The best contemporary concert band pieces?
RichieM2
CoFFeeDLte
SUN DANCE
by Frank Ticheli
I thought it was the best piece of music I've ever played in my entire life. I
loved ever minute of it. In FACT - our band made a CD that year and it's on
it! I played 1st chair clarinet... it's pretty freaken cool.
Another piece that I like but haven't played is SLAVA.... I'm not sure who
wrote it, but it's full of great melodies.
Have FUN!
--SSu
NMrodVar
>SUN DANCE
>by Frank Ticheli
While not one of Ticheli's staunch supporters, this isn't a bad piece. Reminds
me of Quincy Hilliard (a good friend of mine) and Robert W. Smith in its
commercialism, though.
>Another piece that I like but haven't played is SLAVA.... I'm not sure who
>wrote it, but it's full of great melodies.
That was written by the venerable and incomparable Leonard Bernstein. Probably
the finest contemporary piece I can think of out there right now is David
Gillingham's "Walking Angels," which is scored for flute, piccolo, clarinet,
bass clarinet, bassoon, oboe, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 5
percussion, harp, string bass, and piano. A band piece, though not what we
think of when we think band. GREAT piece, though.
Another fine work is Kozhevnikov's Third Symphony. Tough but awesome. Also,
I'm a big fan of Persichetti's Divertimento for Band. And last but not least,
my favorite band piece, "Blue Lake Suite" by, of course, Anthony Boyer.
Grimace
RichieM2
Brentm3805
four percussion and wind ensemble" it is by far the best piece i have ever
played
sam
CoFFeeDLte wrote:
>
> Last year in Wind Ensemble, we played
>
> SUN DANCE
> by Frank Ticheli
>
> I thought it was the best piece of music I've ever played in my entire life. I
> loved ever minute of it. In FACT - our band made a CD that year and it's on
> it! I played 1st chair clarinet... it's pretty freaken cool.
>
> Another piece that I like but haven't played is SLAVA.... I'm not sure who
> wrote it, but it's full of great melodies.
>
> Have FUN!
>
> --SSu
ToolsHNIC
Michael
SFA Trombone
Sugar Land tx
co2000
William Quap
it last year and it was very exciting.
ADam Quap
String Bassist
Stephen F Austin
Sugarland Tx
Sara Van Arkel
symphony, and was the field show the following year.
Sara Van Arkel
Lincoln-Way Community Marching Knights
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Drumms1979
Michael Hafer,
"May the marching arts continue in excellence BEYOND the 21st century."
Fort Wayne, IN
Sotir6361
or Amzing Grace, Frank Tichelli or Symphony No.1 by Daniel Bukvich or The
Leaves are Falling,
DrPimp13
oh HELL YEA. Badass music
~Chuck~
Grapevine HS
Clarinet Section Leader
Class of 2000 "~WE ALL KICK ASS IN OUR OWN LITTLE WAY~"
BassClef69
- Rob
I do agree with most that have been said though.
NMWorner
Nicole
University High '99
Fan of the Arts :)
ToolsHNIC
I don't much care for this piece. It's flashy, but there's not much depth to
it. (My opinion)
UFoKneeUm
>it. (My opinion)
I agree.
NMrodVar
>four percussion and wind ensemble" it is by far the best piece i have ever
>played
Gillingham is an amazing writer. Most people don't know him yet, but the man's
a genius. Who'd have thought. . . a genius teaching at Central Michigan
University. . .
Grimace
SimWaugh
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>
> While not one of Ticheli's staunch supporters, this isn't a bad piece.
Reminds
> me of Quincy Hilliard (a good friend of mine) and Robert W. Smith in its
> commercialism, though.
>
Heh.. Quincy Hilliard directed my allstate band last year.. he was a nice
guy.. but our whole program(almost) was all comprised of pieces he wrote...
Robert G.
Tenor Sax c/o'00
Pope HS.. Marietta, Ga
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favorites:
Heroes Lost and Fallen - Gillingham
Concertino for 4 Percussionist and Wind Ensamble - Gillingham
Blue Shades(u cant play this unless your group is phenominal... and if so.. it
will be the most exciting piece u have ever played.. especially from the
clarinet solo to the end.. and measure 400 to the end.. it is awesome!! man..
soo much energy in that piece!!) - Tichelli
Symphony #3 - by Kore-what's-his-name :)
Soundings(i heard North Texas Univ. Wind Ensamble perform this.. it was great)
- ?
i cant think of much more.. my mind went dead.. ooh well
Dogstar943
NMWorner
OH YEAH!! that's the best!
NMWorner
Brentm3805
awesome song, were playing that this year, i love it
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NMrodVar
"Four Scottish Dances" or Gregson's "Sword and the Crown."
Anthony "Grimace" Boyer
President
Young Artists' Society
NMrodVar
>guy.. but our whole program(almost) was all comprised of pieces he wrote...
One of his more disturbing qualities. Great guy, actually. He's a friend of
mine, but I would have to say he needs to stop pushing his music onto people.
By any chance did you guys play "Ghost Dance"? Not a bad piece. . .
BassClef69
Four Scottish Dances is a good piece, but I really didn't like it very
much. The Sword and the Crown is a great piece.
EmLinMan2
12 seconds to the Moon-R.W. Smith
Sinfonia Voci-Holsinger
2 great tunes
Timpdude
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Michael Bell
Timpanist/Percussionist
Jacksonville St. University
Marching Southerners PIT
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NMrodVar
>much. The Sword and the Crown is a great piece.
I played FSD with the Blue Lake Staff Band this summer, and it's a very
powerful piece despite being physically and mentally exhausting. It was a
challenge, and with a great ensemble (and a great bassoonist), it can be one of
the best band pieces ever written. With a good or average band, it's merely a
good piece. But when you get that special something, then it becomes so much
more.
Anthony "Grimace" Boyer
President
Young Artists' Society
"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go
into the making of genius. Love, love, love; that is the soul of genius." --
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nat_or_Colin
four scottish dances and a little bernstein here and there, but mostly
we stick to shostakovich and older. we did, however play In Memorium:
Kristina by Bruce Yurko at the Western international band clinic a
little over a week ago. That's a moving piece. Always makes me cry.
Anyone played the Husa Divertimento for Winds? That's an odd one. . .
love
nat
bands of irmo
NIX911
awesome pieces.
NMrodVar
>we stick to shostakovich
Umm. . .Shostakovich is contemporary. . . at least as contemporary as Bernstein
or Malcolm Arnold.
>Anyone played the Husa Divertimento for Winds? That's an odd one. . .
Very tough. Our university wind ensemble performed it last year specially for
Karel Husa himself, and we made him cry. I hope it was tears of joy. . . :-)
tuba
>
> I'm a little surprised, actually, that nobody has mentioned Malcolm Arnold's
> "Four Scottish Dances" or Gregson's "Sword and the Crown."
>
> President
> Young Artists' Society
I love ticheli's blue shades and postcard. Has anyone ever heard of
awayday by adam gorb. i have recently purchased a recording of this
piece and i love it. i also like a lot of the music by grantham and
maslanka.
Rachaelwc
Rachael Manganiello
49th AD Texas Army National Guard Band
TMEA Junior College Allstate Band BABY (wow) <eg>
WC,WF,RH,S,Dville,LDBELL+cool bands Band fan
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/5713">A cool page with cool
sound files!!</a>
tuba
I agree. I was in an ensemble last year that premiered his Galactic
Empires and it was phenominal. I can't wait to find more recordings of
his music.
Azhben
FLOWER3292
Nat_or_Colin
>
> >mostly
> >we stick to shostakovich
>
> Umm. . .Shostakovich is contemporary. . . at least as contemporary as Bernstein
> or Malcolm Arnold.
>
> >Anyone played the Husa Divertimento for Winds? That's an odd one. . .
>
> Very tough. Our university wind ensemble performed it last year specially for
> Karel Husa himself, and we made him cry. I hope it was tears of joy. . . :-)
>
> President
> Young Artists' Society
>
> into the making of genius. Love, love, love; that is the soul of genius." --
> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
well, contemporary is in the ear of the beholder. . . oh nevermind.
that was bad.
shostakovich I consider more of the classical aura than, say,
swearingen. more of the classical sound. If you're going to consider
shostakovich as contemporary then i'd throw in Holzt's The Planets and
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
The District 13 Honor Band in Ohio played the Husa a little under two
years ago. The last thing i did before my family bailed and moved
south. Glad we did. Me loves Irmo.
Nat_or_Colin
>
> we played "linconshire posy" it was the funnest piece to play!!
Irmo did that two years ago. We play grainger all over the place. Last
year it was molly on the shore because we had two clarinets from hell.
Kirby! We miss you!
Mr. Tuba
clarinet soloist was amazing! Tichelli held a masterclass during the convention
and chose the third chair player for the solo. I'd be pretty pleased=)
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Kristian Mark Twombly
: Short Ride in a Fast Machine is cool...for a minimalist piece it rocks.
Isn't all rock music minimal?
heh heh
Kristian
NMrodVar
>Empires and it was phenominal. I can't wait to find more recordings of
>his music.
If you can find a copy of "Walking Angels," let me know!! I have the Kent
State University Wind Ensemble's recording, which is fabulous (LeeAnn Anderson
on harp and John Roebke on piano, conducted by Wayne Gorder.)
Incidentally, I called Dr. Gillingham yesterday. Seems CMU has made him the
interim director of the school of music - congratulations!! Anyway, it looks
like I may have an opportunity to begin studying with him in the fall.
NMrodVar
>swearingen. more of the classical sound. If you're going to consider
>shostakovich as contemporary then i'd throw in Holzt's The Planets and
>Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
Contemporary has nothing to do with sound, though Shostakovich is most
certainly not common practice period. Shostakovich wrote under the Soviet
regime of the 1940's and 50's. In this respect, he is 100% contemporary. In
fact, our New Music Ensemble recently performed his String Quartet No. 8.
As far as the analogies go, Holst *is* contemporary. I'm not sure where you
get Orff and Shostakovich as being similar at all, however. Orff reminds me a
lot of Guiseppe Verdi, who was a nineteenth century Italian. Hmmm. . .
William Quap
> me wrong I love rock, alternative, etc but there's little in it =)
>
Michael, don't get me started. Are you serious? Little in rock? Ok
enough of that. This is Marching Band. How's about Incantaion and
Dance, not the highest grade, but it moves.
ADam Quap
String bassist
Stephen F Austin
Sugarland Tx
ToolsHNIC
No. The basic definition of a minimalist piece is that it doesn't have a point
of climax. Plenty of rock songs, while lacking depth, have a climax. Don't get
me wrong I love rock, alternative, etc but there's little in it =)
Michael
SFA Trombone
Sugar Land tx
co2000
ToolsHNIC
Sure Billy, you know I love rock, but have you listened to the readio lately?
It all sucks. I'll have to stick to the music with stuff in it like Rage, etc.
>How's about Incantaion and
>Dance, not the highest grade, but it moves.
It's a nice piece.
Shawn Dessaigne
: well, contemporary is in the ear of the beholder. . . oh nevermind.
: that was bad.
: shostakovich I consider more of the classical aura than, say,
: swearingen. more of the classical sound. If you're going to consider
: shostakovich as contemporary then i'd throw in Holzt's The Planets and
: Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
Considering the modern wind band didn't really come into its own until
the beginning of the 20th century, I would think most music (original,
not transcriptions) could be considered contemporary music. All the
composers you named here are definitely contemporary. Holst, in fact,
was one of the first people to write for the wind band (First and Second
Suites for Military Band).
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Shawn Dessaigne
: we stick to shostakovich and older. we did, however play In Memorium:
: Kristina by Bruce Yurko at the Western international band clinic a
: little over a week ago. That's a moving piece. Always makes me cry.
That's a very good piece. It's a shame it was ever written, though. I
didn't know Kristina Damm, but I'd seen her at competitions, and a friend
of mine was in the band (Clearview) when she was killed. I'm sure Mr. Yurko
took it very personally, because she was a horn student of his at the time.
I wish I had had the chance to meet her.
Rachaelwc
life.
Nat_or_Colin
>
> Nat_or_Colin (Charlieand...@worldnet.att.net) wrote:
>
> : we stick to shostakovich and older. we did, however play In Memorium:
> : Kristina by Bruce Yurko at the Western international band clinic a
> : little over a week ago. That's a moving piece. Always makes me cry.
>
> That's a very good piece. It's a shame it was ever written, though. I
> didn't know Kristina Damm, but I'd seen her at competitions, and a friend
> of mine was in the band (Clearview) when she was killed. I'm sure Mr. Yurko
> took it very personally, because she was a horn student of his at the time.
> I wish I had had the chance to meet her.
>
what happened? do you know? i usually attempt to research the pieces
we play (as many of us do) to get a better feel of the piece, but I
couldn't find anything. I don't mean to pry.
Nick LL
Indy 98? That last year? Two of my classmates were in that band, too.
An alto and a clarinet. You guys sounded awesome! I listen to that
CD ALL the time. If CDs wore out, "Watchman, Tell Us of the Night"
would be burned clean away! Awesome, awesome piece! Closest this bad
boy has ever come to crying ;)
Nick
Nick LL
piece. Most of the parents were a little iffy, though ;) By the way,
what was your (Pope's) marching show this year? We're playing Zion
over at Harrison and I was told you had excerpts in your show. I
never got to see your show this year (which I regret).
Nick
pope...@hotmail.com wrote:
>Soundings(i heard North Texas Univ. Wind Ensamble perform this.. it was great)
>- ?
>
>i cant think of much more.. my mind went dead.. ooh well
>
>Robert G.
>Tenor Sax c/o'00
>Pope HS.. Marietta, Ga
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Shawn Dessaigne
Well, Kristina was a mellophone/horn player at Clearview High School (NJ).
In the summer of 1995, she was on vacation with her family (I don't know
where), when she was hit by lightning and killed instantly. Mr. Yurko was
her horn teacher at the time, and he was asked to compose a memorial piece for
her. The piece was premiered by Clearview's band sometime before the summer
of 1996 (I'm not sure when, but since I played it in July 1996, it had to have
been before then). It was published in early 1997 (I remember one lesson where
Mr. Yurko and I were finding mistakes in the publisher's proof copy. We always
had interesting lessons). If you want any more information, I'd be happy to
ask Mr. Yurko for you (he lives less than a mile from me). Hope this helps.
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rich...@aol.com (RichieM2) wrote:
> Anyone have any suggestions on the best contemporary concert band pieces?
>
I like "Legend" composed by James Barns and "Third
symphony" "Othello" composed by Alfred Reed. I
think you 'll like them if you listen to thier music.
BassClef69
piece is when it makes its full transformation from one idea to the next.
Minimalistic music basically takes one "theme" or idea, and makes very small
changes to it as the piece progresses. Very interesting music. John Adams is a
great Minimalist Composer, as well as a lot of Phillip Glass, and the bit more
obscure Arana Lidre.
NMWorner
I LOVE that piece!
Nicole
University High '99
Fan of the Arts :)
OmTaiYeunq
Dance" by John Barnes is cool. We did that piece with our marching band this
year. It was challenging, yet fun to play. "La Fiesta Mexicana" by H. Owen
Reed is another great piece, and is fun to play. Again, our marching band did
the Aztec Dance and the Mass from there this year.
Also, almost anything by Elliot Del Borgo is fun, and challenging (not to
mention all-around cool). Our concert band has done several pieces by him,
including "Fanfare & Allegro," "Cheasapeake," and "Prologue and Ritual Dance."
These are very well written pieces. They're fun to play, challenging, but
mostly, very cool to listen to...
Justin S. McDonald
Dartmouth, HS
Tuba c/o 2000
Timpdude
high school. Wondeful pieces.. Especially the March from the 1st suite in Eb
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Jacksonville St. University
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Rachaelwc
MelloFlute
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>Dance" by John Barnes is cool.
I love that song, we're played it in Wind Ensemble a few times!
~*Julie*~
mellophonist
"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live
it, it won't come out of your horn."
~Charlie Parker
RichieM2
>high school. Wondeful pieces.. Especially the March from the 1st suite in Eb
The 1st Suite is great
RichieM2
>Indy 98? That last year? Two of my classmates were in that band, too.
>An alto and a clarinet. You guys sounded awesome! I listen to that
>CD ALL the time. If CDs wore out, "Watchman, Tell Us of the Night"
>would be burned clean away! Awesome, awesome piece! Closest this bad
>boy has ever come to crying ;)
I have a recording Watchman.... It's a very cool piece and has some really
beautiful moments. However, I don't really see how it relates to child abuse,
it's subject. My idea of a piece about child abuse is dramatically different.
Rachaelwc
I was the first Bass Clarinetist to play that solo!!haha
GtaPlyTmpt
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Michael Hafer,
"May the marching arts continue in excellence BEYOND the 21st century."
Fort Wayne, IN
ToolsHNIC
Hodges Bend Middle School Honors Band played it when I was in 7th grade. It was
cool as can be.
NMWorner
that song is so awesome!!
SCVJen98
under the fingers, but man...for the Chorale, you better have a brass section
with lips of steel. I think I recall my director telling them that they could
not play that section loud enough. It's masterful.
<br><br>Jenny
Ltn Mundy
Not necessarily the most technically demanding piece in the world, but some
really different musical ideas from what we're used to.
Alan
ARM2Bball
>was
>cool as can be.
>Michael
>SFA Trombone
>Sugar Land tx
>co2000
We also played Holst's First Suite in Eb that year. And the year before we
played La Fiesta Mexica, but I was in beginner band then.
Abdul
Stephen F. Austin HS
Sugar Land, TX
Tpt c/o 2000
RichieM2
really great piece. The 2nd, 3rd, and 5th movements are just so beautiful.
R.G.
Sterling HS
clarinet, saxophone, bass drum
Ed Francis
Celebration by Phillip Sparke-played in '98
Blue Shades by Frank Tichelli-played in '98
Hammersmith by Gustav Holst-heard it
Ghost Train by Eric Whitare-heard it
Resonances I by Ron Nelson-played in '97
Short Ride in a Fast Maching by John Adams (transcription)- heard it
First Suite in E-Flat by Gustav Holst-played in '97
Elsa's Processional into the Cathedral by Richard Wagner
(transcription)-heard it
Concerto No. 1 by Richard Strauss (transcription)-played in '98
Armenian Dances II by Alfred Reed-played in '96
Lincolnshire Posey by Percy Grainger-played in '98-99
Elegy for a Young American (don't remember composer)-played in '98
Amazing Grace by Frank Tichelli-played in '96 and '98
Ed- CVHS '99
Jazzyteen
Comedy. Another cool piece is Sundance...i played that at music camp this year.
RichieM2
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have time to practice, but we played it.
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Pretty old, ancient feed :/ but I think my favorite contemporary band piece has to be Danses Sacred and Profane by William H. Hill. Very quirky, odd piece but it’s so amazing and the harmonies are just stuff you don’t hear anymore within band music.