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ChEnG Fu	Nov 13 2004, 12:42 AM
Unregistered	Title of Piece: Puszta Composer: Jan Van Der Roost Publisher: de Haske Level of Difficulty: Grade 4 Perfomance Time: approx. 12 minutes Piece Description: This suite has been written in 1987, and consists of 4 separate dances which don't have any thematic correlation with each other. Just like RIKUDIM (4 Israeli Dances), BALKANYA (3 Balkanese Dances), A HIGHLAND RHAPSODY (Scottish Rhapsody) or SLAVIA (Slavonic Rhapsody), all themes and melodies are originally written (without using authentic folk dances or tunes). In other words: the composer tried to write a dance suite 'in the style of ...'. For some, they sound a little familiar to Brahms' or Dvoraks Hungarian and Slavonic dances or to some parts of Liszts' Hungarian Rhapsodies. By the way: the "Puszta" is a vaste prairie in Hungary where gipsies used to move around with their (wild) horses. The alternation of 'temperamental' and 'melancholic' themes and moods is typical for the gipsy music as are the tempo changings. The instrumentation is very bright and colourful, bringing all sections of the symphonic wind band to the fore. Adapted From www.janvanderroost.com
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