Basically Haka means “dance” in the Maori language. But the term also stands for a special dance of the New Zealand natives, with which the warriors once used to prepare for battle and intimidate the enemy – through sweeping movements, frightening facial expressions and chanting. Nowadays, the haka has also […]
In the land of long tongues Weiterlesen »
Ferdinand David was a close friend of Mendelssohn and was concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra at the time. In 1938, the composer suggested a violin concerto to his friend, which was conceived in the same year. However, it took another six years to complete and was not premiered until
A quiet piece of violin history Weiterlesen »
Marc Reift’s “Festival Concert No. 38” contains a collection of works for harmony, fanfare and brass orchestras of all levels of difficulty. The publisher is known for its many arrangements of popular music, film scores, classical arrangements and original compositions. With the series “Collection Günther Noris“, the publishing house has
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Corona does not (currently) slow down the publishing houses. New releases have been planned for a long time, so it seems at the moment that there is no pandemic. The fact is, however, that this year many of the planned concerts will be cancelled or at least can only take
Summer, sun and (new) music Weiterlesen »
Oh, were those perhaps good times, when the balladeers met under the lime tree on the village square and sang the news of politics, the state or simply gossip. Those who spread “fake news” at that time were punished as liars and had to drink the sourest wine in the
A Cantastoria conquers the wind music… Weiterlesen »
“The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” was voted the “worst film of all time” in the late 1970s. Despite this predicate it quickly became a cult and two more “Killer Tomatoes” movies followed and there are even computer games with this title. So what follows is the realization that you
What do tomatoes and trombones have in common? Weiterlesen »
España cañí (meaning “Gypsy Spain” in Spanish) is a famous instrumental Spanish piece of pasodoble music by Pascual Marquina Narro (1873-1948). The song was written around 1923 and first recorded in 1926. In English it is also known as the Spanish Gypsy Dance. Its main refrain (eight bars of arpeggiated
España cañí, a pasadoble for Spanish Roma. Weiterlesen »
According to tradition, Till Eulenspiegel was born in 1300 in Kneitlingen am Elm (Germany). Eulenspiegel is often depicted in later illustrations with attributes like a fool’s cap. However, he is not simply to be regarded as a designated jester. In the stories he seems to be superior to his fellow
Till Eulenspiegel, a fool with class. Weiterlesen »
From the office window you can see how the foehn storm whirls up the leaves. It seems as if they are fleeing the trees. Autumn does not only bring a storm, thanksgiving is also celebrated. Thanksgiving for musicians are the new releases of autumn, blown in by publishers from all
Thanksgiving in autumn: a festival for musicians! Weiterlesen »
Nothing is more beautiful than when the audience gets to hear exciting stories. For example those from the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans. The legendary and most famous symbol is certainly the Trojan Horse, built by the Achaeans to enter and destroy the city of Troya by deception.
Exciting stories from old times Weiterlesen »
