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INTRODUCTION, THEME & VARIATIONS (Rossini)
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THIS IS FROM A CONCERT PIECE I PERFORMED TO FULFILL MY SENIOR RECITAL REQUIREMENTS AS A MUSIC ED. MAJOR. THIS IS ONE OF THE PREMIER SHOWPIECES WRITTEN FOR CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA, TRANSCRIBED HERE FOR BAND. COMPOSED IN 1810 BY GIOACCHINO ROSSINI.
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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 • Chamber Music
Charts
#158 in subgenre Peak #6
Author
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI - 1810
Rights
public domain
Uploaded
March 28, 2010
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MP3 22.0 MB • 222 kbps • 13:49
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Rossini -- Introduction, Theme and Variations About the music... Little has been established about this engaging work. It is not mentioned in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which ordinarily provides a comprehensive listing of repertoire by all significant composers. As Kalman Bloch, former principal clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 46 years, observes, "There is great question as to whether Rossini actually composed this piece. It is thought that he wrote the tune and a student composed the variations. Nevertheless, it is one of the premier showpieces of its time: a popular tune followed by variations allowing the clarinetist to show off tremendous technique and charm. Our repertoire could stand a few more of these 'original' pieces." A graceful, operatic introduction makes the principal theme, once it appears, sound particularly light-hearted. Three successive variations are each a little more animated and a little more challenging for the soloist. A slow variation, in the minor key, follows, a moment of mock seriousness interrupting the humorous spirit. Before long, however, the upbeat character returns, in a final variation and coda that bring the soloist to the highest reaches of the clarinet register. About the composer: Rossini occupied an unrivalled position in the Italian musical world of his time, winning considerable success relatively early in his career. The son of a horn-player and a mother who made a career for herself in opera, as a boy he had direct experience of operatic performance, both in the orchestra pit and on stage. His operas from his first relative success in 1810 until 1823 were first performed in Italy. There followed a period of success in Paris, leading to his final opera, Guillaume Tell, staged in Paris in 1829. The revolution of 1830 prevented the fulfilment of French royal commissions for the theatre, but in his later life he continued to enjoy considerable esteem, both in Paris, where he spent much of his last years, and in his native Italy. There he spent the years from 1837 until 1855, before returning finally to France, where he died in 1868.
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