Contemplation - Jan Van der Roost

Contemplation is the first movement from the Clarinet Concerto by Jan Van der Roost, which was commissioned by Musica Reservata VOF, Belgium, and is dedicated to the famous Clarinet soloist Eddy Vanoosthuyse.A slightly mysterious intro leads to an orchestral climax with ascending melodies and the entrance of the soloist. This occurs at first with fragmentary musical ideas, and then with longer melodic lines. The Orchestra delivers the dialogue with the soloist, and creates a fitting musical frame with a delicate and colourful instrumentation. Towards the end of the music, the atmosphere from the beginning is restored, and the soloistfinishes on the same note that he started the piece on.The concerto is also available as a Piano reduction.

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Contemporary Chorales for Band

Is your band tired of playing traditional style chorales for warm-ups? John Moss' fresh approach is a unique set of five chorales with contemporary harmonies, interesting inner parts and moving lines to teach balance and ensemble technique. As you'll hear, these are sounds that your students hear on TV and movie scores-an innovative way to start a band rehearsal!

Contempra - Ed Huckeby

Syncopation at its best! This rhythmically driving work by Ed Huckeby reflects a very contemporary and energized musical style. Combining these elements with a reflective and beautifully written lyrical section, this fresh selection is one your young musicians will be asking for year after year.

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Contes d'Hoffmann (les) - Jacques Offenbach

Contes d'Hoffmann, Les

Contest Day - E. Ball

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Contexture - Forsblad

This skillfully conceived composition starts slowly with mounting tension and bursts suddenly into an exciting scherzo. The thematic interlocking motives build, subside, and build again to a brilliant climax.

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Continental Concerto - Kalischnig

Continental Divide - Robert Sheldon

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Continental Divide - Stig Nordhagen

The title is "Continental Divide" and it has nothing to do with tectonic plates, but is another word for "Watershed". It is the place where the the water flows in opposite directions. For example, when you drive up a mountain, the water flows downwards, the same does it when you drive down the other side. On top there is usually a water, and it is in this water, or musical idea if you like, that it is a continental divide. What I intend is that in this piece there are some musical motifs that change character and direction. They can be in the foreground and carry the play, or they may be in the background as a countermeasure. It can also be from horizontal lines to vertical. Orrhythmical patterns that dont find their match until far into the piece.

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