Suite for Organ, Timpani, and Brass Sextet
Intrumentation: Org., Timp., 2 Tpt., 2 Hrn., 2 Tbn.
Total duration: 21:00 min
In 3 Movements: I. Overture, II. Procession, III. Fanfares and Gigues.
I. Overture
Instrumentation: for solo organ
Duration: 4:00 min
Description:
Taking a bold fanfare quality, the organist takes the listener through a collage of important themes and motifs that are pepered through the latter movements.
II. Procession
Instrumentation: full ensemble
Duration: 9:00 min
Description:
This piece is composed of a 23-chord chord sequence and takes on the character of a slow and heavy funeral march. The piece begins densely chromatic, opens up to a diatonic collection in the middle, then returns to its dense chromatic state.
III. Fanfares and Gigues
Instrumentation: for full ensemble
Duration: 8:00 min
Description:
A dramatic and energetic fanfare theme transformes to fit a variety of musical styles, most namely those employed by Johann Sebastian Bach.
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