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Database: Notations / Scores
Category: Wind Band / Fanfare / Brass / Big Band
Sub category: Overture (original composition)
Art.-No.: 1154365
Title of composition: UPON THESE GROUNDS
Composer: TATGENHORST, JOHN
Arrangeur:
Appearance year: 1998
Country: United States (US)
Grade of difficulty: 3 (Moderately Difficult)
Kind of orchestra: BLASORCHESTER
Publisher: BAND MUSIC PRESS
Duration: 04:00
Price in EUR: (exkl.Mwst) 97.00 (price without obligation)
Text information: 9736001 VERL. NR.: TITEL: UPON THESE GROUNDS [D] DIE MUSIKALISCHEN THEMEN IN DIESER SPEZIELLEN OVERTURE FUER BAND WURDEN URSPRUENGLICH FUER EINE 22-MINUETIGE FILMMUSIK UND TV-DOKUMENTATION UEBER DIE "WHITE HOUSE GARDENS" KOMPONIERT. DIE MUSIK UNTERMALT DIE KURZE TOUR DURCH DAS WEISSE HAUS, SEINE VIELEN HISTORISCHEN UND SOZIALEN VERAENDERUNGEN UND DIE SPEZIELLEN EHRUNGEN FUER VIELE PRAESIDENTEN, "FIRST LADIES" UND "FIRST FAMILIES", DIE DIESES BERUEHMTE "AMERICA'S HOUSE" BEWOHNT HABEN. DER KOMPONIST JOHN TATGENHORST WURDE VOM PENTAGON, DER "U.S. MARINE BAND" UND DER "WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION" AUSERKOREN DIE MUSIK ZU KOMPONIEREN. SIE WURDE DANN INNERHALB VON 3 WOCHEN FERTIGGESTELLT. IM SOMMER 1997 HAT JOHN AUF AUFTRAG DREI THEMEN DER HAUPTTHEMEN DER FILMMUSIK ARRANGIERT UND ANGEGLICHEN UND SOMIT FUER BANDS ZUGAENGLICH GEMACHT. "UPON THESE GROUNDS" WURDE HERRN JAMES DREW UND DEN MITGLIEDERN DER "MACARIO GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND" IN SUGAR LAND TEXAS GEWIDMET, DIE DAS STUECK ANLAESSLICH DER "MIDWEST BAND CONFERENCE" URAUFGEFUEHRT HABEN. [E] THE MUSICAL THEMES IN THIS SPECIAL OVERTURE FOR BAND WERE ORIGINALLY COMPOSED FOR A TWENTY-TWO MINUTE FILM SCORE AND TV DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE GARDENS. THE MUSIC UNDERSCORED A BRIEF TOUR OF THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS, ITS MANY HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES AND SPECIAL HONOURS FOR THE MANY PRESIDENTS, FIRST LADIES, AND FIRST FAMILIES WHO HAVE OCCUPIED THIS FAMOUS "AMERICA'S HOUSE". COMPOSER JOHN TATGENHORST WAS SELECTED BY THE PENTAGON, THE U.S. MARINE BAND AND THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION TO COMPOSE THE MUSICAL SCORE FOR PBS. IT WAS COMPLETED IN THREE WEEKS. IN THE SUMMER OF 1997, JOHN WAS COMMISSIONED TO RESCORE, ARRANGE AND ADAPT THREE OF THE PRINCIPAL THEMES FROM THE FILM SCORE FOR BAND AT THE GRADE 3 LEVEL. IT IS WITH SPECIAL PRIDE THAT "UPON THESE GROUNDS" IS DEDICATED TO MR. JAMES DREW AND THE MEMBERS OF THE MACARIO GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND, SUGAR LAND TEXAS, WHO PREMIERED THE WORK AT THE MIDWEST BAND CONFERENCE. [F] [NL]
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