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Orchestral,
Band, Chamber,
Solo
The following five MP3 players contain copyrighted samples of James Beckel's
music. Some samples are synthesized and some are live recorded music
which is used with the permission of the performer and/or CD
producer. Please click on the link on the table to get more
information about each piece and the performers if applicable. To
get to the last few tracks, hover over the player and move the mouse down.
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Description & Link
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1-4. Toccata for
Orchestra, a short 'Concerto for Orchestra.'
Synthesized.
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| 5-7. Gardens
of Stone, a patriotic work for symphony orchestra and
narrator (Michel Bell). Synthesized. Also for band.
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| 8-10. The
Glass Bead Game, a concerto for horn and orchestra -
Gregory Hustis, Crystal Records soloist. See link for
other versions. |
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Description & Link
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| 1-2. Liberty
for All, a patriotic work originally for symphony orchestra and
narrator. USCG Band.
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| 3. The
American Dream, a patriotic overture. Available
for purchase for band through Hal Leonard Music.
USCG Band. Originally written for orchestra.
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| 4-5. Inaugural
Fanfare - USCG Band.
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| 6. A
Christmas Fanfare, a Christmas overture for
band. Also available for orchestra and brass
choir. USCG Band.
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| 7. American
Journey, a work written for middle school band.
Synthesized. |
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Description & Link
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| 1-3. Music
for Winds, Piano, and Percussion. See
link. Synthesized.
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| 4-6. Musical
Masque (for the Seasons) for string quartet, trombone,
and percussion. Based on a James Whitcomb Riley
poem. Synthesized.
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| 7-9. String
Quartet No. 1 written for the New Century String
Quartet, who plays it in these samples. |
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Solo Music Samples
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Description & Link
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| 1-3. This chamber version of The
Glass Bead Game is written for solo horn, harp, and
piano. The soloist is Kent Leslie.
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| 4-7. Primitive
Modern was written for solo horn and recorded
sounds. Kent Leslie is the soloist. The CD is With
Every Leaf a Miracle.
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| 8-10. Concerto
for Tuba and Percussion was recorded by Crystal
Records. See link. Velvet Brown is the
soloist.
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| 11-12. This three-movement Sonata
for Trumpet and Organ was commissioned for Natural
Trumpet, but can be played with conventional trumpet.
The last movement had way too much congregation noise, so
we only have two samples here. Dan Golando is the
trumpet soloist with Heather Hinton on organ.. |
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