Pageant : American Music for Symphonic Bands

Persichetti (Artist), Dello Joio (Artist), Bennett (Artist), Stamp (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Citadel
• ASIN: B00000BKCS
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,331 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pageant for band, Op 59

2. The Louvre, film score: Portals

3. The Louvre, film score: Children's Gallery

4. The Louvre, film score: Kings of France

5. The Louvre, film score: Nativity Paintings

6. The Louvre, film score: Finale

7. Symphonic Songs for band: Serenade

8. Symphonic Songs for band: Spiritual

9. Symphonic Songs for band: Celebration

10. Commando March, for band

11. Incantation & Dance, for concert band

12. Newsreel (in 5 shots), for orchestra (or concert band): Horse Race

13. Newsreel (in 5 shots), for orchestra (or concert band): Fashion Show

14. Newsreel (in 5 shots), for orchestra (or concert band): Tribal Dance

15. Newsreel (in 5 shots), for orchestra (or concert band): Monkeys at the Zoo

16. Newsreel (in 5 shots), for orchestra (or concert band): Parade

17. American Overture, for band

18. Concertino brass soloists & band: Fox Trot

19. Concertino brass soloists & band: Lullaby

20. Concertino brass soloists & band: Greek Dance

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me remember why I was almost a music major!, August 28, 2004

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Kimberly Bailey "Kim Bailey" (Kirksville, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pageant : American Music for Symphonic Bands (Audio CD)

I really had to scour the internet to find and buy this cd! Why would I do such a thing? One day while driving in my car, I heard "Incantation and Dance" by John Barnes Chance playing on NPR and those wonderful memories of my freshman year of college came flooding back! The Chance piece is such a joyous and intricate exploration of the beautiful sounds that can be created when an ensemble of talented musicians, a great director, and a truly original piece of music are joined as one. I bought the cd specifically for this piece, but I also remember performing "American Overture" by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins while studying trumpet performance at Truman State University, a small liberal arts college in northeast Missouri.

Ok, so I gave up the dream of a career as a professional musician, but I will never forget that feeling of chills running up my spine while playing my trumpet on a lush piece like that one.

I'll bet if you were ever a band member in high school or college, this cd will bring back some good memories. Orchestral music is wonderful, but there is nothing like a big brass section and lots of percussion to make your heart race and your spirits soar!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dello Joio is awesome, July 15, 2002

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R. Kennedy (Cambridge Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pageant : American Music for Symphonic Bands (Audio CD)

I had never heard "Scenes from the Louvre" before, and it was quite a pleasant surprise.

Dello Joio's music isn't that common, or maybe better to say not commonly found... so when a new work pops up I usually try to at least audition it. I wasn't disappointed at all.

By closing one's eyes, you can almost visualize walking through the different galleries - Dello Joio paints with music as well as any of the masters painted with oil! Bravo!

The rest of the CD is fine, but "Scenes from the Louvre" is the shining star. I only wish I had been able to see the television production that this was written for.

Being a huge Dello Joio fan, I would appreciate being steered in the right direction for more of his music, especially anything that was written for, or has been transcribed for the Wind Symphony medium.