Armistice
Subtitle: Concert March
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: c. 3:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manuscript
Instrumentation
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Armistice was written as part of a 1991 project featuring a collection of military-themed music. Originally scored for orchestra and titled Home Coming, the music was intended to convey the emotions of military troops triumphantly returning to grateful crowds across the nation following years in the battlefields of distant countries. Armistice begins with subdued fanfares and flourishes before settling into a marching theme played by solo woodwinds. Later, alternating between fanfares and flourishes, the marching theme is restated, this time in the form of a solemn hymn, which builds into a joyful celebration commemorating the triumphant end to a terrible world conflict.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (David Rackley, conductor) - 22 March 2014 (premier performance)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Armistice (2014)
- Big Top Rag (2009)
- Calafia Overture
- Calico Jack (2021)
- Comstock Overture (2013)
- Fanfare and Processional (2011)
- High Wire Waltz (2015)
- March of the Clowns (2014)
- Memorial (2016)
- Suite No. 3 for Wind Orchestra (2019)
- Sweet (1975/2015)
- Task Force (2008)
- Ten Miniatures for Wind Orchestra (2023)
- Thesis #1 (2017)
- Triptych (2018)
- Trance Warp March (2017)
Resources
- David W. Rackley website Accessed 1 May 2023