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ARMENIAN DANCES
(Part I)
For Concert Band or Wind Ensemble
by
‘ALFRED REED
PROGRAM NOTE
‘The ARMENIAN DANCES, Pars I and I, constiue a four-movemeat Suite for Concert Band
or Wind Ensemble besed on authentic Armenian folksongs from the called works of Gomidas
Varad (1869-1938), the founder of Armenian casi! mie.
Pt I containing the fist movement of tis Suite (the remaining three movements consti
‘Part I) is a extended symphonic rhapsody bat pon five diferent songs, ely Weated ea deveoped
‘in terms ofthe moder, iterated concert band or wind caves While the composes as kept hit
ttenment of the melodies within the general limite imposed on the misc by is very nate, te ek
‘ot heated to expand the meld, harmonic and rhythmic ose in heping withthe demands
‘ta symponicinsrumenal, as opposd to an inavidol vost or choral approsch ois performance
vertices itis hoped tht the oveal eft ofthe mane wil be fond fo remain tre in Sp 1
‘he Work of his bilan composeramsiologit, who almos single-handedly preserved ad gave 1 the
‘old ressre trove of bral folk musi htt this day has no yet become at widely Kowa te
Wester wor ai so richly deserves. Hopefully, this new instrumental sting wil prove t be a i
a smal op this direction,
at {ofthe ARMENIAN DANCES was completed inthe Susimer of 1972 and first pertem
by De. Harry Began, (to whorn the works dedicted), and the Usiversty of Minos Symphonie Baad,
(on Janey 10,1973, at the CBLDIN.A, Convention i Urea, Hil
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