Concertino for Wind Orchestra features each section and has a finale embracing them all. Hultgren wrote a work that gave time for the players to focus on making music and not scramble to acquit all the notes.Program NotesMy endeavour with this work was to…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The work is programmatic and is written to depict the sparse, rugged iron-ore country and the port industrial centre of Port Hedland which is arguably Australia's "Iron Gate" to the world.Program NotesThe Iron Gate was commissioned in 1993 by the Hedland…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This work is dedicated to the hard-working musicians who conduct and play in high level school and community ensembles. The opening drum statement is taiko like. The fanfares are ebullient and strong. Some sections should sound like chamber music. The winds…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Republica embraces musical ideas found in some of the more serious folk songs and popular songs of Singapore that celebrate nationhood and a sense of community.Program NotesRepublica embraces musical ideas found in some of the more serious folk songs and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The musical descriptors, "playful, pulsing and precise" set the scene for the interpretation of this piece.Program NotesScherzino Sinfonica was commissioned by the Extra Curricular Activities Branch of the Ministry of Education for the 1997 Singapore Youth…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Trolls lived in castles and were huge monsters with magical powers. At night time the haunted the areas around where they lived and if caught would turn into stone statues or explode! Trolls is a musical depiction of these creatures from early Scandanavian…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music