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Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5 SKU: BT.DHP-0940552-010 Composed by Piet Swerts. Sovereign Series. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 1994. 20 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 0940552-010. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-0940552-010). ‘Martenizza’ is the Bulgarian word for the month March. This work describes an old custom in Bulgaria introduced to the composer was through Ivo Stoykov, a Bulgarian acquaintance. In accordance with tradition good friends give each other a number of white and red pennants on the 1st of March. When a stork has been spotted for the first time in March, the pennants are hung in a tree, and one can make a wish. According to the custom, friends wish each other health and happiness for the coming year.