Third Suite for Band - HL00007032 | Music

Includes:
1. Fanfare and Intrada
2. Pas de deux
3. Polka excentrique
4. Danse générale

"Third Suite for Band" was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, The Thomas Jefferson High School Bands and Band Booster Club of Bloomington, Minnesota, and their director, Dr. Earl C. Benson. The first performance took place there on May 21, 1981, with the Thomas Jefferson High School Concert Band under the direction of the composer.

Since its inception in the courts of Europe, classical ballet has developed vertain definite forms and patterns which appear in exaples stretching across the centuries. The four movements of this suite reflect some of these universal patterns.
"Fanfare and Intrada" heralds the dramatic entrance of the Corps de ballet, while a "Pas de deux" underscores the musical sense that highlights the dance mastery of prima ballerina and prima danseuse.
"Polka excentrique" presents a humorous interlude. This scherzando-like third movement imaginatively gives the impression of a light-hearted two-step that every so often trips over its own feet, evidenced by the sudden and repeatedly unexpected appearance of individual 5/8 measures in a prevailing 2/4 texture.
The last movement "Danse génerale", captures a vigorous and brilliant finale, characterized by viruoso jumps and turns, concluding the entertainment.