This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features two tone poems that depict trips to amusement parks: one by a Japanese composer born in 1979 and the other by a German composer born in 1855. But this edition opens with two marches by Gabriel Pares, a French composer who conducted the Band of the Republican Guard for 17 years, from 1893 to 1910. He wrote numerous marches for military band. He also wrote numerous arrangements or transcriptions of music for military band. He began his musical training as a trombonist, but eventually became a well-known cornet player after attending courses in cornet playing at the Paris Conservatory. Before becoming conductor of the Band of the Republican Guard, he was the conductor of both French army and navy bands.
- Le Gronard
Composer: Gabriel Pares (1860-1934)
Performer: Band of the Republican Guard
Album: Marches and Fanfares - Le Fringant
Composer: Gabriel Pares (1860-1934)
Performer: Band of the Republican Guard
Album: Marches and Fanfares - Amusement Park Suite: Entrance
Composer: Hiroki Takahashi (1979- )
Performer: Osaka Philharmonic Winds
Album: Welcome to Hiroki's World - Amusement Park Suite: Main Street
Composer: Hiroki Takahashi (1979- )
Performer: Osaka Philharmonic Winds
Album: Welcome to Hiroki's World - Amusement Park Suite: Haunted House
Composer: Hiroki Takahashi (1979- )
Performer: Osaka Philharmonic Winds
Album: Welcome to Hiroki's World - Amusement Park Suite: Merry-Go-Round
Composer: Hiroki Takahashi (1979- )
Performer: Osaka Philharmonic Winds
Album: Welcome to Hiroki's World - Amusement Park Suite: Roller Coaster
Composer: Hiroki Takahashi (1979- )
Performer: Osaka Philharmonic Winds
Album: Welcome to Hiroki's World - Trip to Coney Island (1889)
Composer: Theodore Moses Tobani (1855-1933)
Performer: New Columbian Brass Band
Album: Trip to Coney Island - Dances of Galanta
Composer: Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)
Performer: U.S. Army Band
Album: Dances Around the World - National Anthem of Finland
Composer: Fredrik Pacius (1809-1891)
Performer: Band of the Republican Guard
Album: European National Anthems