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SYMPHONIC METAMORPHOSIS OF THEMES BY CARL V. WEBER
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Movement I-March. Composed by German composer Paul Hindemith in 1943. He pays homage to German Romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber by adapting some of his music in this orchestral suite. Performed by the Cal Poly Symphonic Band, my junior yr.
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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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Classical • Symphonic
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Peak #79
Peak in subgenre #13
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August 09, 2009
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MP3 5.6 MB • 192 kbps • 4:05
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One of Germany’s finest young composers of the interwar years, Paul Hindemith was among the many artists forced to flee Nazi Germany during the tyranny of the 1930s. He became an American citizen in 1946, only to return to his European roots, settling in Switzerland for the last decade of his life. It was during his early years in America, in 1942, that Hindemith composed one of his most original works for orchestra, the Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Despite its ponderous title, the Metamorphosis is one of his most appealing compositions, outgoing and effervescent, giving a unique shape and character to themes drawn from the great German Romantic composer, Carl Maria von Weber. The piece is in four movements, the last of which, drawn from Weber’s “Six Pieces” for piano duet, Op. 60, is a quick march of almost comic precision, that concludes these musical transformations in a brilliant fashion.
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