John Glenesk Mortimer composer / arranger
date of birth:11.05.1951
John Glenesk Mortimer ( Edinburgh , 11 May 1951 ) is a Scottish composer , arranger , music educator and viola player . He mainly uses a number of pseudonyms for arrangements such as: Scott Richards , Peter King , Joe Bellini , Gordon Macduff , David Andrews , Jan Sedlak , Julian Oliver and Eduardo Suba .
Mortimer came into contact with music in his early years and started writing simple compositions at the age of 10. He was educated at George Watson's College. At the age of 16 he wrote his first full-length opera, Crime and Punishment , on a libretto based on Fyodor Dostoevsky 's novel Crime and Punishment . He won the Douglas Grant composition prize as well as the George Watson's prize and scholarship . He studied composition with Humphrey Searle and Anthony Milner , viola with John Dyer and orchestral conducting withHarvey Phillips from 1969 at the Royal College of Music in London ; at the same time he studied at the University of London .
From 1972 to 1979 he was a viola player with the Royal Ballet Orchestra , Zurich Chamber Orchestra , CBS Symphony Orchestra , London Symphony Orchestra , Netherlands Ballet Orchestra and Symphonieorchester Biel . In 1976 he left for Switzerland and became a music teacher in secondary education in Basel for 4 years . In 1983 he became a teacher for solfège , orchestral conducting , composition, arrangement and chamber music at the Conservatoire de musique de Neuchâtel in La Chaux-de-Fonds andNeuchâtel . During this time he was also conductor of the conservatory orchestra and the choir of this institution. He also conducted several amateur associations such as the Orchester de chambre jurassien (1979-1994) and the Choeur Vivaldi in Delémont (1983-1993).
In 1984 he decided to focus on his work as a composer and arranger and at the same time resigned as a teacher at the conservatory. In 1997 he also went back to Edinburgh. As a composer he wrote for many genres.
Mortimer came into contact with music in his early years and started writing simple compositions at the age of 10. He was educated at George Watson's College. At the age of 16 he wrote his first full-length opera, Crime and Punishment , on a libretto based on Fyodor Dostoevsky 's novel Crime and Punishment . He won the Douglas Grant composition prize as well as the George Watson's prize and scholarship . He studied composition with Humphrey Searle and Anthony Milner , viola with John Dyer and orchestral conducting withHarvey Phillips from 1969 at the Royal College of Music in London ; at the same time he studied at the University of London .
From 1972 to 1979 he was a viola player with the Royal Ballet Orchestra , Zurich Chamber Orchestra , CBS Symphony Orchestra , London Symphony Orchestra , Netherlands Ballet Orchestra and Symphonieorchester Biel . In 1976 he left for Switzerland and became a music teacher in secondary education in Basel for 4 years . In 1983 he became a teacher for solfège , orchestral conducting , composition, arrangement and chamber music at the Conservatoire de musique de Neuchâtel in La Chaux-de-Fonds andNeuchâtel . During this time he was also conductor of the conservatory orchestra and the choir of this institution. He also conducted several amateur associations such as the Orchester de chambre jurassien (1979-1994) and the Choeur Vivaldi in Delémont (1983-1993).
In 1984 he decided to focus on his work as a composer and arranger and at the same time resigned as a teacher at the conservatory. In 1997 he also went back to Edinburgh. As a composer he wrote for many genres.
In The Hall Of The Mountain King Edvard Grieg / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
In der Halle des Bergkönigs / Dans la halle du roi de montagne
Masterpieces (Concert Band)
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Duration:2'47 min
Difficulty:4 (4)
Difficulty:4 (4)
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Don Pasquale Gaetano Donizetti / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Overtures (Concert Band)
Don Pasquale ist eine Opera buffa in 3 Akten. Das Libretto stammt von 'M. A.' (Giovanni Ruffini und Gaetano Donizetti nach älterer Vorlage) und die Musik von Gaetano Donizetti. Die Uraufführung war am 3. Januar 1843 im Pariser Théâtre-Italien.
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Duration:6'10 min
Difficulty:4 (4)
Difficulty:4 (4)
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Epic March John Ireland / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Marches (Concert Band)
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Duration:7'41 min
Difficulty:4 (4)
Difficulty:4 (4)
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Concerto Bb Major Antonio Vivaldi / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
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Duration:7:21 min
Difficulty:4+
Difficulty:4+
Article Nr:928745
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Highland Cathedral Michael Korb & Ulrich Roever / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Super Hits Marschformat / Petit format / Card Size (Concert Band)
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Duration:3'44 min
Difficulty:2 (2)
Difficulty:2 (2)
Article Nr:163449
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Einsamer Hirte James Last / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
The Lonely Sheperd / Le Berger Solitaire
Trumpet & Concert Band
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Duration:3'39 min
Difficulty:3 (3)
Difficulty:3 (3)
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The Bridge On The River Kwai Malcolm Arnold / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Concert Band - Blasorchester - Harmonie
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Duration:2'20 min
Difficulty:3+ (3+)
Difficulty:3+ (3+)
Article Nr:137492
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Prelude from the Te Deum Marc-Antoine Charpentier / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
3 Trumpets, Trombone & Tuba
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Duration:1'45 min
Difficulty:3 (3)
Difficulty:3 (3)
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Petite Fleur Sidney Bechet / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Alto Saxophone & Piano
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Duration:2'42 min
Difficulty:3 (3)
Difficulty:3 (3)
Article Nr:42237
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Swan Lake Piotr Ilich Tchaikowsky (Pyotr Peter Ilyich Iljitsch Tschaikovsky) / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Le lac des cygnes / Schwanensee
Masterpieces (Concert Band)
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Duration:7'14 min
Difficulty:4 (4)
Difficulty:4 (4)
Composer:Piotr Ilich Tchaikowsky (Pyotr Peter Ilyich Iljitsch Tschaikovsky)
Arranger:John Glenesk Mortimer
Arranger:John Glenesk Mortimer
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Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Collection Wind Band Neuchâtelois
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Duration:2'54 min
Difficulty:3 (3)
Difficulty:3 (3)
Article Nr:161279
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Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury (Queen) / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Pop Group & Concert Band
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Duration:5'43 min
Difficulty:4 (4)
Difficulty:4 (4)
Article Nr:137321
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Alla Hornpipe Georg Friedrich Händel (George Frederic Handel) / Arr.John Glenesk Mortimer
Super Hits Marschformat / Petit format / Card Size (Concert Band)
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Duration:4'13 min
Difficulty:3 (3)
Difficulty:3 (3)
Article Nr:163454
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