Favorite Wind Ensembles piece

San benito high trombone · Post by **San benito high trombone** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:32 am

well as a high school tromboneist I have really enjoyed playing:
Salvation is Created
Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Amporito Roca
First Suite in Eflat
and
Second Suite in F

those r my favorite pieces
another peice i have not played but i heard was:
Loch Lomond by Ticheli
very nice piece
those r my suggestions

San benito high trombone · Post by **San benito high trombone** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:49 pm

Tu134 wrote:Variations on a korean folk song
Folk song suite
Into the storm
Dedicatory overature
First suite in F

i believe u ment First suite in Eflat

Zarathrustra · Post by **Zarathrustra** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:59 pm

I really enjoyed Elegy For A Young American. Amazing Piece. Very moving sound.

Another piece that was amazing was Jupiter from The Planets.

The Elephant by James Ord Hume is breathtaking. Very dark sound.

Simoraine is also an amazing but challenging piece. 6 tuplets on the euphonium, 16th note runs for the trombone, and even 6 tuplets for the tuba. Incredible.

The last piece I must put is Canzona by Peter Mennin. Incredibly difficult. But it is worth it to hear the finished product after working on it.

Zarathrustra · Post by **Zarathrustra** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:00 pm

Hilbily_Brass wrote:I really enjoyed Elegy For A Young American. Amazing Piece. Very moving sound.

Another piece that was amazing was Jupiter from The Planets.

The Elephant by James Ord Hume is breathtaking. Very dark sound.

Simoraine is also an amazing but challenging piece. 6 tuplets on the euphonium, 16th note runs for the trombone, and even 6 tuplets for the tuba. Incredible.

The last piece I must put is Canzona by Peter Mennin. Incredibly difficult. But it is worth it to hear the finished product after working on it.

Quick add on, Grand March by Wagner is also a great piece.

Not2Cre8tive · Post by **Not2Cre8tive** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:08 pm

San benito high trombone wrote:
Tu134 wrote:Variations on a korean folk song
Folk song suite
Into the storm
Dedicatory overature
First suite in F

i believe u ment First suite in Eflat

uhm nope..

thats a good one too though....

Pumpkin · Post by **Pumpkin** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:41 am

I have to say my favorites are:
The Saint and The City- Jacob de Haan
Chester- Shumann
First Suite E-flat- Holst
Second Suite F- Holst
Hammersmith- Holst
Festive Overture- Shostakovitch
Prcession of The Nobles-
Festival Variations- Claude T. Smith
American Overture-
Slava!-Bernstein
Candide Overture- Bernstein
Russian X-mas Music- Reed
Hobbtis- Johan de Meij

SuperAction80 · Post by **SuperAction80** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:48 am

Ten that come to mind for me in no order of preference:

1. Fanfare and Allegro by Clifton Williams
2. La Fiesta Mexicana by Owen Reed
3. Emperata Overture by Claude T Smith
4. Crown Imperial by William Walton
5. William Byrd Suite by Gordon Jacob
6. Overture for Winds by Felix Mendelssohn
7. Procession of Nobles by Rimsky-Korsakov
8. Symphony in Bb by Paul Hindemith
9. Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett
10. Symphonic Songs for Band by Robert Russell Bennett

bassoonuba · Post by **bassoonuba** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:07 am

Crown Imperial - Walton
Hobbits - de Meij
Marche Slave - Tchaikovsky (yes there is a wind version)
1812 Overture - Tchaikovsky (yes there is a wind version)
Carmen - Bizet
Captain from Castille "Conquest" - Newman

FluteOfTheNewWorld · Post by **FluteOfTheNewWorld** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:13 pm

I like Dance of the Jesters by Tchaikovsky

blackzarg · Post by **blackzarg** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:14 am

Favorite Fast-Paced/Epic Pieces
Awayday - Adam Gorb Exciting, and gives me very fond memories.
Rocky Point Holiday - Ron Nelson Quirky, spunky, and light, I love the complex writing in this piece.
In the Spring, at the Time When Kings Go Off to War - David Holsinger Crazy! This piece is insane and will blow your mind away.

Favorite Slow Pieces
An American Elegy - Frank Ticheli Beautiful and tragic, it helps us remember a fateful day in American history.
Sleep - Eric Whitacre Spine chilling piece, even a bit haunting, but still relaxing. Both the chorale version and the band version are great
October - Eric Whitacre Heart-warming and lush melody; great pondering music
The Echo Never Fades - David Gillingham Another piece with a great meaning behind it, with a beautiful solo for alto saxophone

Favorite Pieces w/ Multiple Movements
Lincolnshire Posy - Percy A. Grainger THere's a reason why this is a classic! The mvts are just great.
Dance Movements - Philip Sparke Woodwinds will have a party on this one.
Gloriosa - Yasuhide Ito An Awesome piece that mixes Japanese and Western cultures to create an epic tale.

eternalbando · Post by **eternalbando** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:32 pm

Tu134 wrote:
San benito high trombone wrote:
Tu134 wrote:Variations on a korean folk song
Folk song suite
Into the storm
Dedicatory overature
First suite in F

i believe u ment First suite in Eflat

uhm nope..

thats a good one too though....

Were you talking about a piece by Holst? If so...It's either First Suite in Eb or Second Suite in F. You could see where someone could get confused...

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:41 pm

blackzarg wrote:Favorite Fast-Paced/Epic Pieces
In the Spring, at the Time When Kings Go Off to War - David Holsinger Crazy! This piece is insane and will blow your mind away.

If you haven't heard them already, check out "To Tame the Perilous Skies" and "The Armies of the Omnipresent Otserf." I think they are Holsinger's two best "epic" works for band.

Wildabeast · Post by **Wildabeast** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:46 pm

I've teetered on Stephen Melillo's stuff. Some of his music can be pretty meaty, but I've had a beef with the way he's ended many of his compositions (generically speaking).

Perhaps the one piece that really does it for me (from beginning to end) is "Godspeed". (Yes, even above "Stormworks".)

b4Nd1sMyL1f3 · Post by **b4Nd1sMyL1f3** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:21 pm

my favorites have to be:

Dedicatory Overture
Variations on a Korean Folk Song
Chanteys
English Folk Song Suite
First Suite in Eb
First Suite in F

b4Nd1sMyL1f3 · Post by **b4Nd1sMyL1f3** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:24 pm

edbandchick wrote:
Tu134 wrote:
San benito high trombone wrote: i believe u ment First suite in Eflat

uhm nope..

thats a good one too though....
Were you talking about a piece by Holst? If so...It's either First Suite in Eb or Second Suite in F. You could see where someone could get confused...

First Suite in F is by Thom Ritter George. he wrote it for the 50th anniversary of the U.S. navy band

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