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Jennifer Higdon ‘All Things Majestic’: Nature’s Wonders
Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic Context Composed in 2011 from a commission by the Grand Teton Music Festival, Jennifer Higdon’s orchestral suite All Things Majestic Read more…
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Gilbert Vinter ‘Symphony of Marches’: Brilliant Brass
Gilbert Vinter: Symphony of Marches Context Gilbert Vinter (1909-1969) was most known for his work as a conductor and as a composer of brass band Read more…
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Carl Davis ‘Cranford Theme’: A Traditional Start
Carl Davis: Cranford Theme Context Carl Davis CBE (1936-) is an American-born conductor and composer. He has lived in the UK since the early 1960s. Read more…
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Francis Poulenc ‘Trois mouvements perpétuels’: Lingering for More
Francis Poulenc: Trois mouvements perpétuels Context Composed in 1918 when Poulenc was only 19 years old, Troi mouvements perpétuels is a short three movement suite Read more…
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Bedřich Smetana ‘Tábor’: Dynamic Contrasts
Bedřich Smetana: Tábor Context Composed as part of Má vlast (My Homeland), Tábor is the fifth work of a set of six symphonic poems by Read more…
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Johann Strauss II ‘Die Fledermaus Overture’: Setting the Scene
Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture Context Operettas became popular in Europe from the 1850s, with the quick theatrical pace and comedic plot lines pleasing Read more…
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Johann Strauss II ‘Tausend und eine Nacht’: A Charming Dance
Johann Strauss II: Tausend und eine Nacht Context Translated as ‘Thousand and One Nights’, Johann Strauss II composed this famous waltz in 1871. The melodies Read more…
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Johann Strauss II ‘The Blue Danube’: Waltzing Down the River
Johann Strauss II: The Blue Danube Context Johann Strauss II’s perennially popular Blue Danube Waltz was composed in 1866 for a special concert on 15th Read more…
German Project
Johann Strauss II ‘An der schönen, blauen Donau’: Walzen den Fluss hinunter
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau Der Kontext Der beständige populäre An der schönen, blauen Donau wurde 1866 von Johann Strauss II für Read more…
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Thierry Deleruyelle ‘Fraternity’: A Shadow of the Past
Thierry Deleruyelle: Fraternity Context Composed for the 2016 European Brass Band Competition, Thierry Deleruyelle’s work Fraternity is a staple in Championship repertoire. Fraternity was also Read more…