Bei meiner Vertonung von "Shenandoah" ließ ich mich von der Freiheit und Schönheit der Volksmelodie und von den Naturbildern inspirieren, die der Text heraufbeschwört, insbesondere von dem Bild eines...
Beginning Band Method by Frank Ticheli & Gregory B. Rudgers Beginning Band Method Teacher's Edition 212 pps.
In my setting of 'Shenandoah' I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the...
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...
The Renaissance Fair 'was commissioned to be a sequel to the composers' band work, 'Fanfare Ode & Festival.' Meant for the top middle school band that commissioned it, 'The Renaissance Fair 'is approp...
