Part III from "The Passion of Christ According to St. Mark" Sacred Trilogy for solo, choir and orchestra by Lorenzo Perosi, instrumental for  Symphonic wind orchestra by Giampaolo Lazzeri.

"......scorrendo analiticamente la strumentazione incentrata esclusivamente sopra i legni, gli ottoni ed i contrabassi,

realizzata con sapienza e gusto musicale, si scopre che essa ha servito ed ossequiato la matrice

originaria di modo che il tessuto vocale solistico e polifonico è stato conservato nella sua integrità

nel totale rispetto degli esiti dinamici ed agogici. Indubbiamente questa rivisitazione si pone in un

posto d'onore nel repertorio per orchestra di fiati per alcuni motivi: innanzitutto rende giustizia ad

un genere, quello della creatività oratoriale, poco frequentato ai nostri giorni, ma anche incompreso,

ed inoltre arricchisce la letteratura otto-novecentesca di un portato altamente qualificato"

Arturo Sacchetti 

See a part of the conductor sheet  music score

La morte del Redentore

The famous song by Umberto Bindi with the text by Gino Paoli, is reproposed in an engaging transcription and arrangement for band curated by Maestro Giampaolo Lazzeri

"My world", translated into English by Carl Sigman with the title You're my world and sung by famous actors such as C. Black, D. Warwick, T. Jones Daryl Braithwaite, Guys'n'Doll and Helen Reddy , reaches first place in the singles charts in Australia (twice), Belgium, Mexico, Holland, South Africa and the United Kingdom. In the French and Spanish versions, both sung by Richard Anthony, My World also reaches first place in France and Spain.

Solemnity is a hymn of a very solemn and noble character for Wind Orchestra.

The edition includes several guide items to be able to be performed easily even with organic in defect of horn or oboe or bundle.

It is a very delicate piece that concludes in a powerful and very convincing way.

First public execution 12/07/2019
Auditoriun Lingotto "Giovanni Agnelli" Turin

"Antica Musica dei Pompieri di Torino 1882"
Conductor Andrea Ferro

see reduced musical score

Beautiful classic march and at the same time rich in original content; good effect, involve and perfect for every occasion.

Medley with very famous  Beethoven's songs

Medium difficulty, time 5'50''

1) Fifth Symphony (beginning)

2) For Elisa

3) Romance in F

4) Pastoral care

5) Hymn to joy

Presentation - PARADE & DANCES - music by L. v. Beethoven (1770-1827)

 Many Beethovenian works were born from an external proposal, the so-called occasional music that is destined for a particular event or manifestation. The musician jealously guarded these songs, they are music composed for the Harmoniemusik of that time, that is to the military bands or instrumental groups that had this type of staff:

Small flute - 2 Oboes - 2 Clarinets (in A and C) - 2 Horns (in D and F) - Trumpet (in F and D) - Large drum (Bass drum) - Military drum (snare) - Triangle - Cinelli (cymbals) - 2 Bassoons - Bassoon.

 The MARCIA in F major (WoO20) is militarily marked as "Zapfenstreich" (The Retreat). It dates back to 1810 and this editorial transcription, for the current band staff, for uniformity with the other songs has been carried a tone below in Eb major. It is a march in bipartite form, without Trio, and alternates the rings on the brass harmonics with the combined melodic movement of the woods, with riveted insertions distributed in various and pleasant harmonic progressions. It shows a moderate Allegro, very rhythmic, with different dynamic contrasts, all done in cut time.

 To this march introduction I added two dance movements: the Polonaise and the Ecossaise, also from 1810, which have the same original instrumental. They are compositions of "music for use" for wind and percussion instruments, they refer to many compositions of this genre. Beethoven has left us over a hundred minuets, ländler, amusements, contradictions etc. These are light songs, intended for balls, entertainment and parties, largely composed for the Association of retired artists in Vienna, towards which Beethoven always showed his solidarity. This shows us how the great musician was not always considered "the hero" the "titan" "the giant" etc. but also and above all a simple man, deeply human and sensitive to every social aspect.

 The POLONAISE in Eb major (WoO21) originally in D major composed in the summer of 1810, transported here half a tone above. The original is kept in the Library of the Paris Conservatory of Music and bears the inscription: "for Beethoven in Baden" referring to the place famous for its thermal waters, where the musician stayed during the summer. It is likely that this "3/4 Polonaise" dance was performed by a local military band to entertain guests. It has a simple but festive introduction, even the serene succession of melodies shows the graceful movement of the dance. The final TAIL is interesting where the military character is affirmed, with rings that lead to the final thematic recovery, where the previous rhythms merge into a beautiful sound ensemble. The Polonaise ends with a typical cadence that stops on the upbeat, in suspension.

 ECOSSAISE in Eb major (WoW22) is found in the same manuscript of 1810 together with the Polonaise and is also in D major, transported here in Eb. It is part of a series of dances commissioned in Beethoven by Archduke Rodolfo, for a party at Laxenburg Castle, near Vienna, on the occasion of the visit of Emperor Francis I with his wife Maria Ludovica.

The lively Allegro gives the exact characteristic of this sliding dance. The repetition of the melodic and rhythmic tune, sometimes descending and ascending, is interspersed with pleasantly sliding ladders, also ascending and descending. The song is in tripartite form and the TRIO rings in various dynamics, to give the military characteristic and announce the resumption of Da Capo. In repetition it is possible to respect the refrains or not, moving suddenly to the END of the piece, in a brilliant and joyful way.

-------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------- PARADE & DANCES is the transcription and adaptation of songs that allow us to present a less busy and popular Beethoven than in these "minor" music ”Offers us a concrete and convincing testimony of his compositional skill. Beethoven's music is an invitation to be well together, it refers to universal brotherhood, the one that the musician recommended to humanity in that kind of spiritual testament which is the final chorus of the "IX Symphony". The famous "JOY" melody in its simplicity is of extraordinary effectiveness, it represents the same motivation that accompanies the executive proposal of these pleasant melodies in the form of MARCIA, POLONAISE and ECOSSAISE.

I kept in mind that it is music originally conceived for the 15 parts of a Harmoniemusik of the early nineteenth century. As for the transcription, that is, the adaptation to a complete band staff (the modern and current one) I did not want to weigh down

Presentation and listening guide

In the author's intention, "Rebirth" is a passage that reminds us that the human being can find its true realization only in a harmonious relationship with nature. Music is the main road that must guide us towards this reunion. The whole piece develops around a very melodic main theme which in its simplicity and purity has the building blocks for subsequent development. In the introduction, the first two bars of the theme are enunciated creating an archaic atmosphere: on a pedal, the Bassoon begins to play the theme and immediately after the English Horn, then, like a caress, other instruments are felt to "frame" this epiphanic moment . Subsequently, the theme, entrusted to the Flute, presents itself in its entirety, while the Harp and the double-bass in pizzicato form the accompaniment. However, the Harp does not just accompany, but throughout the piece it will often enter into dialogue with the theme. The theme is serene and relaxed, it evokes spaces and beauty and it would seem sufficient in itself if it were not that at its conclusion all the instruments, taking a cue from some of their thematic characteristics, present themselves in a spirit of poignant freedom made of sensations of continuous rebirth of shapes and colors, to evoke the most fascinating aspect of nature in its continuous evolution. The piece continues with the resumption of the theme played by the Clarinet; after the first bars, all the instruments take part in the theme alternating in colors, while the horns and saxophones carry on a countermelody that constantly dialogues with the main theme. The theme and countermelody express an important dualism for the profound meaning of the piece: they complement each other as man should be complemented by nature. The song ends with an isolated harmonic sound of the Harp which suggests that everything originates from a single sound, that everything has a beginning and an end in unity.

Beautiful Ave Maria composed by L. Pavarotti and V. Benvenuti

in an engaging Wind Band arrangement by Giampaolo Lazzeri

Very captivating and evocative Symphonic March. This piece seduces the listener for its lightness, immediacy, melodic pleasantness and for the interesting moments of dialogue between the instruments.

Certificate of merit at the VII Edition of the Composition Competition for a March for Band

"Massimo Boario"

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For Young Wind Band , Winner of the International Competition of Original Composition for Wind Band "La Bacchetta d'Oro"
Section A
"Massimo Boario" Trophy (2021)

https://www.bacchettadoro.eu/concorso-internazionale-per-banda-la-bacchetta-doro/

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