On One Leg

Taking it to be a basic assumption that a composer in any piece wishes to communicate through the language of music some thoughts, ideas, philosophy, moods, states of mind or emotion, there also can be from time to time subsidiary purposes which also motiveate a composition. In the case of Five Moods, one crucial factor was the passing of William Bell, the first great American artist on the tuba and the mentor and teacher of many of today's finest tubists. Indeed, Five Moods, dedicated to Mr. Bell's memory, tries to capture in vignette portraits the different characteristic traits of this remarkable man.

Lista utworów:
1 - Lament (Schuller Gunter)
2 - Allegro moderato (Schuller Gunter)
3 - Adagio misterioso (Schuller Gunter)
4 - Molto lento (Schuller Gunter)
5 - Allegro volando (Schuller Gunter)

Jan Koetsier born in Amsterdam in 1911, the composer studied at the Berlin College of Muis and later returned to Amsterdam as a conductor. From there he went in 1950 to Munich, to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, obtaining a full professorship at the College of Music there in 1966. Now a freelance composer, he lives in Upper Bavaria. As a composer Koetsier has worked in the most varied fields. His 3rd symphony has been performed in philadelphia and New York, for example. His "Concerto for Trumpet, Trombone and Orchestra" as well as "The Man Lot" for male chorus, baritone speaker and orchestra received their first performance from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Rafael Kubelik in Munich.

Lista utworów:
Wolkenschatten op. 136 (Koetsier Jan)