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SLAVA! (A Political Overture)
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THIS IS A SHORT ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1977), TRANSCRIBED BY CLARE GRUNDMAN. THE TWO MAIN THEMES ARE 'THE GRAND OLD PARTY' & 'REHEARSE!' FROM '1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE'. PERFORMED BY THE 1980 ALL NORTH JERSEY H.S. WIND ENSEMBLE.
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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.
Song Info
Genre
Classical • Symphonic
Charts
Peak #71
Peak in subgenre #17
Author
Leonard Bernstein - 1977
Rights
public domain
Uploaded
December 06, 2009
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MP3 4.8 MB • 192 kbps • 3:31
Story behind the song
This was performed on Feb. 3, 1980, by the All North Jersey High School Wind Ensemble. The conductor was Dr. Charles F. Del Rosso. "Slava! A Political Overture for Orchestra" is a short orchestral composition by Leonard Bernstein. It was written for the inaugural concerts of Mstislav Rostropovich's first season with the National Symphony Orchestra in 1977. The overture's two main themes are based on "The Grand Old Party" and "Rehearse!" from the failed musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, which only ran seven times on Broadway. The piece has been transcribed for symphonic band by Clare Grundman. Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 - October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He was probably best known to the public as the longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic, for conducting concerts by many of the world's leading orchestras, and for writing the music for West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. Bernstein was the first classical music conductor to make numerous television appearances, perhaps more than any other classical conductor, all between 1954 and 1989. He had a formidable piano technique and as a composer wrote many types of music from Broadway shows to symphonies. According to the New York Times, he was "one of the most prodigally talented and successful musicians in American history."
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