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Highlights from 'ANDREA CHENIER'
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'ANDREA CHENIER' IS AN OPERA IN 4 ACTS BY ITALIAN COMPOSER UMBERTO GIORDANO (1896). IT IS BASED ON THE LIFE OF THE FAMOUS FRENCH POET ANDRE CHENIER (1762-1794) WHO WAS GUILLOTINED DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. IT WAS GIORDANO'S GREATEST ACHIEVMENT.
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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Genre
Classical • Opera
Peak in subgenre #6
Author
Umberto Giordano - 1896
Rights
public domain
Uploaded
December 01, 2009
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MP3 13.1 MB • 224 kbps • 8:11
Story behind the song
This is performed by the United States Air Force Golden Gate Band at George Washington University in Wahington, D.C., in the early 1980's. The Commander/Conductor of the Air Force Golden Gate Band was Major Roger W. Sebby. The Commander/Conductor of the United States Air Force Band was Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel. Col. Gabriel was also our guest conductor for the TMEA All State Bands and at the National Music Camp. Andrea Chenier is a verismo opera in four acts by the composer Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica. It is based loosely on the life of the French poet, Andre Chenier (1762-1794), who was executed during the French Revolution. Andrea Chenier remains popular with audiences, though it is now less frequently performed than in the first half of the 20th Century. One reason the opera has remained in the repertoire has been because of the magnificent lyric-dramatic music provided by Giordano for the tenor lead, which gives a talented singer many opportunities to demonstrate his skill and flaunt his voice. Indeed, Giuseppe Borgatti's triumph in the title part at the first performance propelled him to the front rank of Italian opera singers. (He went on to become Italy's greatest Wagnerian tenor rather than a verismo opera specialist.)
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