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    Programme Note

    Composer Note:

    Gazebo Dances was originally written as a set of four-hand piano pieces dedicated to certain of my pianist friends. I later arranged the suite for orchestra and for concert band, and it is from the latter version that the title is drawn. The title, Gazebo Dances, was suggested by the pavilions often seen on village greens in towns throughout the countryside, where public band concerts are given on summer evenings. The delights of that sort of entertainment are portrayed in this set of dances, which begins with a Rossini-like Overture, followed by a rather peg-legged Waltz, a long-lined Adagio and a bouncy Tarantella.

    — John Corigliano


    Media

    Gazebo Dances: I. Overture - Allegro con Brio
    Gazebo Dances: II. Waltz - Allegretto
    Gazebo Dances: III. Adagio
    Gazebo Dances: IV. Tarantella - Allegro

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    Reviews

    John Corigliano's GAZEBO DANCES is a suite, 14-minutes long, in four movements: Overture, Waltz, Adagio, and Tarantella. Perky, extrovert, and full of musical surprises, it excites and entertains at the same time.
    Robert McColley, Fanfare

    Discography

    Title Unavailable
    • Label
      First Edition Music
    • Catalogue Number
      0002, 0032
    • Conductor
      Lawrence Leighton Smith
    • Ensemble
      Louisville Orchestra
    Title Unavailable
    • Label
      Naxos
    • Catalogue Number
      8.449601
    • Conductor
      Jerry Junkin
    • Ensemble
      University of Texas Wind Ensemble
    Title Unavailable
    • Label
      Sea Breeze
    • Catalogue Number
      4003
    • Conductor
      Kevin Mayse
    • Ensemble
      Riverside City College Wind Ensemble
    • Soloist
      Amy Cisneros (Piano), Alaric Albiso (Percussion)