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Magdalena Bay€159.99While admiring many masterpieces at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Gauthier Dupertuis’ attention was drawn to a less famous painting: Magdalena Bay, by French painter François-Auguste Biard (1799-1882).
The work depicts a magnificent snowy landscape on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. However, in the foreground, the presence of the wreckage of a ship, bodies covered in snow and a visibly dying character make us understand that tragic events took place there. Thus, a strong contrast is formed between death and the sublime, between the desolation of the survivors of the shipwreck and the magnificence of the landscape. When we look in more detail at the painting, we notice that footprints have been made in the snow: so, could someone have gone to get help? This little glimmer of hope makes the picture even more touching.
In this work, Gauthier Dupertuis tried to describe the different elements of the painting, using contrasting sections and dissonances (in particular, the conflict between the minor and the major) to convey the duality between death and the sublime. The work also attempts to highlight a wide palette of orchestral colors, from the most shimmering lines to the darkest low brass colours.
In 2024, Magdalena Bay was awarded the first Prize as well as the band Prize at the 9th European Composition Competition for Brass Band, which was held in Palanga (LT). It was premiered on May 2, 2024 by The Cory Band, conducted by Philip Harper.
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Wild Flower€81.00To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.De compositie Wild Flower, waarvan de titel afkomstig is van het bovenstaande gedicht (William Blake), werd geschreven voor Christelijke Brassband Wilhelmina Kollum (o.l.v. Koen van der Molen) ter gelegenheid van hun 125-jarige jubileum.
'A land of pure delight' (Beulah) vormt op verzoek van de opdrachtgever de basis van deze compositie, die gaat over hoop, geluk en schoonheid vinden in kleine dingen. De compositie viert dat Chr. Brassband Wilhelmina Kollum al 125 jaar lang haar musici de gelegenheid biedt om geluk en schoonheid te vinden in muziek.
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Palladio€62.50Palladio is probably the most widely recognised of Karl Jenkin's works. It was used for some time in television commercials for DeBeer's Diamonds, in a world-wide campaign. The work was inspired by the sixteenth century Italian architect Andrea Palladio, whose work embraces the renaissance of harmony and order, a philosophy reflecting Karl Jenkins' attitude to composition.
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A Major Gratitude€70.20A Major Gratitude werd geschreven in opdracht van Da Capo Drogeham (o.l.v. Bienze IJlstra), Stichting Gondelvaart op Wielen en Plaatselijk Belang, ter gelegenheid van het afscheid van Oebele Brouwer als burgemeester van de gemeente Achtkarspelen. De compositie bevat twee thema’s die in dialoog met elkaar een rol spelen in deze compositie. Het eerste thema is gevormd uit letters van de naam Oebele Brouwer. Het tweede thema komt van het lied de Wâldsang (volkslied uit deze regio), die zijn oorsprong vindt in een compositie van Mozart. De thema’s symboliseren Oebele Brouwer zijn verbondenheid met de gemeente Achtkarspelen.
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Black Gold€114.99Testpiece WMC 2026 - 3rd Division Brass Band
Black Gold was commissioned by Musikverein 1891 "Harmonie" Saarwellingen e.V. (Germany) to mark its 130th anniversary. This composition pictures the history of the mining industry in the town of Saarwellingen and its surrounding region, where the life of the miners as well as their families revolved around coal, or black gold, for centuries on end. The piece is based on motifs from the famous song "Glück auf, Glück auf, der Steiger kommt..." ("Good luck, good luck, the mining foreman comes"), a veritable anthem for miners the world over.
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