Van der Roost was commissioned to write this hymn by the “International Association for Human Rights” in Frankfurt. The commission specified that the instrumentation of this simple hymn should be so, that it can be performed by a variety of combinations of players. The piece starts with an “intrada” for brass ensemble based on the first bars of the hymn, but is “ad libit…

Music from the last movement of the Ninth Symphony. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. The European Hymn is the hymn not only of the European Union but of Europe in a broader sense. The melody has been taken from the Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1823. In the last movement of this symphony Beethoven set music to the 'Ode to Joy' by Friedrich von Schiller from 1785. This poem sprang from Schil…

from Hymn of the Highlands - Soprano Cornet Solo. Par SPARKE PHILIP. Flowerdale is a forest in Wester Ross, Scotland, which is well-known for it’s beautiful waterfall. This piece, for solo soprano cornet, is one of the movements from Philip Sparke’s epic suite Hymn of the Highlands. It depicts the tall trees swaying gently in the wind with the serenity of the area being reflected by the subtle acc…

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To Henk van Lijnschooten. Par DE HAAN JACOB. Anlässlich der EU-Erweiterung 2004 schlägt der Komponist mit diesem Werk eine musikalische Brücke zwischen den Nationen der Europäischen Gemeinschaft. Jedes Land ist in dieser Komposition durch ein Fragment seiner Nationalhymne vertreten. Die Kreativität, mit welcher die Hymnen vorgestellt und miteinander kombiniert werden, werden den Zuhörer überrasche…

Paul Mealor's setting of the Latin hymn, Ubi Caritas , was composed for the Marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales, K.G. to Miss Catherine Middleton and first performed by the Choirs of Westminster Abbey and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, conducted by James O'Donnell, at the wedding service at Westminster Abbey on Friday, 29th April 2011. For SATB choir (with divisi…

Par BUXTEHUDE DIETRICH. This setting of Luther’s hymn perfectly typifies the basic concept of a chorale cantata as Buxtehude probably envisaged it. The first two verses are set, line by line, in a four-part homophonic texture. The two violins add interludes to the chorale, and lead in a kind of ritornello to the next verse. In the third and last verse Buxtehude departs from this model as the violi…

from Hymn of the Highlands - for Bb Piccolo Trumpet (or Eb Cornet/Trumpet) Solo. Par SPARKE PHILIP. From Hymn Of The Highlands - For Bb Piccolo Trumpet (Or Eb Cornet/Trumpet) Solo / Niveau : 4 / oeuvre solo et Orchestre / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie et Trompette