New Composition - no name as yet

Hi all,

It's been a while since I posted an orchestra composition.

This is the first draft ... it still needs to be reviewed and brought up a finished state.

However, it's all here. As I stated I have not titled the work.

I am open to all suggestions ....

My objective in the composition is to develop the introductory motifs and create a balanced arch from start to the end of the work.

As always all feedback it appreciated.

Marknewmusx10-24-26.pdf

Hi Mark.

This piece has a programmatic quality that I enjoy.

Like some of your other works, it feels quite militaristic due to percussion (especially the drum rolls).

I imagine an epic battle; or perhaps a series of skirmishes.

Maybe it could benefit from some vibraphone, to fill out the music where the texture is sparse?

I went to a vibraphone and clarinet concert last week, where the vibraphonist played a series of glissandi, with one stick rising up the keys, and the other simultaneously descending. Quite an effective technique that I'd never heard before.

Anyway, just a suggestion.

Alex