Rikudim: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
By Jan Van der Roost
Grade: 4
Item: 35-PK01740826
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Rikudim (Hebrew for "Dances") is a four-part dance suite based on Jewish music. By using eastern intervals and irregular time changes, the composer succeeds in creating a slightly melancholy but specifically Jewish flavored piece. Dur: 9:40
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK01740826
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About the Composer: Jan Van der Roost
Jan Van der Roost is a Belgian composer and conductor whose output spans wind band, orchestra, and chamber music. His works are known for their accessibility without sacrificing compositional sophistication; he writes idiomatically for each instrument and understands how to build excitement and color within ensemble constraints.
Why we love this
Rikudim brings genuine cultural specificity to the concert band repertoire without relying on oversimplified folk arrangements. The integration of eastern intervals and unexpected meter shifts feels organic rather than imposed, giving your band a piece that sounds different from the standard Grade 4 fare while remaining performable and genuinely moving.
What to expect
Rikudim unfolds as a series of interlocking dances that feel both wistful and celebratory. The harmonic language draws from Jewish musical tradition while maintaining an ensemble sound that's sophisticated without being austere; there's warmth and humanity in the orchestration throughout the nine and a half minute arc.
Who it's for
Grade 4 bands that are ready to engage with contemporary composition and cultural music traditions. This works well for groups with developing musicality and the rhythmic confidence to handle time signature variety.
How to get the most out of it
- Shape the melodic contours to highlight the minor inflections that give the piece its melancholic character; avoid playing it as major key brightness.
- Prepare the band for the irregular time changes by isolating those transitions in sectional rehearsals so the ensemble doesn't treat them as surprises.
- Balance the texture so that the eastern intervallic flavoring in the upper voices registers clearly; this harmonic color is central to the piece's identity.
- Let the four movements breathe as distinct dances rather than rushing from one to the next; each has its own character and momentum.
How to use it
This piece pairs naturally with programming that explores cultural identity in music or with concerts highlighting contemporary wind band composers. It also serves as an excellent vehicle for introducing your band to non-traditional metric structures in a context that feels musically inevitable rather than abstract.
Skills your students will build
- Reading and executing irregular meter changes (mixed time signatures within phrases)
- Interpreting eastern intervals and non-traditional harmonic language
- Balancing lyrical melodic lines with complex rhythmic accompaniment
- Understanding cultural context in contemporary composition
- Sustained phrasing across longer formal structures