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THE UNIVERSAL JUDGEMENT
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ONE OF THE 1ST PIECES WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR BAND BY CAMILLE DE NARDIS, 1878. BASED ON A RELIGIOUS CONCEPT OF A JOURNEY OF PURIFICATION WITH HARDSHIPS, HOPE AND JOY FOR THOSE AWAITING THE UNIVERSAL JUDGEMENT. PERFORMED BY THE USAF GOLDEN GATE BAND.
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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 • Symphonic
Charts
Peak #14
Peak in subgenre #3
Author
Camille De Nardis/Antonio E. Cafarella
Rights
public domain
Uploaded
February 04, 2010
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MP3 18.8 MB • 224 kbps • 11:44
Story behind the song
"Universal Judgment," a symphonic poem by Camillo De Nardis, long time director of the Conservatory in Naples. This composition won first prize in a national band contest at Naples in 1878, and in a competition at Turin, Italy, in 1880. Arrangement was specially prepared from the original score for the Goldman Band by Antonio Cafarella. The work itself "is extended in form and made up of a number of well-contrasted' melodious movements. The first of these is an Allegro con fuoco, in a well-developed fugal form; this is followed by a Moderato assai, descriptive of the heavnly hosts; and in turn by a recurrence of the first movement in altered form eading into an inspired Maestoso and Choral. A spirited Allegro brings the composition to a close." The Universal Judgment is based on a religious concept of a journey of purification consisting of hardships with glimpses of hope and joy for those who are awaiting the universal judgment before receiving final blessedness. The music follows this progression with alternating sections of hardships (heavy brass parts), hope (high woodwinds frequently representing angels), and joy (also woodwinds and including lyrical brass parts), and with a triumphant conclusion representing final blessedness. Camille De Nardis (1857 - 1951) was director of the Conservatory in Naples, Italy. This composition (the only one known in present existence) won first prize in a national band context in Naples in 1878 and also in a competition in Turin, Italy, in 1880. In 1934 Antonio Cafarella prepared an arrangement of the original score for concert band.
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ALEXIS PATRICK
Jul 25, 2010
Sensationally beautiful song, Ivan!!!!! Always perfectly played.:) I hope you and your family are fine. Thank you so much for your kind greeting and support of my music. Have a happy week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!