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Hello there. So I have been working on a band suite dedicated to this year's National Day. There are three movements: A set of variations, a slow movement and a march. The first movement is a set of variations on a well-known Malay folk song Lenggang Kangkung. I have used the melody before for another compositional project in school, and decided to reuse it again for this project. There are 9 sections (I am not sure whether to count the first section as a "variation", since it kind of is), with varying modes such as a scherzando, a fanfare, a solemn march or even a ragtime at the end heavily inspired by Golliwogg Cakewalk. The second movement is more impressionist. The main theme is paraphrased from a National Day Parade Song "Count on Me, Singapore". It's in rondo form, with the contrasting sections taking bits and pieces of other national day songs. The third movement is a march quoting two NDP songs: Stand up for Singapore and Love at First Light. It's in sonata form, with the development section starting off with many keys overlapping one another. I hope you will all enjoy this piece, which is also dedicated to a friend I know online. This is my first band piece, so any feedback, suggestions and criticism are welcome!
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