Voyages
by Coby Lankester
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert Band - Grade 5

SKU: ML.012120100-S

Composed by Coby Lankester. Arranged by Marcel Peeters. The Best Original Pieces for Concert Band. Molenaar Band Music. Recorded on Music for Ballet (ML.311024720). Score only. Duration 15 minutes, 10 secondes. Molenaar Edition #012120100-S. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012120100-S).

In the suite Voyages (Travels) Mrs. Lankester has set to music six impressions collected during several stays in France. Originally the six pieces were part of different ballet music scores. In this excellent arrangement by Marcel Peeters they have been gathered into one suite in which the travel impressions serve as a guideline. The first part suggests a Village Fair, whereas the second part expresses explicitly the composer's admiration for Paris in The Invitation. The third part, Nostalgia (Le Lac) is a rather nostalgic reverie about a French lake. The fourth part Reminiscences of Daumier, has to be considered as a tribute to the 19th century painter Honore Daumier of Marseille, famous for his political caricatures. The fifth part, Homage to Mompou, honours the memory of the Spanish composer and pianist Federico Mompou, creator of the primavista style. The suite closes with a cheerful Final Dance (Le Retour), depicting the journey back home.