Death March
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General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: American Composers Alliance
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo I-II-III
Oboe I-II-III
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contrabassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Soprano SaxophoneI-II
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
C Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Brake Drum (2)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-Tam
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In the Spanish Civil War, the fascist Flanagist supporters of General Franco had the cry, "Long Live Death!". Now the U.S. has begun its own little experiment with this ethos. This piece is a brief parade of horrors, a portrait of the forces that have been unleashed from the national id. As a result, I have tried to write the most ugly, abrasive, and inane music I could.
While I have attempted to be realistic, inevitably I will fail, because the music can't begin to accurately portray the being who has assumed control.
- Program Note by composer
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- The Hartt Wind Ensemble (West Hartford, Conn.) (Glen Adsit, conductor) – 6 May 2017 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Death March (2017)
- From the Ground Up (2009)
- La Ville Engloutie (2007)
- Portrait of Days and Nights on Lake Como (1988)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Robert Carl." Accessed 6 May 2017
- Robert Carl website Accessed 6 May 2017