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Battle of Austerlitz, The
General Info
Year: 1995
Duration: c. 11:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alliance Publications
Cost: Score & Parts - $195.00 | Score Only - $30.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet (Optional)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Flugelhorn or B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
French Horn I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium I-II
Tuba I-II
String Bass (Optional)
Percussion I-II-II-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Cymbals (crash)
- Field Drum
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Timpani
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Battle of Austerlitz is dedicated to the Moravian town, Slavkov (Austerlitz), near Brno in the Czech Republic where this battle of the three world powers - France, Austria and Russia - was fought on December 2, 1805. In this composition, as the title suggests, the distinctive signals and musical commands of the three fighting armies are set against one another by means of polytonality and other musical devices.
The image of the horrors of war is followed by a musical prayer. The increasing dramatic tension and intensity of sound culminate in the tune of Marseillaise as a symbol of victory of Napoleon's troops which eventually changes into a meditative commemoration of the innumerable victims of war.
Program Note from the Printed Score
Commercial Discography
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Brass Mouthpiece Study (1983)
- The Battle of Austerlitz (1995)
- Concertino (Violin Solo and Wind and Percussion Ensemble) (1998)
- Fast Arrows (1997)
- Foglariana (Youth Suite) (1997)
- Moravian Rhapsody (1984)
- Musica Morava (2000)
- Ozvěny tance (2000)
Resources
- Dunker, Amy. Analysis of The Battle of Austerlitz