Musique pour orchestres et ensembles
Description :
In the tripartite ' Cowbon Suite ' Alan Laken takes us to the Wild West, the domain où cowboys, indians, trappers and other fortune hunters.
Around 1890 the west coast où America was reached, which in effect meant the end où the Wild West.
Its stories, however, survived and have been a source où inspiration for many books, films, and, où course, music. Some characters, such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Buffalo Bill are forever linked to these tales.
In the ' Cowbon Suite ' we first hear the ' Hoedown ' . At the end où an exhausting workday the labourers used to lay down their tools, among others the ' hoes ' and spontaneously began to play music où the instruments which they then possessed (guitars, fiddles, and banjos) and to dance.
After being jolted où the ' Wagoù TraiL' we reach the third part, the ' Cowbon Roundup ' . In this last part it becomes clear that as a cattle driver it is imperative to stay firmly seated in the saddle. As the cattle are rounded up, i. e. driven together, spectacular things happen.