ULL SCORE irst Plus Band Grade 5 CARL ISCHER SERIES Anthracite Blaze oseph Compello PS8 INSTRUMENTATION ull Score lute 8 Oboe (opt lute ) Clarinet in B Clarinet in B Bass Clarinet in B Alto Saxophone in E 5 Tenor Saxophone in B Baritone Saxophone in E Trumpet in B Trumpet in B Horn in Trombone, Euphonium BC, Bassoon 6 Euphonium TC in B Mallet Percussion Chimes, Bells Timpani Percussion Snare Drum, Bass Drum Percussion Crash Cymbals, Toms (), Tambourine, Triangle
About the Composition People oten ask me, Where do you get the ideas or your compositions My anser is alays the same: I I kne exactly here the ideas came rom, I d go there every time I set out to compose a ne piece The act is nobody knos here the ideas come rom Ideas ust happen The idea or Anthracite Blaze arose ater a visit to my hometon in Carbondale, Pennsylvania Located in the Lackaanna Valley, hich is amously depicted in the breathtaking landscape by George Innes, Carbondale as ounded in the early 9th century ater the discovery o an enormous vein o anthracite coal Tragically, a century and a hal later, the same anthracite coal hich had made Carbondale a boomton, destroyed it hen the mines caught ire; thus, the title Anthracite Blaze Many o the descendants o the immigrant miners ho settled in Carbondale to pursue the American Dream have remained in this still beautiul, peaceul and secluded region Among them are scores o relatives ho share ith me the lineage o the Campolo (no Compello) and Cogliandro amilies Perormance Notes Using only the irst seven notes in the repertoire o a beginning band, I have attempted to convey in Anthracite Blaze the atmosphere o the dark and harsh orld o coal mining The descending scales in the bass line depict a miner s entry into the mines, hile the ascending scales o the melody suggest his struggle or a better tomorro Stylistically the music should be played marcato except or the brie contrasting section rom mm 9 through 6 The mood is dramatic throughout Thank you or choosing this composition I hope perorming it proves to be a orthhile endeavor Your comments are most elcome oseph Compello, Glen Arm, Maryland, 0 About the Composer oseph Compello, a native o Carbondale, Pennsylvania, holds degrees in music education rom the Peabody Conservatory and Toson University During his year career as an instrumental music teacher in Maryland, he rote numerous compositions or his students In 99, Andre Balent began publishing many o these classroom-tested pieces including his debut publication Cadets on Parade, and the 996 best-seller Rock to the Max, Mr Sax No retired rom teaching ith ell over 00 published orks to his credit, Compello continues to dra on his extensive background in music education to compose ne music exclusively or Carl ischer s Perormance Series His music or young players is no a model or college curricular study by music education students A master s thesis by Abel Borg entitled The resourceul and engaging compositions or beginning band by oseph Compello is available at: http://gradorksumicom/mr/75/ MR7557html Compello s ourney rom school teacher to internationally published composer as recently chronicled in the Baltimore Sun His ASCAP aard inning music is no perormed orldide in venues ranging rom school concerts to Carnegie Hall
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