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Rococo Variations...€ 140,40Verplicht werk Kampioensdivisie NBK 2025
Rococo Variations was commissioned by the British Open Championships for their 2008 contest in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and co-commissioned by the Norwegian Band Federation, for their National Championship in Bergen in 2009.
The title of the work has been used before, of course, most notably by Tchaikovsky in his work for cello and orchestra. My set of variations follows the Tchaikovskian model in that it is based on a quasi-Baroque original theme, and has certain ‘dance-like’ characteristics in the variations, but beyond that all comparisons end.
There are six variations: Toccata, Siciliana, Waltz, Moto Perpetuo, Lament, and Fugal Scherzo, followed by a triumphant re-statement of the theme. Throughout, there is considerable contrast in the music, with the fast variations being rather virtuoso in character, sometimes with constantly changing time patterns, whilst the two slow variations (Siciliana and Lament) are in turn lyrical and pensive in mood with prominent solos and duets for a number of instruments.
Although the work overall is dedicated by my brother, each of the six variations pays tribute to a different composer whose contribution to the brass band repertoire during the second half of the twentieth century has been of great significance. To this end, all six composers have their own ‘musical signature’ embraced within the particular variation, a process which reaches its zenith, contrapuntally speaking, during the final variation and reprise of the theme.
- Edward Gregson
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East Meets West€ 74,55A real crossover—the brass band plays Indian ragas and talas in this superbly innovative new concert finisher. Performance requires some note-bending, and features flugel and baritone cadenzas. There is a message of peace towards fellow human beings!
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The Four Seasons€ 66,33Philip Harper’s new take on Vivaldi’s masterpiece makes a very definite nod towards Ray Farr’s well-known disco arrangement of Bach’s Toccata in D Minor! This new arrangement has been receiving rave reviews as Cory Band’s concert encore.
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The Land of the Long...€ 96,56Aotearoa was the name given to New Zealand by its Polynesian settlers whose first sight of the islands was a long, flat cloud lying low over the land.
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Ballet for Band€ 96,56Ballet for Band was written as the test-piece for the Championship section finals of the National Brass Band Championships, held at the Royal Albert Hall in October 1983.
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I Shall Love But Thee€ 259,99I Shall Love But Thee is in de letterlijke zin van het woord een gelegenheidswerk, want het werd oorspronkelijk geschreven naar aanleiding van het huwelijk van de jongste zoon van de componist.
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A Brussels Requiem€ 199,99De aanslagen in Brussel op 22 maart 2016 joegen een schokgolf door België en de rest van de wereld. Evenzo leidden de aanslagen in Parijs en Nice tot grote publieke verontwaardiging, angst en onbegrip. Wat is er geworden van onze westerse wereld? Zijn onze culturen zo ver uit elkaar gegroeid dat we elkaar niet meer begrijpen?
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