Manhattan Pictures
by Jan Van der Roost
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5

SKU: BT.DHP-0940614-010

Composed by Jan Van der Roost. Sovereign Series. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1994. De Haske Publications #DHP 0940614-010. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0940614-010).

In this colourful composition, Jan van der Roost recreates the energetic and multi-racial city life in Manhattan, using four contrasting movements. The opening movement is rather short and rhytmical. In the second “Picture”, a variety of musical entities accumulate into a coloured “sound curtain”, on top of which the brass section presents a broad theme. In contrast to the two previous movements, the third movement is exremely quiet, featuring the first flute, clarinet an oboe in broad melodies. Again, the orchestration plays an essential role. Following on a majestic “tutti” (almost “movie-like....) the serenity of the very beginning reappears. Finally, the nervousness anddynamic style of the two first movements come back in an exciting apotheosis with rich and sometimes surprising instrumentation which explores the multiple possibilities of the large symphonic wind band to the full.

Manhattan, New York: een magnifiek uitgangspunt voor een uitdagend concertwerk.

Manhattan bietet ein Fülle an Themen für ein Musikstück. So sind Jan Van der Roosts Bilder aus Manhattan” eine kontrast- und farbenreiche Komposition mit rhythmisch intensiven und ruhigen Passagen und ebenso abwechslungsreichen Orchestrierungen.

Manhattan, New York. Y a-t-il un meilleur sujet pour baser une pièce de concert exigeante dessus ?