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Title	Armenian Dances #1
Article no.	9048520
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Original contemporary music (20th, 21st century)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	USA (us)
Publisher *	Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.
Publisher's article no. *	BDM 02031
Delivery publisher *	Alfred Publishing Company (UK) Ltd
Delivery publisher's art.no. *	ALF 00-BDM02031
Series title	Classic Band Series
EAN (GTIN) *	9780757932571
ISBN *	978-0-7579-3257-1
ISBN-10 *	0-7579-3257-6
UPC *	654979034162
Year of publication	1972
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Composer	Reed, Alfred
Difficulty level	6
Evaluation level of countries	A4 (Austrian D level); C4 (Swiss 1st class); D5 (German highest level)
Duration	10:00
Additional info/contents	Based on authentic Armenian folk songs collected by Komidas Vartabed, this work has been expanded through contemporary use of rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic content to showcase the modern wind band. A wonderful staple in wind literature. Tzirani Tzar (Der Aprikosenbaum/The Apricot Tree) Gakavi Yerk (Das Lied des Rebhuhns/The Song of the Partridge) Hoy, Nazan Eem (Hallo, meine liebe Nazan/Hello, My Dear Nazan) Alagyaz (Berg in Armenien/A Mountain in Armenia) Gna, Gna (Komm, Komm/Come, Come) Prt PicFlt Flt 1,2 Ob 1,2 EHrn Fag 1,2 EsClr Clr 1,2,3 AClr BClr CBClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax BsSax Trp 1,2,3 Cnt 1,2 Hrn in Eb+F 1,2,3,4 Trb in C 1,2,3,4 (BC) Trb in Bb 1,2,3,4 (BC+TC) Brt in C (BC) Brt in Bb (BC+TC) EsTub (BC+TC) BTub (BC+TC) CTub (BC) KB Tmp Perc 1,2,3: -BD -MCym -SD -SuCym -Tmb -Vib -Xyl (3.5 octaves) -Glsp
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Programme notes *: The Armenian Dances are a four-movement suite for wind orchestra based on authentic Armenian folksongs from the collected works of Gomidas Vartabed (1869-1935), the founder of classical Armenian music. Reed has caught the style, tempo and all the naturalness of these simple folksongs and dances and converted the possibilities of melodious, harmonious and rhythmic development arising from them into a unique symphonic language. The first part consists of five Armenian folksongs that were arranged by Vartabed for solo voice with piano accompaniment or a-cappella choir. The first song "Tzirani Tzar" is sentimental with a very declamatory beginning; "The Song of the Partridge", opposite in rhythm and speed, follows in simple, childish tones. "Hoy, Nazan Eem" is a rhythmically animated dance song, followed by the statically lyric description of the "Alagyaz", a mountain in Armenia, and a charming and humorously laughing "Come, Come" ("Gna, Gna"). With his music Reed was anxious to be true to the spirit of Armenian music, a folk music that up till today still has not received the acknowledgment in the western world that it deserves. Quelle/Source: Covertext In 1963 a conversation between Harry Begian and Alfred Reed took place about a composition that was to be based on Armenian folk melodies. Begian, son of Armenian emigrants, was born in 1921, the same year as Alfred Reed, in Pontiac, Michigan. Begian's father had to leave his homeland shortly before the outbreak of World War I to escape the ethnic cleansing by the Turks in the Ottoman Empire. On the surface, parallels can be seen between the Reeds' and Begian's family histories. It is possible that they contributed to the intimate friendship between Alfred and Harry that bound these two people together. Begian was a conductor and also an important figure in the field of symphonic brass music. He knew Reed's style through the performances of "Russian Christmas Music" and the "Ballad for Alto Saxophones" with the Cass Technical High School Band in Detroit, Michigan, in the 1950s. Reed had to put Begian off because he was snowed under with work at the time. However, in 1963 he had no idea that Begian would have to wait until 1974 before the Armenian Dances, Part I could be premiered. Quelle/Source: Alfred Reed - Leben und Werk Information: Belwin/Alfred Music Wind Repertory Project Wind Band Literature A Composer's Insight #1: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band Tags: Ancient Cultures Countries and cities Orient and Eastern World Dances and songs

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