El Golpe Fatal
Subtitle: Symphonic Poem for Band
General Info
Year: 1990
Duration: c. 13:45
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €195.00 | Score Only (print) - €39.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Alto Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet/Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bongos (2)
- Castanets
- Snare Drum
- Tom-Toms (2)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
With the sound of trumpets and a long drum roll, Dirk Brossé takes you to the splendour of the opening ceremony of a bullfight! The rhythm and the use of South American percussion instruments convey a festive atmosphere whilst broad lines and bright colours describe the solemn nature of this event. The imaginary bull is received with great acclaim with the full band playing. Two contrasting themes represent the heroic matador and the condemned bull. The audience cheers as the bull collapses and strong final chords round off the triumph of the matador. The final quiet notes give a feeling of melancholy reflecting the sad end of this story.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
- Indiana: ISSMA SENIOR BAND GROUP I
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Erik N. Janners, conductor) – 23 February 2020
- Banda CIM Massanassa (Spain) (Pedro Giménez Ballesteros, conductor) – 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- El Golpe Fatal (1990)
- Musical Daens Suite (arr. Rypens) (2009)
- Music for a Celebration (1992)
- Oscar for Amnesty (1993)
- Philadelphia Overture (2011)
- Postcard from Baghdad (arr. Brossé and De Cock) (2011)
- 7-Inch Framed
- Tintin, Prisoners of the Sun (arr. de Meij) (2001)
- War Concerto
Resources
- Brossé, D. (1990). El Golpe Fatal: Symphonic Poem for Band [score]. De haske: Heerenveen, Netherlands.
- Dirk Brossé website Accessed 26 July 2017
- Perusal score