For a Patriotic Pops Concert
Scored for Full Orchestra; Duration will be 4-6 minutes
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Duration & Difficulty Level
Description
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Duration & Difficulty Level DURATION: ca. 4-6 minutes
DIFFICULTY LEVEL FOR ORCHESTRA: Difficult — recommended only for professional symphony or pops orchestras
Description of "Our Land of Freedom"
Most of the pops music I've written thus far has featured arrangements of existing melodies. However, I like to think that even though these pieces are "arrangements," there's still a fair amount of original composition that goes into them.
My Patriotic Pops piece "Our Land of Freedom," on the other hand, will be an entirely original composition. At a planned length of only 4-6 minutes, it may prove to be a perfect fit for your next Patriotic Pops concert.
My goal is to create a piece that runs the gamut of emotions, from tranquil Americana melodies all the way to rousing, patriotic fanfares, thereby showing off the full range of expression in your pops orchestra.
I'm hoping to have this piece done in time for the Patriotic Pops concerts of 2008.
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This work is in the planning stages at this time, but I'm estimating that it will call for an instrumentation very close to this:
3 Flutes (2 & 3 double on Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 1 English Horn, 3 Clarinets in Bb (3rd doubles on Bass Clarinet), 2 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones (2 tenors and 1 bass), 1 Tuba
4 Percussionists: 1 timpanist (4 timps) ; 3 percussionists on the following instruments: Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Chimes, Piatti, Suspended Cymbals, 2 Snare Drums (2nd is optional), Bass Drum, Triangle, Tambourine, Mark Tree
1 Harp
1 Electronic Keyboard, with the following sounds: acoustic piano and celeste
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