Franco Cesarini has used four anonymous renaissance pieces as the basis for this four-movement composition, and, by exploiting the many colours of the brass band, he has recreated the atmosphere of th...
Questi "quadri di città" non vogliono tanto evocare immagini visive, quanto piuttosto un quadro d'atmosfera di una grande città moderna. La musica riflette gli stati d'animo della vita contemporanea e...
In the monumental overture to the opera La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Gioachino Rossini employs themes from the opera itself in order to prepare the audience for the material to come. The overt...
Bulgarian folk music has a long tradition and numerous typical characteristics, such as particular dissonances and complex, irregular rhythms. In Bulgarian Dances (Part II) (which can be performed tog...
Arizona is written in a typical three-part overture form. The composition is not strictly descriptive as such, but rather conveys moods and emotions, inspired by impressions of the American desert sta...
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral comes originally from the second act of Richard Wagner's famous romantic opera Lohengrin. This solemn and stately music accompanies the wedding procession that carri...
Piotta is a lively 6/8 march from well-known concert band composer, Franco Cesarini. This exciting and musically witty piece is as impressive rhythmically as it is melodically, and will make for an el...
With Convergents Franco Cesarini has succeeded in composing a piece suitable for both concerts or contests which whilst not being too difficult still has the feel of a major work. This extremely rhyth...
Dieses kurze Werk für Altsaxophon und Streichquartett ist in seiner Grundstimmung leicht und stilistisch dem Divertimento im klassischen Sinn von 'Unterhaltung' verpflichtet. Im Verlauf der Kompositio...