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Description:
‘Toccata Festiva’ was commissioned in 1994 by the Dutch Brass Band
Championships. The wind band version was made a year later by the
composer himself. Historically speaking, the toccata is considered to
be one of the first independent instrumental forms for keyboard
instruments. Originally the toccata was typically more or less
improvised, later this musical form was given a more regulated
structure. Both elements are used in the ‘Toccata Festiva’: on the one
hand the different themes are developed freely, on the other, the piece
has an orderly structure. It is in a three part form (quick-slow-quick)
and includes both strong rhythmical figures and broad melodic lines.
Part of the composition is written in a more or less archaic tone
idiom, referring to the period from which the toccata form originates
(16th century).
Championships. The wind band version was made a year later by the
composer himself. Historically speaking, the toccata is considered to
be one of the first independent instrumental forms for keyboard
instruments. Originally the toccata was typically more or less
improvised, later this musical form was given a more regulated
structure. Both elements are used in the ‘Toccata Festiva’: on the one
hand the different themes are developed freely, on the other, the piece
has an orderly structure. It is in a three part form (quick-slow-quick)
and includes both strong rhythmical figures and broad melodic lines.
Part of the composition is written in a more or less archaic tone
idiom, referring to the period from which the toccata form originates
(16th century).
Publisher:
de Haske
Length:
12'
Difficulty:
Instrumentation:
Symphonic Band, Fanfare, Brass Band