Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 6:44 PM with ≡
The Merry Widow!
Shepherd's hey by Percy Grainger
Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs) Violinist 9year old,Pianist 11year old.
So now you know this piece is mainly for violins (NOT OBOE ah!)
Last Spring by Edward Grieg.
With Quiet Courage by Larry Daehn composed in memory of his mother.
About With Quiet Courage: (Read it to understand!)
Larry Daehn was born in Rosendale, Wisconsin, in 1939 and grew up on the farms of that state. He received a B.A. in Musical Education from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh in 1964 and his Masters degree in 1976 from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville. He has been a teacher of music for 33 years; the last 27 of them at the New Glaris (WI) High School. A past president of the Wisconsin chapter of Phi Beta Mu, he was honored by that organization as Outstanding Bandmaster. Daehn has composed With Quiet Courage, in memory of his mother, and As Summer Was Just Beginning. An avid admirer of Percy Grainger, he has written several arrangements of that composer's melodies and an article on the Grainger Museum. He is the owner of Daehn Publications.
"Her life was heroic, but without fanfare.
She worked and hoped and inspired.
She loved and was loved.
Her life was a noble song of quiet courage."
With those words, Larry Daehn dedicated this composition to the memory of his mother. He describes her as a brave woman who raised her family through the hardships of farm life in Wisconsin. Despite the loss of both legs due to diabetes, she lived with nobility and quiet courage. She loved to sing. These qualities are evident in this composition, which was written in the summer of 1995 following Lois Daehn's death. It is a song that is passed between the horns, saxophones, a solo trumpet, percussion, and finally to the full ensemble. Building from a quiet pianissimo to the strength of a fortissimo, it concludes with the gentle chords symbolic of the open Wisconsin farmland and a full and rewarding life. With Quiet Courage was premiered by the U.S. Navy Band in our nation's capital in 1995.
Seniors: I know all of you already received your Merry Widow score so please REALLY practice hard before you can get started with other pieces. I don't want things to happened like how we played Grease. So practice hard,I'm sure you have more than enough time! Yes,it may be a little hard BUT hard doesn't mean that you don't practice and hard doesn't mean that you totally cannot play it! Remember your homework also! Symphonic band technique no. 110.
Sec ones, SING ALONG!
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