A Tallis Prelude by Douglas Akey

A Tallis Prelude was composed by Douglas Akey who used various themes from the 16th century English composer, Thomas Tallis. You will find similar themes also in Raugh Vaughan William's famous "Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis". This recording was performed by the North Texas Wind Symphony and conducted by Eugene Migliaro Corporon.

You can download a different recording of the piece at http://www.queenwood.com/mp3/QK_883/Q883035.mp3

Listen to a sample of the recording or buy it at
http://www.teachingmusic.org/bandvol5.cfm

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[SovietUnion100]

wow you got no trumpet parts!! whtout trumpet it sucks

[TheMasterDecoder]

@SovietUnion100

You can definitely hear the trumpets from 1:00 to 1:14

[Raemoth]

oh, btw, is this synthesized? cuz there is absolutely NO shaping whatsoever besides what's written on the paper -.-... bad musicianship

[TheMasterDecoder]

@Raemoth

No, it's not bad musicianship.

The North Texas Wind Symphony did an impeccable job playing this piece. Playing exactly what is written on the paper does is great. There is little room to go beyond that.

If you are still skeptical about it being synthesized, then go to the link in the video description.

[crazypantsmcgee01]

My middle school band is playing this for a contest, whatever band is performing this seems to use many more tempo changes/ritardandos/fermatas/s­omething than mine.

[ChadInTheBox]

I don't get how anybody can claim for this performance to be "Unmusical" Especially considering it comes from one of the best college concert bands out there.

[qatariprinces]

@Raemoth You want to hear synthesized? h t t p://ww w.queen wood.co m/mp3/QK_883/Q883035.mp3 (take out the spaces)

[xIc3t1g3rx]

played this last year for MPA. 7th grade at the time...

[TheExample1000]

my band played this song all year this year( I play tuba in the band)

[billiwiile]

When we played this song, it was all good and perfect and everything.........

untill a percussionist accidently knocked a symbal off in the end orz

[101clarinet]

we played this in honor band last year!!!

[prettycute45]

We're playing this in my grade 8/9 band. I play the alto sax. I love this song!

[SovietUnion100]

@TheMasterDecoder nah thats like a piano or something i do not know, but trumpets are very louder and higher pitched.. you know what i mean

[5702011164]

i played this in the all south honor band at the university of southern mississippi

[1karatemonkey]

I love the flute part :D

[Raemoth]

this was my ninth grade festival ("DISTRICT X ASSESSMENT) music (that was last friday)

[Raemoth]

WHOOT~ go tuba!

[lollpopshadow349]

i play picolo on this.. @_@ .. its so high..

[feebaslover11]

@icetiger37 Woo! Me too!! :D

[icetiger37]

Play second flute on this shhiiittttt:D

[REXY309]

we did this for concert MPA

[MikeDaBest1000]

i play second clarinet and im goin to disneyland with my middle school symphonic band on monday and this is one of the songs that were playing..

[webkinzgirl99989]

@juliettaandlove i played this last year on first flute! my favorite piece in all of middle school(:

[juliettaandlove]

I play first flute on this<3 theres this part ughh its my favorite. so beautiful. it's at 1:26<33333333333333333333333 gawd i love it

[spr99ite99]

Playing second clarinet for this ^^ but the first clarinet cant count O.e and I might have to be moved to playing the timpany for this :D but I love this song!