Luca Spaccatrosi

Small Update: I have completed a short second movement based on one of the subjects that I used in the initial work. The percussion and brass are tacet for this. The plan is to write separate movements for all the subjects expect for the fanfare (what I open with), and then write one final movement that incorporates everything, and hopefully brings it to a satisfying end.

It's always nice to receive praise for something that's you've put a lot of effort into 🙂 I guess what I intended to do was to develop the piece by telling a story rather than sticking to conventional development forms (sonata form etc). My only worry initially is that I included too much contrasting material that may ruin the flow of it as an individual piece. I'm thinking of expanding it into a larger composition, focusing on each theme individually, and then throwing them all together in one last movement. My only concern is that I may have to introduce more material in midway through each movement to avoid it becoming repetitive.

Very much a work in progress, especially the end/coda which does need some work. Stylistically its probably late romantic period. Orchestration is: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 3 Oboes, 3 Clarinets in A, 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon, 4 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani in E and G, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Tam-tam, Hammer and a full strings section.