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Disco Story

Trouble In Disco Town

The Hustle

In 1975, a new dance form took the Latin-Amercan areas of the Bronx by storm. After observing the frenzy of the dancers in that area, Van McCoy composed a melody that successfully took its basis from Latin and R&B. The Hustle was an instant success and made a large contribution to the evolution of disco music in the 1970's. Your band will not be able to resist the fantastic groove and drive of this evergreen disco hit, fantastically arranged by Lorenzo Bocci.

The Hustle

In 1975, a new dance form took the Latin-Amercan areas of the Bronx by storm. After observing the frenzy of the dancers in that area, Van McCoy composed a melody that successfully took its basis from Latin and R&B. The Hustle was an instant success and made a large contribution to the evolution of disco music in the 1970's. Your band will not be able to resist the fantastic groove and drive of this evergreen disco hit, fantastically arranged by Lorenzo Bocci.

The Best of Village People

Everything started when two Frenchmen, Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, after having sold over ten records with their band, the Ritchie Family, decided to try out something new. The basic idea was to form a new group inspired by the American male myths of the seventies: cowboys, Indians, men in leather clothes, soldiers and policemen. This is how the Village People were born.Their secret was their energy, cheerfulness and tongue in cheek humour combined with strong disco beat and an arresting visual presence. Even now a Village People song is guaranteed to fill the dance floor in any club or disco. The Best of Village People is a medley including the following pieces: In theNavy,Y.M.C.A. and Macho Man.

In The Stone : as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire

In the Stone is an entirely appropriate title for this song from pop legends, Earth, Wind & Fire, whose funky tunes characterised the disco era like no other artist. In the Stone is a lively brass band arrangement that maintains thesoulful character of the original record, which featured exciting saxophone, trumpet and trombone parts.

In the Stone : as performed by Earth, Wind & Fire

In the Stone is an entirely appropriate title for this song from pop legends, Earth, Wind & Fire, whose funky tunes characterised the disco era like no other artist. In the Stone is a lively concert band arrangement that maintains the soulful character of the original record, which featured exciting saxophone, trumpet and trombone parts.

Stayin' Alive

The hit of the seventies! When you say disco, you immediately think of the Bee Gees. Their hit song Stayin’ Alive has become an evergreen partly due to the fabulous dancing of John Travolta in the film Saturday Night Fever. This arrangement for concert band will make a great encore at your next concert!

Relight My Fire : as performed by Dan Hartman & Take That

In 1979, Dan Hartman's disco classic, Relight My Fire, occupied the top slot of the US dance charts for six weeks. In 1993, the song was back at No. 1 reworked and sung by British boyband, Take That. Both of these versions inspired Peter Kleine Schaars in his arrangement of Relight My Fire for concert band.

Y.M.C.A.

Y.M.C.A. is without a doubt the biggest hit of the outlandish pop group The Village People. In their own unique way this band stood out with its colourful, American, clichee-referencing costumes, mixed with the disco fever that swept the 70’s away. Y.M.C.A. is a song for all ages. Your audience will dance along to this fun and energetic arrangement!

Popcorn

In 1969, the composer and musician Gershon Kingsley (b. 1922) composed and recorded an instrumental work that was to become the first true success of electronic music. In 1972, the group Hot To Mound recorded a new version of Popcorn. Since that time, the world has seen hundreds of different versions including techno, jazz, ska, disco, rock, punk and now, more surprising, a version for your Concert Band.

Dance Party

For the theatrical show Die pet past ons allemaal! (This Cap Fits Us All!) Peter Kleine Schaars arranged a medley of well-known Dutch children’s songs, commissioned by the Dutch Police Orchestra. He gave these tunes a totally new sound, so they evolved into a real Dance Party. The exciting rhythms of the different styles (house, swing, salsa, rock-shuffle and disco) will undoubtedly create a party mood amongst your audience.

Jazzimut

In 2009, one year after its formation, the Swiss brass ensemble Azimuts Brass commissioned its conductor, Marc Jeanbourquin, to write them a signature tune. He composed Jazzimut, which features a festive introduction followed by a lyrical theme. After a few bars of rock rhythm, Jazzimut goes disco and finishes with a recapitulation of the introduction as a fanfare. Now available for concert band this is an entertaining piece from start to finish!

Jazzimut

In 2009, one year after its formation, the Swiss brass ensemble Azimuts Brass commissioned its conductor, Marc Jeanbourquin, to write them a signature tune. He composed Jazzimut, which features a festive introduction followed by a lyrical theme. After a few bars of rock rhythm, Jazzimut goes disco and finishes with a recapitulation of the introduction as a fanfare. Now available for concert band this is an entertaining piece from start to finish!

The Ultimate '80s Party Hits

Which are your favourite hits from the 1980s? There are certainly many answers to this question - but many responses are likely to contain these songs: Kool and the Gang’s disco classic Celebration, Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody and Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler. These four numbers have been arranged by Peter Kleine Schaars as a fantastic ’80s retro medley for concert band.

Turn the Beat Around

In the nineties, the Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan recorded a sparkling version of Vicki Sue Robinson’s disco classic Turn the Beat Around. She gave the song a catchy Latin beat, and with this new impulse, it was a worldwide hit. With the sentence from the song text “Love to hear percussion” in mind, Peter Kleine Schaars incorporated a compelling percussion solo in his arrangement. The result is a dynamic piece of music full of pace and passion.

Turn the Beat Around

In the nineties, the Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan recorded a sparkling version of Vicki Sue Robinson’s disco classic Turn the Beat Around. She gave the song a catchy Latin beat, and with this new impulse, it was a worldwide hit. With the sentence from the song text “Love to hear percussion” in mind, Peter Kleine Schaars incorporated a compelling percussion solo in his arrangement. The result is a dynamic piece of music full of pace and passion.

Turn the Beat Around

In the nineties, the Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan recorded a sparkling version of Vicki Sue Robinson’s disco classic Turn the Beat Around. She gave the song a catchy Latin beat, and with this new impulse, it was a worldwide hit. With the sentence from the song text “Love to hear percussion” in mind, Peter Kleine Schaars incorporated a compelling percussion solo in his arrangement. The result is a dynamic piece of music full of pace and passion.

Dancescriptions

Dancescriptions combines many styles derived from pop music with techniques from classical composition. The styles are not the focal point; the true musical definition comes from the interpretation of the transition passages. After the statement of a rhythmic and melodic cell the music is developed from the thematic material in the appropriate style - soul music, disco, merengue, ballad and rock - in the Big Band tradition. The different rhythms and genres are interwoven and combined to create a natural flow in this musical puzzle.

Dancescriptions

Dancescriptions combines many styles derived from pop music with techniques from classical composition. The styles are not the focal point - the true musical definition comes from the interpretation of the transition passages.After the statement of a rhythmic and melodic cell the music is developed from the thematic material in the appropriate style - soul music, disco, merengue, ballad and rock - in the Big Band tradition. The different rhythms andgenres are interwoven and combined to create a natural flow in this musical puzzle.

Don't Start Now : as performed by Dua Lipa

‘Don’t Start Now’, by the British singer Dua Lipa, is the first single from her second studio album, Future Nostalgia. The accompanying music video was uploaded to her YouTube channel upon the single’s release. In the song,the singer tells her ex-lover that she is now over him. She gave her first live performance of it on The Graham Norton Show, after that she sang it a number of times at various award shows, TV programmes and musicfestivals. This arrangement by Tom Stanford will make sure that this disco pop song will also find its way into the world of wind music.