The "Scherzo" has a light, bubbling texture with distinctly modern touches in its melodic an rhythmic figures. It sings a hushed serenade in quiet, almost melancholy tones, in the characteristic 6/8 rhythm of this Italian dance form. The "Siciliana" is a constrasting movement, with trumpets and trombones silent. The opening "Intrada" is a stately introduction, depicting a regal procession such as at a court festival, with the assembly of honored guests. The music of "A Little Concert Suite" is in four movements, corresponding rougly to the usual division of this classic format, each with its own generally descriptive title. The suite is one of the oldest instrumental form stemming from the practice of bringing together several independent and contrasting smaller pieces for listening pleasure purely as music. This piece was commissioned for the Northern Manitoba Concert Band Festival, and first performed by the Festival Band under the direction of the composer, on November 26th 1983, at the concluding concert of this annual meeting.
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