The work has a notation to be played "with dignity and strength" and it is that annotation which encapsulates the effect the composer and commissioner intended to have on both performer and listener.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1993 Publisher: Brolga Music…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A sense of ceremony, strength and continuity was the underlying notion behind the structure and development of this work.Program NotesA sense of ceremony, strength and continuity was the underlying notion behind the structure and development of this work.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
All about a kookaburra in "an old gum tree", the piece is written as a "patrol" beginning with a distant "pizzicato style" pulse building to a rousing middle section which fades to a distant drum beat again with the kookaburra having the last laugh.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
From a sparse, quiet opening, layers of musical substance are added, intensifying the textural and harmonic nature of Tempest Rising until its final resolution in the climatic coda.Program NotesAlthough it is not programmatic, there is an underlying sense of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David Jones
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Walsh Mountain aims to musically recreate and bring forth the awe of looking to the top and wondering if its possible to climb; the gathering of energy and determination to make the journey; and the elation of looking down from the top on the landscape below…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Cahill
Publisher:
Brolga Music