Fanfare for Orchestra

This is a fanfare for orchestra that I wrote a few years ago. I came across a fanfare for band in the major works forum recently so I thought I'd suck it up and put my own fanfare on here too. It was originally intended to be the first movement of a large scale symphony to celebrate my Slovak heritage (thus the title) but that work never really left the ground so we're left with this fanfare. My apologies for the MIDI, as always. Believe me, it irks me too!

Now for some quick analysis:

The piece is based on two themes: a standard fanfare-like theme introduced by the trumpets from the outset, and then a broader, more majestic theme with more of an inclination to modulation. I used the trombones to introduce this theme.

Eventually the non-brass instruments join in and basically reiterate the themes. There isn't much development in this piece, but that is mainly because the piece is so short.

Enjoy!

slovak.MUS

slovak.MID

A very energetic piece. I like the beginning brass sections. The only thing I felt was a bit strange was one of you climaxes( the one that peaks at :32). Also I think your initial theme has tremendous potential and you should consider developing it more. There are also rhythmic motifs in your piece that you could utilize throughout the piece, logically of course. The midi does kill the piece in the sense that in no way are fortissisimo clarinets a nice sound. In my scores I put a visible fff and then put a hidden mf. I usually do this on woodwinds only. I really wonder who designed midi. This is a good start, keep it up.

I agree that it could use some development, but that really depends on your vision for this piece. If you want to use it as a fanfare like to open a concert I think it would work great as it is. It seemed to have a very characteristic sound though my experience in writing for strings is pretty much nonexistant so I wouldn't really know.