Olympia (fantasia) (Brass Band - Score and Parts)

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Olympia (march) (Brass Band - Score and Parts)

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Olympic Dream (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Schulte, Andreas Ludwig

The world's most important sports event inspired Schulte to compose a magnificent new concert piece. In three parts he successively describes the opening ceremony (musical entry of the athletes), the hymn for the winner (an alluring ballad), and the party following the closing ceremony (rock party) during which all tensions disappear. Enter the world of the Olympic Games and enjoy!Duration: 7:30

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Olympic Fanfare and Theme (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James

Dramatic trumpet fanfares announce a flowing main theme, creating an atmosphere of exhilaration and anticipation. Commissioned for the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympics, Olympic Fanfare and Theme will make a brilliant opener for any occasion.Duration: 3.30

OLYMPIC FANFARE AND THEME (Brass Band) - Williams, John - Barry, Darrol

Recorded on Polyphonic QPRL235D Master Brass Vol.23. Duraion: 3:30

OLYMPIC FANFARE AND THEME (Brass Band) - Williams, John - Dye & Forster

Theme from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games

OLYMPIC FANFARE AND THEME (Brass Band) - Williams, John - Graham, Peter

Medium

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OLYMPIC SPIRIT (Brass Band) - Williams, John - Jenkins, Christian

Medium - written for the 1988 Seoul Olympics

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Olympus (Brass Band - Score and Parts)

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Olympus (Brass Band - Score and Parts) - Harper, Philip

Selected as the test-piece for the 3rd Section Regional contests of the National Brass Band Championships 2012The music begins with a depiction of the exciting Opening Ceremony where noisy fanfares and sudden swells add to the cosmopolitan flag-waving clamour. Without a break the music leads to The Chariot Race, a fast compound-time gallop with thundering hooves in the basses and percussion, and a heroic melody introduced by the tenor horns. Chariot racing was the main equestrian event in the Ancient Greek Games, which were founded in memory of King Oenomaus. In the Greek legend he suffered defeat in a chariot race to his son-in-law and Zeus' grandson, Pelops, but much of the music is bitter-sweet to symbolise the fact that Pelops had to cheat to win - drawing parallels with some of the issues still facing modern-day athletics.A slow, mystical passage follows, describing The Temple of Zeus at Olympia. The statue of Zeus, who was honoured throughout the Ancient Games' history, was housed inside the temple and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The music depicts this period of the dawn of one of mankind's most ancient civilisations and there is a series of solo passages above a drone.The next section is called The Olympic Flame and a broad and lyrical anthem-like melody develops slowly in the euphoniums, which gradually ascends until the horns can take it over before passing upwards again to the cornets (Higher). The music bursts into bright life at the lighting of the flame and the regular rhythmic pattern which has been established goes through an accelerando (Faster).The final section is called The Olympic Truce and aims to capture the cooperative spirit of the ancient practice of ending wars for the duration of the games. The anthem-like melody makes an affirmatory return (Stronger) and the work ends as it began - with a blaze of colour and a real sense of optimism and global celebration.Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stonger)Duration: 11:30