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Instrumentation
Symphonic Band - Piccolos, Flutes, Oboes, English Horn, Bassoons, Eb Clarinets, Principal Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophones, Bass Saxophone, 4 French Horns in F, 3 Trumpet in Bb, 3 Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas, Cellos, Double Basses, Percussion

Composition Notes

In five movements. All dances are melodic adaptations of traditional Spanish dances. Danse 1 is a very melodic waltz in 3/4 with the oboe playing the principal theme with clarinet and fuller orchestrations. Danse 2. is a 3/4 in faster tempo then the first, the traditional castanets are included in the orchestration. 3. "Albada" in 3/4 meter includes extended solos for clarinet and cello. This central movement also has the most variation in tempo, mood and development. 4. Danse 3 is the most thinly orchestrated of the movements with solos for oboe, flute and clarinet. Harp is used as an essential part of the orchestration. 5. Danse 4 is in a slow 3/4 meter ending the movements in a piano dynamic. This transcription from the orchestra score was done by Ramón Ramírez in 1970.

Composer Notes
Valencian composer.

Performance Information
Banda Primativa de Llíria Recording available CD WWM 500.020

Date of Composition
Date of composition not recorded in score

Quimeras

Composer's Last Name	Grau
Composer's Second Name	Vegara
Composer's First Name	Francisco

Level of Difficulty - Grade 5

Duration - 20:30

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Instrumentation

Piccolos, Flutes, Alto Flute, Oboes, English Horn, Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, Eb Clarinet, Principal Bb Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Alto Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Bb Contrabass Clarinet, Bb Soprano Sax, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Saxes, Bass Sax, 4 Horns, 4 C Trumpets, Eb Trumpet, 4 Trombones, 2 Flügle Horns, 2 Bb Baritone Horns, 2 Euphoniums, Eb Tubas, C Tubas, Cellos, Basses, Timpani, Percussion (5 players) Vibraphone, Bells, Bass Drum, Cymbals,

Composition Notes

Won 3rd International composition prize "Maestro Serrano" Chosen as the obligatory piece for the Certamen Internacional de Bandes de Música.

Beginning movement based on a short Motif which is developed in a traditional tonal manner with some chromatic harmonies with a return to the beginning motif. The third movement is based on a melody which is passed from soloist to soloist with differences of orchestration. The last movement is based on a short four measure theme in 5/8 meter in a more or less Allegretto feel. Some changing meters take place, but the finish is in 5/8. Harmonies are chromatic around a strong tonal center, often using added note chords.

Composer Notes

Born in Bigastro (Alicante) in 1947 and started playing in the band at the age of 7. He studied at the Conservatory in Murcia as well as in Madrid with Torres Navarro. In addition to being an instrumentalist, he also conducted the military bands in Alicante and Melilla. He continued his studies of composition with Petrassi, Ferrara and Markevich among others. He has been the chairman of the University School of Teachers since 1980. His compositions have won prizes from the Diputación de Alicante, the Certamen Internacional de Valencia and the Premio Izquierdo.

Performance Information
La Banda de Tavernes de la Valldigna

Date of Composition
Date of composition not recorded in score

Rapsodia Valenciana

Composer's Last Name	Fayos
Composer's Second Name	Pascual
Composer's First Name	Josep

Level of Difficulty - Grade 5

Duration - 10:00

Instrumentation
Full Concert Band: Piccolo, Flutes, Oboes, Bassoons, Eb Clarinet, Principal Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, French Horns, Trumpets, Flüglehorns, Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas and Percussion.

Composition Notes

The title of this composition is indicative of the piece since it is a rhapsody of Valencia folk songs in various moods. The first presentation is very dramatic fortissimo with the melody in the bass instruments in octaves. The tempo is Allegretto but with the many formatas and rallantandos, it is more episodic than continuous rhythm. After the dramatic beginning, there are sections more rhythmic in "Andante Movido" and "Allegretto" in 6/8 and 3/8 respectively. After a transition section of a virtuosic scalelike figure starting in the Principal Clarinet (solo) then cascading down to the first bassoon and then to the second bassoon, there are more presentations of Valencian folk melodies in tempi of "Allegro Moderato", "Andante Movido" and "Allegro Animato". There are solo opportunities for both first and second bassoon as well as short solos for oboe, flüglehorn and euphonium. The melodic material is mostly diatonic since it is derived from Valencia folk songs. The harmonic material is triadic with chromatic instances in the progressions. Most of the writing is not very difficult, but there are a few sections that are very difficult, especially in the solo interlude passage described above.

Composer Notes
Born January 19, 1871 in Valencia. Died May 6, 1931. Studied at the Conservatorio Superior in Valencia in piano, harmony and composition ultimately with Salador Giner. Along with composing many Zarzuelas and religious compositions, he also composed symphonic pieces. All of his compositions are today held at the Library of Valencian Composers at the Ayuntamiento de Valencia.

Performance Information
Municipal Band of Valencia

Date of Composition - 1985

Rapsodia Valenciana

Composer's Last Name	Penella
Composer's Second Name	Moreno
Composer's First Name	Manuel

Level of Difficulty - Grade 6

Duration - 6:00

Instrumentation
Full Concert Band: Piccolo, Flutes, Oboes, Bassoons, Eb Clarinet, Principal Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, French Horns, Trumpets, Flüglehorns, Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas and Percussion.

Composition Notes
Of the many compositions that depict selections of Valencian folk songs, this one is one of the more "straight forward" with clear presentations of the melodies with uncomplicated accompaniment. The folk songs here are "Els Nanos", "Jota Valenciana", "Copla de la Xáquera Vella" and "Albaes". The harmonies are triadic with clear tonal progressions.

Composer Notes

Manuel Penella Moreno was born in Valencia in 1880. He died in 1939 in Mexico. He grew up in a musical home. His father Manuel Pennella y Raga, was a music professor at the Conservatory of Valencia and was an important figure around Valencia at the end of the 19th Century. Manuel Penella Moreno started music studies at age 5. At age 13, he performed a violin concerto at the Conservatory of Valencia, after which an accident impeded his ability to play. During his life he composed many compositions for opera, zarzuelas and musical comedies.

Performance Information
Municipal Band of Valencia

Date of Composition
Date of composition not recorded in score

Rebrol Moviment Simfonic nº1 per a banda

Composer's Last Name	Brotons
Composer's Second Name
Composer's First Name	Salvador

Level of Difficulty - Grade 5

Duration -10:00

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Instrumentation

Piccolo, 3-9 Flutes, 3 Oboes, English Horn, 3 Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, 2 Eb Clarinets, 6-10 Clarinet 1, 6-10 Clarinet 2, 2 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bb Soprano Saxophones, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, 2 Baritone Saxophones, Harp, 8 French Horns, 6 Trumpets, 6 Trombones, 2 Euphoniums, 2-4 Tubas, Contrabasses, Timpani, Percussion (2 or 3 players) snare drum, bass drum, 2 suspended cymbals (large and small), crash cymbals, triangle, vibraphone

Composition Notes

Starts "Allegro deciso" with five fortissimo quartal chords. Rhythmic is the driving force in the first section with a consistent tempo but with syncopations and pulse changes between duple and triple. After initial statements in 2/2 meter, rhythmic development occurs utilizing additional meters of 6/8, 7/8 and 5/8. The second section is a transition in "Moderato e sostenuto" starting with similar chords to the beginning which leads to "Largo estático" featuring soloists in small combinations. Here extended solos for tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, flute are featured with other shorter solos for oboe, clarinet and soprano saxophone. The piece does not return to the faster Allegro section, rather continues in the slower tempo recapitulating rhythmic ideas from the beginning, ending fortissimo. Harmonic vocabulary uses quartal, secundal chords with tertian support. Harmonic progression is idiomatic with quartal harmony. Melodic material is based mostly on motivic chromaticism with enigmatic scaler material used occasionally.

Composer Notes
Salvador Brotons is a composer from the Barcelona area of Spain. He now lives in the United States.

Performance Information
Municipal Band of Valencia

Date of Composition
Date of composition not recorded in score

Remors de la ciutat

Composer's Last Name	Sanz
Composer's Second Name	Burguet
Composer's First Name	Enrique

Level of Difficulty - Grade 4

Duration - 14:58

Instrumentation
Symphonic Band - Piccolos, Flutes, Oboes, Bassoons, Eb Clarinets, Principal Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophones, Bass Saxophone, 4 French Horns in F, 3 Trumpet in Bb, 3 Trombones, Euphoniums, Tubas, Percussion

Composition Notes

In three movements. I. Festiu starts Adagio piano with a short Oboe and Alto Sax duet introducing the melodic and intervalic materials for the movement (seconds and fourths). The Adagio continues with similar short duets in other orchestrations before the Allegro section introduces the main rhythmic element of the movement as 2 measures of 3/8 followed by a measure of 2/8. This three measure segment repeats throughout the movement with some interspersed sections of 2/4. An Adagio section in 3/4 returns to finish the exposition section, which increases in tempo through the start of the development section. The Allegro tempo is achieved during the development and before the recapitulation. A Coda section in Moderato echoes the introduction before the final Allegro of the movement.

The second movement "Mirall" is a slower tempo with large chords interjecting longer melodies. It is in Adagio throughout with one Poco piu mosso and ending Meno mosso. The third movement "Ostinato" starts with trills in the woodwinds before ostinato patterns are presented in alternating 6/8 and 3/4 meters.

The harmonic vocabulary uses triadic tertian structures with some added note chords, quartal harmony, extended tertian harmony, bi-chords and clusters for effect.

Composer Notes
Enrique Sanz was born in Valencia in 1957 and studied music at the Conservatory Superior in Valencia. He studied composition with Amand Blanquer, Francisco Tamarit, José María Cereva Lloret and others. He was a professor of harmony at the Conservatory San Rafael in Buñol and now is a professor at the Conservatory Superior in Valencia. He has won several composition awards.

Performance Information
Banda Municipal

Date of Composition - 1987

Riklia

Composer's Last Name	Sanchis
Composer's Second Name
Composer's First Name	Vincente

Level of Difficulty - Grade 5

Duration - 10:00

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Instrumentation
Flute 1, Flute 2 (& Piccolo), Oboe 1, Oboe 2 (& English Horn), Eb Clarinet, Principal Clarinet, 3 Bb Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Saxophone, Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, 2 Flüglehorns, 2 Euphoniums, Tubas, Xylophone, Timpani, Bongos, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Güiro, Cymbals, Triangle, Tumbadora

Composition Notes

Starts "Andante con motto" with a piano woodwind "trill-like" figure crescendoing to fortissimo with a fanfare like brass entry in static chords. Chords continue in short rhythmic fragments, often in syncopation, over percussion. A second theme in triplet rhythm is presented in solo horn then clarinet then English horn. The development continues using the rhythmic motives of the first theme contrasting with the melodic material of the second theme. A slower tempo with a solo horn in quintuplets precedes the formal recapitulation of the first theme. The second movement is in "Allegro" with an interlude in "Lento" before the end of the piece in "Allegro". Rhythm is the unifying factor in this piece with special interplay in hemiola. Harmonies are rich with quartal and secundal harmonies with added note chords, extended tertian structures in non functional progressions. Harmonies are often static to allow the dissonance to settle.

Composer Notes
A Valencia composer that has spent time in Columbia.

Performance Information
Municipal Band of Valencia

Date of Composition
Date of composition not recorded in score

Sagunto

(Poem Simfónica)

Composer's Last Name	Adam
Composer's Second Name	Ferrero
Composer's First Name	Bernardo

Level of Difficulty - Grade 5

Duration - 20:00

Instrumentation

Piccolos, 3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Eb Clarinets, Prin. Clarinet, 3 Clarinets, 2 Bass Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 2 Bb Soprano Saxes, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, 2 Baritone Saxes, Bass Saxophone, Harp, 4 French Horns in F, 2 Alpine Horns in F, 4 Bb Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 2 Flüglehorns, 2 Bb Baritone Horns 2 Euphoniums, Eb Tubas, 2 Tubas, Cellos, Basses, Timpani (2 players), sus cymbal, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbal, Triangle, Snare Drum, Xylophone,

Composition Notes

Composed after the old Roman city of Sagunto near Valencia. These Roman ruins are situated on the top of a mountain near the Mediterranean sea. The ruins include a Roman theater which is still used today.

In Moderate tempo, a heroic brass fanfare starts in trumpets and horns outlining a whole-tone scale. The second theme is played by two Alpenhorns in a fanfare based on the overtone series. The second movement is slow with solos for flute and bass clarinet. The third movement is Moderato Energico. The fourth movement starts with the Alpenhorns after which a tutti unison fanfare similar in mood to the first movement, but with different rhythms. Development of the material continues and builds to a recapitulation of the beginning fanfare of the first movement. A intensity grows to a grandioso ending. Harmonies are based on whole tone scales and tonality with added note chords. The textures are very fully orchestrated but clear. Little use of imitative counterpoint.

Composer Notes

Born in Algemes (Valencia) in 1942. He has become a primary force of Valencian of contemporary music. He studied piano, composition and orchestral conducting at the conservatories of Valencia, Madrid, Rome, Paris and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia di Roma. Studying composition with Blanquer, Dallapíccola, Ferrara, Petrassi, Porena, Jolas and Messiaen. He organized the Association of Valencian Composers and started the sixteen piece wind ensemble "Mare Nostrum" which has traveled to New York, Chicago, Cuba and throughout Spain performing mostly Spanish compositions. His composition prizes include the "Joaquin Rodrigo" prizes in 1970 and 1974, the "Manuel Palau" Prize in 1974, the "Maestro Villa" prize in 1984 as well as many others. He has many publications including the texts "Musicos Valencianos" book 1 and 2 which have been the first documentations of their kind for the composers of Valencia. He is active giving master classes in composition and conducting. He now is the director of the Spanish National Navy Band in Madrid.

Performance Information
No performance record found. The score was found in the library of CIM La Armonica in Buñol.

Date of Composition
December 8, 1995

Sait

(Poem Simfónica)

Composer's Last Name	Giner
Composer's Second Name	Estruch
Composer's First Name	Rafael

Level of Difficulty - Grade 5

Duration - 5:00