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THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY - FINALE
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PERFORMED BY THE CAL POLY SYMPHONIC BAND, MY JUNIOR YEAR. SYMPHONY #9 IN E MINOR, POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE 'NEW WORLD SYMPHONY', WAS WRITTEN BY ANTONIN DVORAK DURING HIS VISIT TO AMERICA (1892-'95). IT PREMIERED AT CARNEGIE HALL AMID PERPETUAL CHEERING
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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Genre
Classical • Classical General
Charts
Peak #9
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Antonin Dvorak - 1893
Rights
public domain
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August 06, 2009
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MP3 15.6 MB • 192 kbps • 11:20
Story behind the song
This is performed by the Cal Poly Tech, San Luis Obispo, Symphonic Band, directed by William V. Johnson, my junior year. Antonin Dvorak's well-beloved Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" (more commonly known as the New World Symphony), illustrates the nineteenth and early twentieth century fascination with American music, particularly its folk music. Towards the close of the nineteenth century, many composers from Eastern European nations (historically dominated by Western Europe and Russia) turned to traditional folk musics in order to solidify their particular national identity through sound. America, too, was unsure of its own style, dependent largely on European-trained musicians and European-influenced compositional techniques, and searching for an individual sound. In the midst of this backdrop, the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (already famous for his work in nationalistic styles of music) was invited to America by Jeannette Thurber in order to serve as the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City and develop an "American sound." From 1892-1895, during his three years at the Conservatory, Dvorak explored what he considered to be the unique folk music of America: the music of Native Americans and the African American spiritual. The folk music of European immigrants might have sounded similar to the folk music of the homeland, but in the songs of the Native Americans and African Americans, many composers felt they had arrived at a distinct and fresh identity for America. In the spring of 1893, Dvorak composed the New World Symphony. The piece has four movements: I. Adagio Allegro molto II. Largo III. Scherzo IV. Allegro con fuoco
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grampsny
Mar 06, 2010
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS PRODUCTION!
Morten Gjermundsen
Feb 07, 2010
Love this composition. Excellent performance!
Gas Station Merlow
Dec 16, 2009
haunting and elegant bravo!
ALEXIS PATRICK
Sep 15, 2009
Truly magnificent!!!!!!!!!