Orchestral Overture

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.

Edited March 5, 20215 yr by Luca Spaccatrosi

This is an extreamly good composition, it sounds like a song some would use in a big historian best selling movie. 
The composition´s harmony is amazing, it sounds like a big parad is going on, a very majestic sound. 
I especially liked the instrument composition at the end, it was such a powerful sound and very beautiful.
It feels like the song is telling a story, although no words are in it.

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. 

On 3/6/2021 at 1:41 PM, Maria Bencic said:

This is an extreamly good composition, it sounds like a song some would use in a big historian best selling movie. 
The composition´s harmony is amazing, it sounds like a big parad is going on, a very majestic sound. 
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I want to say that I totally agree with her. It is really good to hear such talents and I wonder what you publish next. 

I have listen now a couple of times and every time I listen to your song, espacially the end of your song, I´m deeply amazed by the beauty and total excellence of the sound.
You really have recived a rare gift to compose high class orchestra music.
Do you have more compensitions, on a Youtube channel or something simulair?
Thank you very much for sharing this song! : ) 

That was amazing! I especially love the style; I hope to see more pieces from you. 

It reminds me o some operatic parts (Aida, ....). 

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.

Your second movement after 1:07 sounds like Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 1st movement.