The War - Original Composition by Harrison Flagler

"The War", a composition of mine for String Orchestra.

In the background is a slide-show of paintings by C.R.W. Nevinson and Paul Nash, depicting the First World War:
0:07 - 0:25 "A Dawn, 1914" (Nevinson)
0:25 - 0:48 "Troops Returning to the Trenches" (Nevinson)
0:48 - 1:02 "Machine-Gun" (Nevinson)
1:02 - 1:22 "The Mule Track" (Nash)
1:22 - 1:51 "Troops Resting" (Nevinson)
1:51 - 2:18 "A Howitzer Firing" (Nash)
2:18 - 2:43 "Sweeping Down on a Taube" (Nevinson)
2:43 - 2:57 "A Bursting Shell" (Nevinson)
2:57 - 3:19 "Explosion" (Nevinson)
3:19 - 3:33 "A Boesinghe Farm" (Nevinson)
3:33 - 3:45 "Void" (Nash)
3:45 - 4:00 "La Patrie" (Nevinson)
4:00 - 4:18 "Night Bombardment" (Nash)
4:18 - 4:43 "The Ypres Salient at Night" (Nash)
4:43 - 5:11 "The Menin Road" (Nash)
5:11 - 5:24 "The Harvest of Battle" (Nevinson)
5:24 - 5:38 "We Are Making a New World" (Nash)


Many thanks to the performers of the Whitney M. Young High School Philharmonic, who performed this piece after very limited rehearsal time.

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The War © 2011 Harrison Flagler

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[dnd00719953]

Great for what you have going :)

[1standupforchrist]

@melodie30896 we rehearsed for 1 day before recording

[Naotoshi100]

Wow I didn't expect that your rendition is such a such a stunning!!

Congratulation and I am very impressived..Thanks very much for sharing your talent..:)

[melodie30896]

Great! How long did it take for the school to rehearse etc?

[raticida123456]

really good composition and orchestration, well the orchestra performance needs a lot of corrections xD but I LOVE THE SOUND AND THE PIECE!! congrats! oh and thanks for this beauty music ;).. This orchestra needs a lot of practice hehe.

[peregrintuks]

well done congrats

[Jennoelie]

Absolutely stunning! I am impressed by the emotional expression!

[Magnius159]

Nice. Took til about 3:40 for me to get into it though.

[DerekWilliamsMusic]

This is well written.

[SVAFnemesis]

I appreciate your effort of making a recording from a string band, and I am kind of hoping that you can release a midi product so we can understand this excellent piece of work better