The fanfare plays an important role in Dutch music practice by amateurs. For example, the Frysk Fanfare Orchestra consists for the most part of good amateurs, with the addition of a few graduated conservatory students. The FFO won several first prizes, including the first prize of the World Music Competition 1985. The FFO can be heard on the fourth part of the series Wind Music from The Netherlands.
This double CD also contains music for wind band, played by the Marine Band of the Royal Navy. The music is very varied. Often the conventions between popular and serious are played off against each other. The experiment is not lacking, but the music has always been written for a wide audience. Current themes often play an important role, as does Fantasty-esque data. All in all, the kind of music that expresses certain collective sentiments with great craftsmanship. It is often a bit clichéd, but that does not detract from the performances of the countless composers and both orchestras. That it can also be done very differently, is evident from the CD of the Norwegian Nanset Ungdomsmusikkorps with music by Yngve Slettholm. Born in 1955, this composer has developed a style for wind instruments that, despite influences from Feldman, Varèse and Messiaen, is nevertheless very strong and personal. This CD takes its title from the first work, entitled Déjà vu. (HJ) _ appears from the CD of the Norwegian Nanset Ungdomsmusikkorps with music by Yngve Slettholm. Born in 1955, this composer has developed a style for wind instruments that, despite influences from Feldman, Varèse and Messiaen, is nevertheless very strong and personal. This CD takes its title from the first work, entitled Déjà vu. (HJ) _ appears from the CD of the Norwegian Nanset Ungdomsmusikkorps with music by Yngve Slettholm. Born in 1955, this composer has developed a style for wind instruments that, despite influences from Feldman, Varèse and Messiaen, is nevertheless very strong and personal. This CD takes its title from the first work, entitled Déjà vu. (HJ) _more
