The work has a notation to be played "with dignity and strength" and it is that annotation which encapsulates the effect the composer and commissioner intended to have on both performer and listener.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1993 Publisher: Brolga Music…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
An old Jewish poem - they were called psalms - talks of being led, “beside still waters”. The implication is that in troubling times there is a place to find peace and to deal with the stresses and strains that come upon us. That same poem talks about…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Incredibly Useful Series is an expandable and flexible format allowing performance by as few as four and as many as four thousand players. The first and second parts are doubles at the octave to enable the settings to be utilized as full band or orchestra…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren, Gordon Collins
Publisher:
Brolga Music
With regal tones and fanfares of trumpets this piece allows the young musician to proclaim and sing forth in a style reminiscent of Elgar, Walton and the heroic film music of recent years, Cinque Quattro Alla Marcia is a majestic march in 5/4 time - a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Musical images of the natural beauty of the coast and countryside of the south-eastern coastal communities of New South Wales, such as Eden.Program NotesEden's Coast and the Sea is a programmatic work reflective of the seafaring nature of the south-eastern…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This concert opener must be effervescent, but not irreverent; must have energy, refined by composure.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2010 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: Concert Band
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Festal intrada - Sample Score.pdf
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Festal Intrada was written to commemorate The Queensland Catholic Colleges Music Festival’s 20th Anniversary celebrated in August of 2010. With an energetic fanfare opening the work, Festal Intrada is effervescent and sparkling with dynamism and strength.…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This piece presents the listener with images of a picturesque countryside and the people who live there. An energetic main theme is interspersed with swirls of sound depicting the snow's arrival on the Australian Alps.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1995 Publisher…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A majestic theme represents the spirit of the high country with pulsing rhythms accompanying it.Program NotesThe music is written to depict the highcountry in which the small rural town of Bombala is located. A majestic theme represents the spirit of the high…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
To be Intrepid one is considered to be fearless, courageous, resolute and bold. Evoking images of brave adventures on the sea and the battle of heroes against their foes, Intrepid carries the narrative of such sentiment in its melodies and harmonies.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music