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Two Thousand Yards
Subtitle: For Large Brass Ensemble
General Info
Year: 2020
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C. Sharpe Editions
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV-V (I doubles Piccolo Trumpet)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Air Raid Siren
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This piece for large brass ensemble and percussion is inspired by the military concept and painting "The Two Thousand Yard Stare" by Tom Lea. The painting depicts the experiences at the Battle of Peleliu in the South Pacific region and elaborates on the feeling experienced through combat.
The A sections depict the rush and adrenaline of various obstacles, sights, and battery effects that would appear throughout the battlefield. The B section packages the concept of the “fog of war” with the complex necessity of courage through uncertainty, all to end in a mysterious state similar to Lea’s famous painting.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Two Thousand Yards (2020)
Resources
- Thousand-yard stare, Wikipedia. Accessed 19 September 2020