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Title	Satiric Dances (for a Comedy by Aristophanes)
Article no.	9599800
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 *	Hal Leonard Publishing
Publisher's article no. *	HL 50244620
Delivery publisher *	Hal Leonard Europe
Series title	G. Schirmer Band/Orchestra
EAN (GTIN) *	9780793594344
ISBN *	978-079359434-4
ISBN-10 *	079359434-0
UPC *	073999446203
Year of publication	1975
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Composer	Dello Joio, Norman
Difficulty level	4+
Evaluation level of countries	D4 (German upper level)
Duration	6:30
Additional info/contents	Composed in 1975, Satiric Dances is in three movements:Allegro pesante, Adagio mesto, Allegro spumante. Each dance has a decidedly Mediterranean folk dance flavor. Here Dello Joio processed the comedy fabrics of Aristophanes, who lived around 445 - 385 BC. 1. Allegro pesante - 2:05 2. Adagio mesto - 3:10 3. Allegro spumante - 2:15 Prt PicFlt Flt Ob Fag EsClr Clr 1,2,3 AClr BClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Trp in Bb 1,2,3 Hrn in F 1,2,3,4 Trb 1,2,3,4 BsTrb Euph Tub Tmp Perc 1,2,3,4,5: -BD -MCym -SuCym -Glsp -SD -Tmb -RGlk -Hbl -Xyl
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Programme notes *: Satiric Dances, a three-movement suite, drawing upon incidental music which he composed for a theatrical production of an ancient Greek Old Comedy by Aristophanes. The first movement is exotic, highly chromatic, even hinting octatonic. It is at once both hynotic and bombastic music. The movement concludes with a short, spirited, frenzied dance. A tarantella! The second movement is similarly bipartite - the initial sad music ("Mesto") is answered with heartfelt respite ("sentito"). This is emotional music worn on the sleeve. The third movement (yes, the tempo making really is "Allegro spumante") is rollicking, spontaneous, and ripping fun. In vino veritas! The suite barrels into a frenzied, festive, frenetic conclusion. Satiric Dances presents two particular technical challenges. The sparse scoring in much of the second movement requires confident, soloistic performance skill on part of the principal trumpet, flute, clarinet and other melodic instruments. But despite such occasional technical challenges, this invigorating music exudes a love for life and invites all to live richly. Dello Joio recently departed us from this earth, but he lives on through such life-affirming music. Quelle/Source: Covertext Information: Hal Leonard Wind Repertory Project Windband Wikipedia: Aristophanes Tags: Ancient Cultures Personalities and VIPss Contemporary History and Historical Events

	Format
	Satiric Dances (for a Comedy by Aristophanes) (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Satiric Dances (concert/wind band), full score
	Classic, audio CD
	Dance Rhythems, audio CD

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