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Title	Dance Suite
Article no.	9143120
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Suite
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Netherlands (nl)
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Series title	Original Compositions Series
Year of publication	1992
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Composer	Horovitz, Joseph
Difficulty level	6
Evaluation level of countries	C5 (Swiss highest class); D4 (German upper level)
Duration	13:17
Additional info/contents	This work follows a tradition established at the end of the seventeenth century: the creation of a musical sttucture by using a succession of dance movements, composed in such a way that a satisfying cumulative effect is produced. This method can be traced, starting from the works of Corelli, through the so-called Mannheim school to Mozart, and on to Brahms and beyond. lndeed, most classical symphonies owe their origin to this tradition. Each of the three movements of my Dance Suite contains themes and motifs which are based on clearly identifiable dance patterns, more or less traditional and tonal in harmonic language. The first movement is a mixture of "march" and "gavotte" elements, but these occur as variants of a single main theme. The tempo is brisk and the strongly accentuated four-beat measures create a feeling of motoric drive. This is often counteracted by unexpected syncopation and surprising modulations. I dispense with a "second subject" in favour of a very elaborate development, which makes the final quotation of the theme into a sort of recapitulation. In contrast, the second movement is a gentle, gracefully undulating dance, using two steady beats in every measure. Here there are two themes, the first more rhythmic, the second more lyrical. The second theme always uses the first as accompaniment, rather as a singer might use a guitar. Both themes undergo several modulations before returning to the home key. A Spanish flavour pervades the rhythrnic and melodic elements of this movement. The "finale" is a fast "rondo" (in 6/8) whose main theme is best described as a "tarantella". This alternates several times with a more stolid, rustic theme (in 2/4). However, the main theme is recalled in varying guises, including a parody Latin-American version. The orchestration becomes more elaborate and exciting as the movement proceeds, and the whole work ends with a "coda" recalling the main rondo-theme with an enthusiastic flourish. Most of the melodies and rhythms in the Dance Suite have been in my thoughts for many years, ever since my early career as conductor of ballet, and later as composer of some sixteen ballet scores. Some of these ideas were sketched on manuscript paper, others remainedid my head and even in my dreams! The composition of this work gave me the chance to search among these half-sub-conscious sources and to offer my discoveries to the wind-orchestra repertoire. Prt Varous 1 PicFlt Flt Ob Fag EsClr Clr 1,2,3 BClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Cnt in Bb 1,2,3 Hrn in Eb+F 1,2,3,4 Trb in C 1,2,3 (BC) Trb in Bb 1,2,3 (BC+TC) Brt in C (BC) Brt in Bb (BC+TC) Tub in C 1,2 (BC) EsTub (BC+TC) BTub (BC+TC) KB/EBas Tmp Perc 1,2,3

No.	Track title	Sound sample
1	Allegro
2	Andantino
3	Vivace

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	Format
	Dance Suite (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Dance Suite (concert/wind band), full score
	Concert du Nouvel an 1994, audio CD
	Masterpieces for Band #7, audio CD
	Mid Europe (1), 4CD
	Suites (Wind Master Series #4), 2 CDs

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