This is from a set of independant programmatic pieces designated for brass choir. I'm posting the entire set, which consists of...
1: Coronation for Brass Choir (Op.27, no.1)
2: Todesmarsch for Brass Choir (... and Percussion)(Op.27, no.2)
3:Der Erlkönig for Brass Choir (Op.27, no.3)
Please check the other parts if you have the time.
"An army marches on, men and women, and even children.... a whole populace making its way towards it's own end, the violence and brutality they will face weighed on each and every one of their minds. Whether they live or die doesn't matter, the only thing on the line is their pride. Their town was burnt to the ground in the night as they slept, nothing remained. Some were lucky to still have their lives. The barbarians still surrounded the land, stationed at intervals and out of sight over the hills. The only thing the villagers had left was a chance to go down with a fight, if at least it would show their glory as a final homage to their lost home. It is just that that their elder said as they rested for the night by campfire. He sang - a warm hymn, the last music they would hear before they trudged solemnly but assuredly on into their last stand, off into the distance, blazened against the morning's dawning sun."
That is my description of the piece, I believe it says enough. I began this piece quite a while ago in the Musical Challenges and Games section of the forum, after a simple melody posted by are dear Anders, and almost at the same time began the Conceptual Music Competition 13: Last Stand. So I tailored the piece to the competition while constantly using the motif given by Anders where I could. It did not win the competition, but that does not bother me - I am proud of this little bugger none the less.
Why brass choir? I love brass. It's shiny, and powerful. Very majestic and with regal qualities. I dare a woodwind choir to play this type of music and get away with it.
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Comments and insults are welcome. For those who excel in the field, please check for errors in score layout and proper orchestration - I am still learning.
