To a New Dawn (Philip Sparke)

Gespielt vom Musikverein 1890 Kichberg e.V. beim Frühjahrskonzert 2002.

To A New Dawn was commissioned by the United States Continental Army Band - Captain Timothy J. Holtan, Commander and Conductor.

The brief was for a piece to celebrate the 3rd Millennium and it was the composer's aim to provide a work which, as well as looking forward to the challenges of the new century, also contained moments of reflection about the last one.

After a bright introduction featuring the trumpets a perky theme, passing quickly through several keys, appears on the woodwinds. A solo trumpet takes up a new theme over bubbling quavers (eighth notes) and this leads to a rhythmic figure on low clarinets, followed by the upper woodwinds. A brass interlude follows and, after a short bridge passage, an oboe takes up a contrasting legato tune that builds to a climax.

An andante section follows with solos for horn and flugel horn (or trumpet) and a florid flute cadenza. A passionate climax leads back to the faster music and, eventually, to a full recapitulation, revisiting the earlier material before a lively coda close the work as it began.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• frühjahrskonzert
• kirchberg
• hunsrück
• 2002
• dawn
• dusk
• musikverein
• blasorchester
• brass
• wind
• ensemble
• orchestra

[Bonnieie1]

I swear at 1.33 they're out of time :S

[721kelvin]

how come no one respond to it, it's a very good song and I played it in my high school wind orchestra