Henk Herman Badings
Golden Age
Suite For Band
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Henk Herman Badings
Golden Age
Suite For Band
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Henk Herman Badings
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Molenaar Edition
- Order no. MOL011534090
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Description:
In 1979 Badings was commissioned to compose a work in several parts for symphonic band which could also be performed by amateur players. This commission resulted in 'Golden Age', a composition in which he used a lot of material borrowed from the Dutch 17th century folklore. It is a four-part suite. The first part evokes the pompous dignity of The Hague, the 'distin-guished royal village' as it was so deliciously described by the poet Constan-tijn Huygens. The second part is a gaillarde with a double (repetition with ornaments). The third part is a canonic march based on a Frisian theme. The final part is a quick gigue (jig) containing a fugue in which all previous themes rerturn in a virtuoso way.