| East Coast Pictures: Score & Parts Contributor(s): Hess, Nigel (Composer) |
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ISBN: 0571564259 ISBN-13: 9780571564255 Publisher: Faber & Faber OUR PRICE: $157.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - Woodwinds - Music | Individual Composer & Musician - Music | Printed Music - Band & Orchestra |
| Series: Faber Edition |
| Physical Information: (0.01 lbs) 999 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: East Coast Pictures was commissioned by the British Youth Wind Orchestra. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people. Movement 1: Shelter Island is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap; but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This 'picture' is a fond memory of a winter weekend on Shelter Island. Movement 2: In upstate New York lie the Catskills Mountains---an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen, they call you back again and again. Movement 3: New York - or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, here is a 'picture' that needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked this is a foretaste of things to come |