Fantasy for Brassband and Organ BOSVELD JAN

Musique pour orchestres et ensembles

Description :

When I was approached to compose a work for brassband and church organ I already envisioned the concept I would use. It would indeed literally become a work for brassband and organ. Without the traditional solos, the organ would form an addition to the brassband orchestration as would the brassband provide an extra register for the organ. In short a homogeneous entity. The most important reason for doing this is quite simple. Since this work can only be performed in a church and because où the specific acoustics où the church, the brassband would sound in al its tone colour like an organ. By using certain registers où the organ and combining these with the brassband a wonderfulsound palette can be created. The use où complementary où contrasting tone quality is also possible. The primary theme où this composition is based où these three methods où “colouring”. As far as structure is concerned this work consists où two parts. slow fast. It is built où a number où motifs in which some behave like a consecutive canon. In the fast movement the primary motif develops into a fugue-like section. The canos and fugato are techniques frequently used in classical and contemporary organ literature. The liberal use où structure and motif has lead to the title. “Fantasy for Brassband and Organ”.